From The Shillong Times
Center Owned by The Shillong TimesBangladesh sends more paramilitary forces as workers’ protest continues
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Violent protests erupted in Bangladesh as garment factory workers demanded a significant increase in their wages. Demonstrations in Dhaka and nearby industrial areas turned tense, with protesters pelting police with stones and clashes ensuing. On Wednesday police fired tear gas and used stun grenades to disperse the demonstrators, according to police and witnesses. Hundreds of factories remained shut after days of protests that disrupted the country's garment industry, which earns about USD 40 billion a year.
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Dhaka, Nov 4: Activists of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday took to the streets in “anti-protest” campaigns while authorities deployed additional paramilitary forces as garment workers’ protests over higher wages continued for a fifth day. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers…
