Workers from a garment factory in Dhaka's Kachukhet area staged a protest on Thursday, presenting various demands. During the demonstration, some workers clashed with law enforcement, throwing bricks and stones.
At one point, protesters set fire to the road, as well as to vehicles belonging to the police and the army.
In response, police and army personnel took action to disperse them.
Gunshots were also heard from the spot, witnesses claimed. There were also videos circulating on social media of people running away as gunshots went off in the background.
Workers of a garment factory took to the streets around 8:30am protesting layoffs and closure of their factory.
Later, workers from various factories in Mirpur-14 and Kachukhet areas joined them, the police official said.
The violence continued till around 10:00am, but the workers are still near the area and the situation was tense as of 10:45am, when our staff correspondent filed this report.
Two units of firefighters were working at the scene to extinguish the fire set on the vehicles by the protesters.
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