Joint forces deployed in Khalishpur
Staff Correspondent, Khulna
Joint forces were deployed in Khalishpur Industrial Area on Thursday night, fearing violence following police action on the workers of Amin Jute Mills in Chittagong.Acting Police Commissioner Raushan Ara Begum said the forces have been put on alert so that no untoward incident occurs in the industrial belt. Meanwhile, the authorities have so far disbursed Tk 2.44 crore to 1,640 workers of closed People's Jute Mills. Payment of arrear wages, which began on last Tuesday, is likely to continue until next Thursday, said Project Director Habibur Rahman of the closed jute mills. He said 338 more retrenched workers will get their dues today. The project director said the retrenched workers must vacate the mill colonies soon after getting their arrear wages. Otherwise, the authorities will have no other alternative but to go into action to oust them from there, he added. Bachelor workers of the closed jute mills left colonies on Thursday evening after getting their dues.
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