The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

At least ten young men were wounded when Ansars opened fire at scores of unruly workers at Nabinagar yesterday.

Sources said Atique and Maroof, helpers of fishing section of Biswas Synthetic Limited, wounded by bullet were admitted to Gano Shasthya Kendra and others were admitted to another local hospital.

Witnesses and police said workers of Biswas Synthetic factory demonstrated at the factory demanding wages and arrears. Ansars posted at the factory resisted the demonstrators leading to a scuffle. Soon the Ansars retreated to their camp but the aggrieved workers followed them and attacked the Ansar camp.

Savar circle Assistant Police Super Jahangir Alam, claimed Ansars in self-defence opened 15 rounds of fire leaving Atique and Maroof injured.

Mohar Ali, a worker of the factory, alleged that over action by the Ansars to harass the innocent workers caused the incident.

The factory management has recently retrenched about 400 workers, mostly women, without any valid reason. Moreover, the retrenched workers were not paid their wages and overtime dues. The aggrieved workers demonstrated to realize their genuine demands, he added.