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Violence at Industries RMG exporters ask for safety

Staff Correspondent
Garment manufacturers have demanded that the government ensure security for them from mugging, looting, snatching, extortion and even death threats they are now facing frequently.
"We want security for the garment factory owners and exemplary punishment to the criminals immediately as the sector is hostage to some anti-social elements," said Abdus Salam Murshedy, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturersand Exporters Association (BGMEA)at a press conference yesterday.
A few unknown criminals shot down Mubarak Hossain, father-in-law of Delwar Hossain, owner of Tuba Fashion, in the
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city's Gulshan area yesterday, which is a fresh example of deteriorated law and order in the country, he said at the hurriedly arranged press conference at the BGMEA office.
He said some unknown persons have been demanding extortion from the garment factory owner over the last few days and the actual targets of the criminals were Delwar's school-going children.
Several hundred RMG workers vandalised over a dozen garment factories in BSCIC industrial area at Fatullah of Narayanganj on Monday morning demanding a hike in their salaries. Ant Tier group of workers put up blockades on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar and damaged around 30 vehicles halting traffic movement for over an hour.
Even yesterday unruly workers went on a rampage in five garment factories leaving 10 persons, including a policeman, injured.
Murshedy referred to a recent meeting between the BGMEA leaders and Home Minister Sahara Khatun, State Minister of Home Affairs Tanjim Ahmad SohelTaj and a few lawmakers where the ministers promised better law and order situation. "But the result is zero as terrorism is still going on for establishing supremacy in jhoot trading," he said.
He also blamed internal clashes of some so-called trade unions and meddling of NGOs for the spread of vio-
lence in the garment sector.
“We want security for the highest export earning sector," Murshedy said.
He urged the government to immediately introduce industrial police and enhance the number of police stations to ensure security in the industrial sector, protecting imported raw materials from being taken away and to provide security to the trucks carrying goods for export.
Citing the incident of shooting the security guard of Epyllion Group in Mirpur area recently, the BGMEA president said the criminals, claimed to be members of Shahadat Bahini, are yet to be held
Criminals are threatening garment owners for money everyday, he added.
UNB adds: About 400 workers of GC Fashion Wear at Gouripur in Ashulia demonstrated, demanding payment of salary for the last month. They turned violent as the management assured them of payment after the lunch hour.
Later, they ransacked four other factories at Charabagh and Kumkumari, forcing the workers to come out of the factories.
Ten people were injured as police aided by workers of Matshuka factory went to prevent the unruly workers.
Aminur Rahman, managing director of GC Fashion Wear, said they are under financial stress due to global economic recession. That is why the payment of salary to workers was delayed.