RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: At least 20 people, including a foreigner and a journalist, were injured in a clash between readymade garments workers and law enforcers in the upazila on Thursday morning.

The injured are a Japanese national, Alamin, Hfizuddin, Alam Mia, Abbus Mia, Afazuddin, Shipon Mia, Anawar Hossain, Ali Ahmed, Rakib Hassan, Shahaz Uddin, Saiful Islam, Emadul Haque Bhauyan, Riaz Uddin, and Jaynal Abedin.

Witnesses, police and workers said a bus carrying garment workers turned turtle in Moikuli area on Dhaka-Sylhet highway around 7:00am as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving 30 workers injured.

The injured were rushed to different local clinics.

Following the accident, hundreds of agitated workers put barricade on Dhaka-Sylhet highway.

At one stage of protest, workers vandalized 50 vehicles in Baropa, Areayab, Moikuli and Rupshi areas.

Later, workers ransacked in Altex readymade garment as its workers not join the protest. At one state of vandalism, Altex workers also threw brick-chips aiming agitated workers.

On information, police rushed in and opened fire teargas shells to bring the situation under control that triggered a triangular clash, leaving 20 people injured.


Officer-in-Charge of Rupganj Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 1525 HRS, JAN 02, 2014
Edited by: Shamim Hossain, Newsroom Editor/ Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor/ M. Mahbub Alam, Asst Output Editor