20 hurt in workers-police clash
At least 20 people including five policemen were injured during an hour-long clash between police and garments workers at South Shalna in Gazipur yesterday.
Vehicular movement on the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway was suspended for about an hour due to the clash, which led to huge traffic jam on both sides of the road.
Locals said the clash flared as police used baton to disperse several hundred workers of Concord Fashion and Jeacon Garments, sister concerns of Concord Group, who demonstrated demanding their unpaid salaries of August.
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