Garment workers block road, clash with police
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Staff Correspondent: Workers of a garment factory blocked a road in the capital’s Mirpur area and clashed with the police on Monday morning.
According to sources, workers of Meridian Garments blocked the Mirpur-1 road in protest against sacking their collogues in the morning. They also vandalised several vehicles during the demonstration.
A chase and counter-chase took place when policemen tried to remove them from the road.
Several garment workers were injured as garments workers engaged in a clash with the law enforcers.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mirpur Thana Nazrul Islam said the workers had been removed from the road and the situation was under control.
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