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1 dead, 100 hurt in Savar clash
Savar, May 12 (sunnews24.com) - Police on Saturday fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse angry garment workers who blocked streets and smashed dozens of vehicles to protest against detention of a fellow worker, police and witnesses said.
One female worker died after she was run over by a bus during the hours-long violence. But the two-way clash between the protesters and the police left at least 100 people, including 10 police officials, injured after the chaos broke out at Savar.
The death occurred when the worker tried to flee the police action.
The disorder forced authorities to suspend operations at about 100 factories amid fear of further violence at the industrial hub where hundreds of garment factories are located.
The protesters said they began their protest in the morning for the release of a fellow worker of Hameem Group’s Artistic Design Limited who was detained on Thursday after he allegedly attacked an official of the group.
The melee broke out as the workers of Hameem Group first took to the streets. And responding to their call, workers from other factories joined the Hameem Group workers and attacked police after they charged them with batons to remove them from the streets.
“We’ve fired at least 1,000 rounds of rubber bullet and 100 shells of tear gas to bring the situation under control,†Industrial Police (Ashulia Zone) assistant director Mir Fusiar told bdnews24.com.
Six people were arrested over snatching of a shotgun from a constable, Fusiar said.
Faizul Kabir, deputy director of the Industrial Police at Savar, said he and nine other police officials were injured as the protesters threw brickbats at them.
Thursday’s detention of the worker followed an altercation with an official over talking on mobile phone during work.The authorities of Artistic Design handed over the worker to the police as he had allegedly beat up the official.
Hameem Group managing director and FBCCI President A K Azad told bdnews24.com that the disorder was created by spreading a rumour of death of the detained worker.
“We’ve taken step to produce him before the workers by releasing him on bail,†he added.
The protesters also smashed about 50 vehicles during the blockade on Dhaka-Tangail highway in protest against the detention, witnesses said.
Thirty-year-old ‘Nahar’ of Opex Sweater was crushed by a bus while she was reportedly fleeing the scene being chased by police.
Harun-or-Rashid, an assistant manager of local Women and Children Health Centre, said the agitated workers took away the body after she was declared dead.
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