GAZIPUR: At least 20 readymade garment workers including police were injured in a clash between police and workers at Konabari of the district on Friday afternoon.

Sources said that hundreds workers staged a procession demanding minimum wage Tk 8,000 around 4:50pm and blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway.

On information, police rushed to the spot and charged batons to disperse the workers. Workers also threw brick chips to the police.

At one stage police fired rubber bullets and tear shell gas to bring the situation under control, leaving 20 injured from both sides.

Konabari Police Outpost Sub-Inspector Rabiul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.

Situation was now under control, he added.

BDST: 2049 HRS, NOV 08, 2013
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