Textile workers clash with cops, 20 injured

At least 20 people, including four policemen, were injured in a clash between textile workers and the law enforcers at Chawala industrial zone here yesterday.
Some 100 small textile factories are located at Chawala near the district town where workers are employed and paid on production basis. About 3000 workers blocked the Dhaka-Narsingdi road at noon demanding wage increase.
The trouble began at noon when police reached the spot. They used club and fired warning shots to disperse the unruly workers. Witnesses said at least 16 workers were injured in police action.
Police claimed that four constables were injured when the demonstrators pelted stones on them. Injured cops Zahirul, Shahjahan, Mahmudul and Naikuzzaman are undergoing treatment in Narsingdi Sadar Hospital.
Police picked up nine workers from the spot. The injured workers received treatment at private clinics.