Workers of a readymade garment factory set fire to three vehicles on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to protest the death of a security guard of the organization in a bus crash, said police on Sunday morning.
The agitated workers also blocked the highway halting traffic for over an hour that caused significant sufferings to the commuters. The protesters were later evicted restoring normal traffic movement on Saturday night.
Locals said an unidentified speeding bus ran over Munnaf Malitha, security guard of Ananta Casual Wear Ltd in Taragachh area under Gazipur city on Saturday night.
Though being informed members of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) rushed to the spot, they were forced to go back in the face of a barrier from the agitated workers, said Md Shahin Alam, senior station master of Tongi Fire Station.
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Tongi East Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Kaisar Ahmed said the security guard succumbed to his injuries on way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Police evicted the workers from the highway by around 10:15pm allowing the traffic movement, he added.