RMG workers vandalise, torch vehicles in Ashulia
Workers of a readymade garment factory blocked Tongi-Ashulia-DEPZ road in Ashulia yesterday, protesting the death of a colleague in a road accident. During the agitation, they vandalised at least five vehicles and torched two buses, according to witnesses.
A number of workers of Magpie Sweater Ltd blocked the road in Zirabo bus stand area around 1:30pm after a worker named Nur Alom, 30, was killed in a road crash, said Javed Masud , inspector (investigation) of Ashulia Police Station.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, he added.
About the accident, police said two pedestrians, including Nur Alom, got seriously injured as a speeding bus hit them and fled the scene.
The two were taken to a local hospital, where doctors declared Nur Alom dead.
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