The Bangladesh Army, police and industrial police
will start a joint operation at Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur areas tonight to
safeguard the ready-made garment (RMG) industries.
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has
issued such directive.
BGMEA President Khandaker Rafiqul Islam told reporters after a meeting of the
BGMEA and BKMEA with the home affairs adviser this afternoon at Bangladesh
Secretariat.
Earlier today, workers seeking jobs were protesting at Ashulia by blocking
the Nabinagar-Chandra and Baipail-Abdullahpur roads, demanding equal
employment opportunities for men and women in RMG factories, among other
demands.
The workers gathered in front of various factories along the Dhaka EPZ and
Baipail-Abdullahpur roads to begin their demonstration for employment this
morning.
At one point, the protesting workers placed barricades at various points on
the Nabinagar-Chandra and Baipail-Abdullahpur roads.
They started throwing bricks and stones at the fac
tories, causing severe
traffic congestion. A good number of factories in the area were forced to
declare a holiday amid the protests.
Meanwhile, the industrial police and army members managed to clear the
Baipail-Abdullahpur road of barricades.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha