Violence erupts in Kachukhet as RMG workers clash with police, army
Staff Correspondent
Workers from a garment factory in Dhaka’s Kachukhet area took to the streets with various demands on Thursday. During the protest, some workers threw bricks and stones at law enforcement officers. At one point, the protesters set fire to the road, as well as to vehicles belonging to the police and the army.
In response, police and army personnel took action to disperse them, police said.
Gunshots were also heard from the spot, locals claimed. There were also videos circulating on social media of people running away as gunshots went off in the background.
Workers of a garment factory took to the streets around 8:30am protesting layoffs and closure of their factory. Later, workers from various factories in Mirpur-14 and Kachukhet areas joined them, the police official said.
The violence continued till around 10:00am, but the workers are still near the area and the situation was tense as of 10:45am, when our staff correspondent filed this report.
Two units of firefighters were working at the scene to extinguish the fire set on the vehicles by the protesters.
