A factory operator beaten in Sreepur, Gazipur's Nayonpur area

An incident of beating a factory operator occurred in Sreepur, Gazipur's Nayonpur area. This incident angered the workers amidst ongoing labor unrest. As a result, demanding justice for this incident along with 12-point demands, workers of the factory named Axis Knitwear Ltd. took position on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway and staged a protest. Later, members of law enforcement agencies went to the spot and brought the situation under control. On Saturday (March 22), workers occupied the highway and staged protests from half past one in the afternoon till a quarter to three.

Struggling workers said that Mosharraf, an operator of the factory named Axis Knitwear Ltd. in the upazila's Nayonpur area, had been ill for several days. Recovering, he joined work and went to the factory's toilet around 11:00 am on Saturday to answer nature's call. Al Amin, the supervisor of the factory, interrogated him alleging that he spent too much time in the toilet. At one point, operator Mosharraf was beaten, causing him to feel unwell. Later, he was rescued and taken to the local Tania Medical Hospital.

The physician on duty there sent him to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for better treatment. In protest of this incident, the workers presented their 12 demands. The demands include- payment of full leave money, 12 days of Eid leave, a thousand taka attendance bonus, and relieving supervisors Ferdous, Al Amin, Nazrul and সোহাগ [Sohag] from jobs. They demanded punishment for the accused supervisor Al-Amin.

To keep the situation under control and normalize traffic on the highway, industrial police, Maওনা [Mawna] Highway Police Station police and Sreepur Police Station police reached the spot and spoke with the workers. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mawna Highway Police Station Ayub Ali said, "The factory authorities have been spoken with. When assured that the demands presented by the workers would be discussed, the protesting workers left the highway." Thereafter, traffic movement normalized around a quarter to three.