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Garment workers clash with Ansars

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Staff Correspondent
Clashes between garment workers and Ansars at Nayarhat in Ashulia yesterday left four people injured, two ofthem with gunshots.
For overnight assaults on two of their fellows, workers of Biswas Synthetic Ltd attacked the Ansars camp on the factory premises at around 9:30am. The Ansars replied by shooting at the protesters.
Later, the camp was withdrawn in the face of demonstrations.
The injured were admitted to local hospital and clinic. Of them, two are workers and two factory
officials.
The employees agitated also for regular payment of salary’, introduction of eight-hour work period and removal of the general manager.
Production remained suspended throughout the day for clashes and agitation.
Witnesses said the Ansars personnel deployed in the factory slapped two employees on the graveyard shift. In the morning, coworkers of the two flew into a rage when they learned about the incident.
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They called for immediate action against those responsible. But as the factory authorities did not respond, they attacked the Ansars camp.’ 1 ° ’ ' ’' " r' J> *
The Ansars fired at least 15 shots to disperse the demonstrators armed with sticks and stones.
During the clashes, workers Faruq Ahmed and Atiqur Rahman were shot in the leg while security officer of the factory Abdul Qaiyum and laboratory in-charge Abul Hasan were wounded in stone throwing.
The situation came under control with police reaching the scene after about an hour.
In response to the workers' complaints, the Ansars high command in the evening ordered withdrawal of the camp and closed those who were on duty there to the battalion headquarters.
Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station, told The Daily Star, "The workers were already annoyed with behaviours of some Ansars men. Friday night's incident only added to their anger”
He said a magistrate would carry out an executive enquiry into yesterday's shooting.