DHAKA, Sep 2, 2024 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Army, police and industrial police 
will start a joint operation at Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur areas tonight to 
safeguard the ready-made garment (RMG) industries.

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has 
issued such directive.

BGMEA President Khandaker Rafiqul Islam told reporters after a meeting of the 
BGMEA and BKMEA with the home affairs adviser this afternoon at Bangladesh 
Secretariat.

Earlier today, workers seeking jobs were protesting at Ashulia by blocking 
the Nabinagar-Chandra and Baipail-Abdullahpur roads, demanding equal 
employment opportunities for men and women in RMG factories, among other 
demands. 

The workers gathered in front of various factories along the Dhaka EPZ and 
Baipail-Abdullahpur roads to begin their demonstration for employment this 
morning. 

At one point, the protesting workers placed barricades at various points on 
the Nabinagar-Chandra and Baipail-Abdullahpur roads. 

They started throwing bricks and stones at the factories, causing severe 
traffic congestion. A good number of factories in the area were forced to 
declare a holiday amid the protests.

Meanwhile, the industrial police and army members managed to clear the 
Baipail-Abdullahpur road of barricades.