2 killed as RMG workers, cops clash in Gazipur
Two garment workers were killed and 50 were injured, four of bullet-hit, during a clash with police in Kashimpur of Gazipur this afternoon.
Badsha Mia, 32, dies of bullet injuries at Enam Medical College Hospital around 4:00pm, said Zahidur Rahman, public relation director at the hospital.
Ruma Akhtar, 22, died on the spot during the clash, reports our Gazipur correspondent.
Among the injured, four bullet-hit workers were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as their condition was stated to be critical.
Sources said the clash ensued around 3:30pm when a factory official physically assaulted a female worker. The workers protested the incident and got into a clash with the factory officials.
The workers later clashed with police who rushed in to bring the situation under control.
At one stage, the law enforcers opened fire to disperse the agitators.
Nazrul Islam, an inspector of Gazipur industrial police, told The Daily Star that some workers were injured after being pressed against the wall while rushing out of the factory.
Later, the injured were taken to nearby Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar where one injured worker died, he added.
He however did not confirm any incident of shooting there.
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