SAVAR: Thousands of workers readymade garment (RMG) factories locked into clash with police near Padma Can intersection in Hemayetpur area of Savar on Wednesday morning demanding implementation of new salary structure.

Witnesses said agitating garment workers from Babilon casual wear Ltd, Aboni Fashion and Standard group vandalized equipments and machineries in the factories at around 8:30am.

They also put barricade on the road also by torching some furnishers of the factories that halted vehicle movement on Dhaka-Singair road for more than one and half an hour.

Later, police initiated baton charge and shoot rounds of tear shells and rubber bullets to remove the blockade which also triggered sporadic clashes with agitating workers.

Savar Circle Assistant Police Super Moshiudaulla Reaza told banglanews that additional police force have been deployed to control the situation.

BDST: 1047 HRS, NOV 13, 2013
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