Moulvibazar tea garden shut after two female workers assaulted in scuffle
Two female workers were hurt in a scuffle between workers and the assistant general manager of a tea garden in Kamalganj upazila, Moulvibazar yesterday.
The tea garden -- Doloi Tea Company Limited -- was shut down by authorities today following the incident, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.
The scuffle took place yesterday at around 10:00am between Assistant General Manager Khaled Khan and the workers, who have been demanding removal of Manager Aminul Islam of the garden.
At one stage, the AGM assaulted the two women workers.
During the incident, the demonstrating workers also vandalised Khaled's car and confined him and Aminul for four hours, said Kamalganj Police Station Inspector (investigation) Sudhin Chandra Das.
Later, police rescued Khaled and Aminul from there, he added.
The workers have been demanding removal of the manager for his alleged involvement in different irregularities in the tea garden, according to the demonstrating workers.
Comments