Garments worker unconscious due to manager's beating, colleagues protest

According to police and worker sources, on Friday (April 25) afternoon, a verbal altercation and subsequent scuffle took place between a finishing department worker (ironman) and finishing manager Sanowar Hossain at the 'Liberty Fashion Wear Limited' factory in Gazipur's Kaliakair. This caused the worker to lose consciousness. Later, a rumor spread around the factory area that the worker had died. Angered by the news of the colleague's death due to beating, the workers became agitated.

To control the situation, the authority hastily announced a holiday for the factory and deployed the army for security reasons. This morning (Saturday), when the workers arrived at the factory, they saw the entire area surrounded by army and police personnel. In protest, they took position on the Dhaka-Tangail highway. This blockade continued for about an hour. Later, through the active intervention of the army and discussions with the workers, the situation was calmed. Afterwards, traffic movement on the highway returned to normal. Source: Shomoyer Kantha Shor