A readymade garment factory, Designer Jeans, has been declared closed for indefinite period amid the protest of the workers at Jamgar area of Ashulia on Wednesday morning.
Workers of the factory said the authority of Designer Jeans sacked its Line chief Jahangir and an operator Jahangir on Tuesday.
Following the incident, workers refrained themselves from duty since Tuesday morning and demanded the sacked Line Chief and the operator to be reinstated. They also demanded removal of six officers including its GM.
Later in the day, the factory was declared closed and workers went back home.
On Wednesday morning, workers got agitated seeing a factory notice on its closure for indefinite period.
On information, industrial police rushed to the factory and brought the situation under control.
Director of Industrial police of Ashulia Division, Mustafizur Rahman confirmed the incident.
He said the factory authority declared its closure for indefinite period amid workers’ protest.
Extra police forces were deployed in the factory area to avoid any unpleasant situation, he added.
