Follow-upSunday's Violence
Police sue 250 workers of Ishwardi EPZ
Police yesterday filed a case against 250 workers of Ishwardi Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in connection with Sunday's violence.
Meanwhile, a probe committee would be formed today to investigate the matter, said the EPZ sources.
On Sunday, several hundred people were injured in a clash between police and workers of Roshita Knitting Wear Limited, set up by a foreign company, at the EPZ.
The workers were demanding pay hike.
The agitated workers also confined foreigners, all of them executives of the factory.
The clash began at around 9:00am and continued for about five hours, said Mahamud Hassan, the general manager (GM) of Ishwardi EPZ.
Following the violence, police picked up 78 workers from the spot.
The workers said they had long been demanding Tk 150 knitting charge for every sweater but the factory paid only Tk 100.
A few unruly workers have plotted the unrest at the EPZ to discourage foreign investment, said the GM. The authorities sacked a few workers responsible for the violence, he added.
Regarding the wage hike demand, he said it was under discussion.
Md Akbar Hossain, officer in-charge of Ishwardi police station, said Abdur Razzak, sub- inspector of the PS, filed a case against the workers on charge of assaulting police.
The law enforcers sent the arrestees to jail. Meanwhile, the EPZ remained closed on the Independence Day yesterday, said the OC.
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