RMG workers-police clash leaves 3 injured in Ashulia

A clash broke out on Wednesday morning (23 October) between workers of some factories in Ashulia and the police which left three people injured.

The incident took place at around 11am in the Narsinghpur area of Ashulia, where workers of some factories, including Generation Next Fashions, staged a demonstration demanding pending arrears and allowances.

According to the police, the workers gathered in ​​Narsinghpur and started pelting bricks at various factories located there. At one point, they clashed with the police.

Later, the police dispersed the crowd by hurling sound grenades and tear shells, leaving three injured.

Ashulia Women and Children Hospital's Assistant Manager Asaf-ud-Daula Rizvi said three injured workers were admitted to the hospital and claimed sported "bullet" wounds, although those hadn't been fully examined yet.

Superintendent of Industrial Police-1 Md Sarwar Alam, however, denied the incident of firing on workers.

"When the workers started pelting bricks at the police, they were dispersed by hurling sound grenades and shooting teargas shells," he told the local media outlets.

"What could have happened is a sound grenade landed on a piece of brick somewhere and the splinters struck the protesters. Certainly the police did not fire any shots," added the police official.