At least three readymade garment workers received bullet-injury while seven other got hurt in a clash between workers and law-enforcers at city’s Gulshan Link Road on Monday.
The bullet injured victims – Sharmin, 22, Tania, 19, and Bidyut, 28 -- were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, reports banglanews24.com.
The clash erupted shortly after hundreds of workers of Eouta Garments took to the streets around 8am protesting the shutdown of their factory without any notice.
Later, other factory workers joined the protest and blocked Gulshan Link Road when Eouta Graments workers threw bricks and pebbles at the other nearby factories.
Meanwhile, vehicular communications on Gulshan, Badda and Tejgaon roads were halted for two hours.
Later, police baton-charged, fired dozens of tear shells and rubber bullets to bring the situation under control leaving some 10 to 12 people injured, reports our correspondent.
Sources said workers of the factory had been demanding an increase in their salary and allowances.
Tejgaon Industrial Zone officer-in-charge Moniruzzaman Mia and the officer-in-charge of Gulshan police station confirmed the matter.
Police rushed in and brought the situation under control and extra police have been deployed in the area to avoid further incident, Deputy Police Commissioner Bipob Kumar Sarkar said.
Tejgaon Zone Deputy Police Commissioner Biplob Sarker said: “Workers started hurling brick-chips aiming police. At one stage, police charged baton, fire tear shells, and rubber bullets to bring the situation under control.”
