RMG workers go on rampage in Gazipur; Bus torched
Staff Reporter
Garment workers set a bus on fire and vandalized 10 others in Gazipur following a road crash that left one of their fellows injured on Tuesday.
According to the workers and locals, Monir Hossain, an electrician of Alif Casual Garment factory in Choydana area, was seriously injured after being hit by a bus at around 2pm while crossing the highway.
He was first sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College and Hospital (STAMC) and then shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) for better treatment.
Enraged by the accident, garment workers took the highway and set a bus bus of ‘Shoukhin Paribahan’ afire and vandalized at least 10 buses on the highway.
They blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, disrupting vehicular movement for two hours.
The protesting workers alleged at least three workers were killed in road crashes here in the last one year.
Meanwhile, a long tailback was created on both sides of the highway due to the blockade, causing suffering to the passengers.
Gazipur Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Traffic) Abdullah Al Mamun said traffic movement on the highway returned to normal around 4pm as they brought the situation under control.
