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Download PDF Garment workers damaged over 15 vehicles and blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway for about two hours yesterday after one of their fellow workers was killed in a road accident at Hemayetpur in Savar.
Meanwhile, some transport labourers tried to prevent the garment workers from damaging vehicles leading to a chase and counter-chase between the two groups.
Later, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), army and police brought the situation under control and restored vehicular movement after about two hours.
The dead was identified as Nasiruddin, 30, of Kaukhali upazila in Pirojpur, a sewing helper of AAKH Garments Factory at Hemayetpur.
Witnesses said a bus of Janoseba Paribahan ran over Nasiruddin while he was crossing the road at Hemayetpur bus stand at about 7:40am.
Nasiruddin died on the spot while the driver of the bus sped away.
When the news of his death spread among his fellow garment workers, over 100 workers of AAKH Garments factory took to the street and damaged five to six vehicles protesting the incident.
The transport labourers at the bus stand tried to prevent the garment workers from damaging vehicles resulting in a chase and counter-chase between the two groups.
Meanwhile, about 150 more garment workers came out of the factory and damaged 10 to 12 more vehicles.
Several hundred buses, trucks and other vehicles remained stranded on the highway.
Later, members of the Rab, army and police brought the situation under control.
Sub-inspector Faruk Kamal who was on duty at the scene, said vehicular movement on the road remained suspended for about two hours as the garment workers put barricade on the road.
Nasiruddin’s brother filed a murder case but no case was filed in connection with the violent incident.
Savar police said the body was sent to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for autopsy.
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