Thursday’s Clash: Case filed against 500 unnamed workers

Police yesterday filed a case over Thursday’s clashes between police, army personnel, and demonstrating garment factory workers in the capital’s Kachukhet and Mirpur-14 areas.
Kafrul Police Station’s Inspector Abu Hanif said the case accused 400 to 500 unnamed workers. An investigation will be conducted, and action will be taken against those involved.
On Thursday, the clashes between police, army personnel, and demonstrating garment factory workers left two workers with gunshot wounds and several others injured.
A police truck and an army pickup were set on fire, said OC Kazi Golam Mostafa of the police station. Police said the workers of Creative Designers Ltd took to the streets around 8:30am after their factory was suddenly closed by the managers. Their number grew rapidly as employees from other factories joined.
Clashes began around 45 minutes later as police tried to clear the roads.
Police, Rab and army teams later dispersed the protesters, and gunshots were heard in the area. Videos uploaded on social media showed protesters fleeing as shots were heard in the background.
Firefighters doused the fire on the police and army vehicles, and traffic movement in the area became normal by 11:00am.