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N'ganj back to normalcy

OUR CORRESPONDENT, N'ganj
The situation at Sinha textiles at Sonargaon in the district came to normalcy as workers and employees joined work yesterday morning, one day after the fierce battle between the workers and security personnel and police that left around 200 people injured.
The authorities of Opex and Sinha Textiles withdrew all security personnel and appointed new forces at the factories and took initiatives for the treatment of the injured workers.
Gono Forum chief and Jatiya Oikya Mancha President Dr Kamal Hossain visited the factories yesterday noon.
The Bikalpa Sramik Dhara brought out a procession in protest of Wednesday's incident.
The authorities said about 80 percent workers joined their duties in the morning shift and the production resumed at normal pace in 16 garment factories and other units of the textiles.
Nazrul Islam, director (production) of Sinha textiles, told reporters that Wednesday's incident damaged valuables worth around Tk 1.25 crore while the disruption of production incurred an estimated loss of Tk 35 lakh.
Meanwhile, the authorities formed a five-member inquiry committee, headed by Director (Marketing) Farid Uddin Ahmed, to detect the responsible persons behind the incident. The committee will submit its report within 15 days and the responsible persons will be punished following the committee's recommendation, sources said.
A rumour that some security personnel killed three workers triggered agitation among the workers of the textiles factory, ultimately resulting in clashes between the workers, security men and police on Wednesday.
Dr Kamal Hossain visited two clinics at Kanchpur to see the injured
workers and inquired about their treatment.
During his visit, he told the press that the garments sector, which makes the biggest contribution to the country's economy from export, is becoming volatile. The government should form highly powered committee to investigate the incidents as the attacks on the garment industry is an attack on the economy too, he said.
UNB adds: Some 60 armed police and 50 district police have already been deployed since Wednesday evening to avert any further untoward incident.
Opex and Sinha Textile Group Chairman Anisur Rahman Sinha said he will welcome any inquiry committee formed by the government or Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
Meanwhile, different workers' unions, left-leaning parties and rights organisations, including Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal, Jatiya Garments Sramik Kalyan Federation, Bangladesh Apparels Workers Federation, Gonosanghati Andolon, Ain O Salish Kendra, and Karmajibi Nari, condemned Wednesday's incident.
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association in a press release expressed its anxiety over the incident and demanded proper investigation into the matter.