Sayeed Muhammad of DOT
Agitating garment workers blocked the Narayanganj-Adamjee-Demra road and vandalised vehicles in the protest over the death of a fellow worker in a road accident there.
Traffic was halted for about one and a half hours after the workers took the street around 10 am yesterday, said Siddhirganj Police OC Shaheen Parvez, reports BDnews.
Mala Akhter Mitu, the victim, was run over by a bus at Siddhirganjpool in Narayanganj around 8pm on Wednesday. She was a machine operator at Krishnachura Fashion, a garment factory owned by Iqbal Group.
Mala and few others were severely injured in the accident, the OC said citing locals. Later on, she succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital the same night.
“The workers became agitated and began vandalising the factory when they came to know about Mala’s death in the morning. They blocked the Narayanganj-Adamjee-Demra Road in demand of punishment for the driver and compensation for the deceased,” OC Saheen said.
The workers also vandalised inside the factory, while police took control over the situation after some time.
“They vandalised around 12 vehicles which blocked the traffic on the road.” The workers left the street and traffic resumed around 11:00am, said the OC.
Police used tear gas shells to disperse the agitated workers, said Mohammed Zahidul Islam, superintendent of police in Adamjee Industrial Police-4.
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