Thursday’s Clash: 9 held, 1,000 workers sued

At least nine people were arrested over clashes between police, army personnel, and demonstrating RMG workers in the capital's Kachukhet and Mirpur-14 areas on Thursday.

Six persons were arrested on Thursday, said Faisal Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Bhasantek Police Station. They were produced before a Dhaka court yesterday.

Meanwhile, army handed over three more arrestees to police yesterday, said an ISPR press release.

Two cases -- one with Bhasantek and another with Kafrul police stations -- were filed accusing 1,000 unnamed workers.

On Thursday, the clashes left two workers with gunshot wounds and several others injured. A police truck and an army pickup were set on fire, said OC Kazi Golam Mostafa of Kafrul Police Station.

Police said the workers of Creative Designers Ltd took to the streets around 8:30am after their factory was suddenly closed by the managers. Their number grew rapidly as employees from other factories joined.

Clashes began around 45 minutes later as police tried to clear the roads.

Meanwhile, the ISPR press release said the operation of Bangladesh Army will continue against miscreants who deliberately set fire to army vehicles, create panic in the public mind and destroy government assets.