RMG workers block road, vandalise 3 buses

Workers of three garment factories today blocked a road at Kamalapur in Dhaka and vandalised at least three buses while protesting the death of their colleague in a road accident.

Aklima Akter, 38, a worker of Olio Apparel Limited was killed and three were injured when a bus hit them in the area yesterday evening.  

Around 1,000 agitating workers of Olio Apparel Limited, Epoch Garments Limited and Supreme Apparel Limited took to the road near Kamalapur Railway Station around 9:00am following a rumor that at least four people were killed in the road accident, witnesses said.

The workers blocked the road demanding arrest of the bus driver, creating a huge traffic jam in the area.

The blockade was continuing till filing of this report around 1:35pm.

Later, the RMG workers have withdrawn their agitation programme around 2:00pm after getting assurance of adequate compensation for the family members of the victims by the garment authorities, BGMEA.