Police fire tear gas and sound grenades during worker protest in Gazipur
Workers of RAK Ceramics factory in the Jaina Bazar area of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur staged a protest blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, demanding payment of seven months' arrears and the removal of Indian officials who allegedly belittle workers, among a 10-point charter of demands.
Machine-translated from Bangla. মূল খবর বাংলায় পড়ুন
Workers of RAK Ceramics factory in the Jaina Bazar area of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur staged a protest blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway today, Sunday (July 27), demanding payment of seven months' arrears and the removal of Indian officials who allegedly belittle workers, among a 10-point charter of demands. Police fired tear gas and sound grenades to disperse the protest, which lasted for about two hours starting from 7:30 am.
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