Textile workers in Gazipur cities, Ashulia and Savar have been protesting yesterday since morning for a salary increase in various regions. During these demonstrations, multiple clashes took place between workers and the police, especially when workers blocked the highway.
In the afternoon, the police charged with batons and fired tear gas. The protesters resisted and stoned them, and a worker named Rasel Hawlader from the Energy Pack Group’s garment factory in Maleker Bari was then shot in the chest.
The news of his death intensified the anger of the workers. The workers attacked the police, burning a van, and then forced their way into the Jamuna Fashion factory and several nearby factories to vandalize them. In Konabari, they set fire to the ABM garment factory, which was totally destroyed (photo).
Source: Secours Rouge