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Knit factory attacked in N'ganj hartal

Our Correspondent, Narayanganj
A knitwear factory came under attack during yesterday's half-day hartal called by the 11-party left alliance in Narayanganj.
The 6:00am-2:00pm hartal was called to protest Monday's attack on garment workers and demand release of the arrestees, eight-hour work schedule and Eid bonus.
Activities in the industrial district remained stopped for the third consecutive day yesterday. Factories, shopping centres and other businesses kept their shutters down. No buses plied to and from Narayanganj. All educational institutions were closed during the hartal hours.
A group in 'the guise of workers' yesterday attacked Paragon Knitwear Ltd. at Jamtola in the town. The miscreants also tried to loot garment waste from the factory, but police and BDR personnel foiled their attempt.
Situation is still tense in and around the district where a garment worker was killed and 200 others injured Monday in police fire. Seven platoons of the BDR and armed police manned the town and the industrial belt in Fatullah yesterday.
Thousands of garment workers meanwhile staged a rally at the Rail Gate area in the town that was addressed by Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) leader Khalequzzaman and Workers Party leader Bimal Biswas.
The leaders demanded a judicial inquiry into Monday's incident.
Residents and garment owners of the town are still living on their nerves in fear of fresh violence. Several factory owners expressed anger over the administration's failure to maintain law and order.
They said the two days of commotion could have been avoided had the administration acted sensibly.
Leaders of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) at a press conference at Narayanganj Press Club yesterday claimed that the factories incurred Tk 200 crore in losses due to the stoppage of production during the last three days.
BKMEA President Manzurul Hoq said monetary loss each day was about Tk 25 crore due to production disruption in 430 factories.
He said clothes worth about Tk 10 crore which were under dyeing process was damaged as the workers ran riot.
Manzurul also urged the BKMEA members to clear all outstanding dues of the workers before Eid-ul-Fitr.