Three labour leaders detained in Ashulia over allegations of inciting unrest in wage movement
Detective Branch (DB) police have detained three labour leaders from Ashulia in Savar, Dhaka, on allegations of inciting unrest in the ongoing workers’ movement demanding a minimum wage of Tk 30,000 for garment sector workers.
They were detained from separate places in Ashulia on Tuesday (3 November) evening. Dhaka District North DB officer-in-charge (OC) Saidul Islam confirmed the information.
The detainees are Md. A. Halim (37), general secretary of the Ashulia thana committee of the Jatiya Garments Sromik Federation; Md. Shamim (48), acting central general secretary of the Bangladesh National Trade Union; and Md. Monsur Ali (46), assistant organising secretary of the central committee of the Bangladesh Textile Garments Sromik Federation.
OC Saidul Islam said the three labour leaders were detained on the basis of proper evidence of incitement creating unrest in the ongoing workers’ movement.
He said Shamim was picked up from the Jirabo area, while Halim and Monsur were detained from Bashundhara Sonia Market.
The three detainees will be handed over to Ashulia police station and legal action will be taken against them, the OC said.
The detentions come amid the ongoing movement demanding that the minimum wage for garment workers be set at Tk 30,000.
