Angry readymade garments worker protested and ransacked the factories at
Kashimpur and Nayapara area in Gazipur and set fire to two vehicles of a
factory on Tuesday.
Inspector Nasrul Islam of Gazipur industrial police, said the workers of
Multifabs Limited in the area started demonstration demanding
uniformity in the wages of operators and helpers with the wages in other
factories and also demanded increased wages. At one stage they came out
from the factory.
Later the workers of adjacent Mitali Fashions, Moontex Limited and Alim Knitwear Limited joined them in the demonstration.
At one stage, the agitating workers started throwing bricks to those
factories and set fire to two vehicles that were perked in the factory
garage of Multifabs Limited.
Clash took place between the police and workers when police rushed in and charged batons to disperse the workers.
Police fired several rounds of tear shell and dispersed the workers and took control of the situation.
Later, the authorities of the four factories announced closure of their factories for the day. (source)