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Workers of another factory on the road in Gazipur, a battleground of conflict-fire

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Published: 18 November 2024, 13:40

Workers set fire to Amazon Knit Wear factory in East Kaltasuti area of ​​Gazipur city. Photo taken around 12 noon on Monday 
 

The workers of another factory which has been declared closed indefinitely in Panishail area of ​​Gazipur metropolis due to workers protest in Beximco factory have started protest. At that time, there was a back and forth chase and conflict between the workers and the local residents. At least five people were injured. At that time, the agitated workers set fire to a factory called Amazon Knit Wear near Jirani Bazar.

According to workers, local residents and police sources, like the last two days, Beximco workers started protesting by blocking the road in Chakraborty area of ​​Gazipur city from morning. Due to this, at least 20 factories in the vicinity declared a holiday. Apart from this, the authorities announced the indefinite closure of Dorin Fashion Limited factory in Panishail area from November 1. The factory was opened yesterday on Sunday but was given a holiday after noon.

On coming to work this morning, the workers of Doreen Fashion Limited found that a notice had been posted announcing the closure of their factory for an indefinite period. Seeing the notice, the workers started protesting to demand the opening of the factory. At one point, they blocked the Jirani area of ​​the Chandra-Navinagar road. At the same time, Beximco factory workers were also protesting at a separate location on the same road.

Workers set fire to Amazon knitwear factory in Gazipur city

At around 11:30 am, an argument broke out between Doreen Fashion and Beximco factory workers. At one point, there was a chase and a clash between them. At least 5 people The workers entered Panishail and Kaltasuti area and beat the people of the area. The locals got angry and chased the workers. A three-way back-and-forth chase ensued. At that time, some workers of Doreen Fashion and Beximco set fire to a factory named Amazon Knit Wear in East Kaltasuti area. On receiving the information, members of the Industrial Police, Thana Police and the Army went to the spot and controlled the situation.

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were injured in the clash. The injured were treated at a local clinic.