SAVAR, DHAKA: The authorities of two readymade garment factories on Thursday shut their factory amid workers unrest in Savar, on outskirt of the city demanding implementation of the newly declared salary scale.

Witnesses said that hundreds of workers of Standard group’s Shams Style limited and Zeisa group in Harindhara area of Hemayetpur staged protest procession at around 8:30pm and started throwing brick-chips to garment factories.

Later, the rally moved to adjacent Polo garments and tried to vandalize the garments and clashed with police, leaving 20 workers injured.

Confirming the matter Industrial Police Inspector Abdus Sattar told banglanews, “The situation is now under control.”

Additional police forces were deployed in the area, he added.

BDST: 1351 HRS, NOV 07, 2013
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