3,000 workers sued for ties to Savar protests
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Police Wednesday filed a case against 3,000 garment workers for their alleged ties to protests and a road blockade in Savar, a police officer said, reports bdnews24.com.
Garment workers blocked traffic in Savar Tuesday, vandalised vehicles and put up barricades on Abdullahpur-EPZ motorway to protest the rumoured death of a colleague in a road accident.
Shafiul Alam, sub-inspector (SI) of Ashulia police sta tion, said Savar correspondent of private television channel Ekushey was also named in the case on charges of fuelling the protests.
Sub-inspector Obaidul Islam filed the case with the Ashulia police station.
ETV correspondent Nazmul Huda denied the allegation.
"I reported the news quoting the police," Nazmul said.
Garment workers blocked traffic in Savar Tuesday, vandalised vehicles and put up barricades on Abdullahpur-EPZ motorway to protest the rumoured death of a colleague in a road accident.
Shafiul Alam, sub-inspector (SI) of Ashulia police sta tion, said Savar correspondent of private television channel Ekushey was also named in the case on charges of fuelling the protests.
Sub-inspector Obaidul Islam filed the case with the Ashulia police station.
ETV correspondent Nazmul Huda denied the allegation.
"I reported the news quoting the police," Nazmul said.