NARAYANGANJ: At least 20 people were injured as readymade garment workers staged protest centering workers’ job cut in Fatulla area of the district On Sunday.

The Director of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) and Chairman of Labor Standing Committee GM Faruk said the workers and owners of Abir Fashion locked into a clash centering regular worker-cut, leaving 20 people injured of both the groups.

The agitated workers, however, vandalized around 10 other factories in the area at around 10:45am.

On information, police rushed the spot and took the situation under their control.

Inspector of Narayanganj Industrial Police-4 Rezaul said the factories were shut and additional police forces were deployed in the area to avert further unwanted situations.

BDST: 1540 HRS, OCT 27, 2013
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