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GAZIPUR: Normal activities are gradually resuming in Gazipur’s industrial areas after several days of labour unrest and disruption. Readymade garment (RMG) workers returned to factories on Sunday morning after their holidays, while factories that had been closed due to protests also reopened.
Traffic movement on major roads, including the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways, remained normal. However, law enforcement agencies remained on alert across the industrial areas to prevent any fresh unrest.
Since the morning, the Gazipur RMG workers were seen entering factories as usual. The scenes at factory gates appeared no different from those on any regular working day.
No reports of worker protests were received from any area. Although the situation remained calm, the administration took precautionary measures. Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members were seen deployed at key points across the industrial zones, around factories and along highways.
Gazipur Industrial Police Superintendent Amzad Hossain told the media that garment workers had joined work peacefully from the morning. Speaking to Prothom Alo, he said the factories had reopened and law enforcement personnel were performing duties at key locations.
Labour unrest spread across several industrial areas in Gazipur from the last week of October over demands for higher wages. Several incidents of highway blockades, clashes between workers and police, vandalism and arson were reported. As a result, many factories announced holidays.
To bring the situation under control, members of the BGB, police, Ansar and other law enforcement agencies were deployed in the area.
