BANGLADESH: Protests and fights of textile workers

In several cities textile workers gathered to the streets to demanded their full salary and the opening of the factories in good hygienic conditions, which were closed due the corona pandemic.

In Gazipur, near to the capitol Dhaka workers blocked the highway between Dhaka and Mymensingh with barricades. In Savar the workers of Medlar Apparels hold up a demonstration and destroyed some parts of the factory. In Chittagong proletarians also blocked an important highway. In Narayanganj hundreds of workers of a garment and a textile factory staged several demonstrations.

The amount of news from Bangladesh is very rare at the moment. What is known is that all these protests were attacked by police forces using water cannons, tear gas and batons and it is also known that the workers have fought and resisted. According to witness reports several policemen were injured, and also a few protesters.