Police Firing at Protesters: Quest for better conditions met with bullets
SS Power I Plant workers had to live in appalling conditions; 3,500 sued
Workers of SS Power I Plant in Chattogram said long-simmering discontent over hygienic and accommodation conditions, lack of pay hikes and payment of arrears led to Saturday s protests which left five people killed and dozens of workers with bullet injuries.
Local representatives and police, however, claimed that some locals played a role in instigating workers to take part in the clash, a claim also backed by some workers at the plant located in Banshkhali upazila.
This correspondent visited the plant after the clash on Saturday and saw the shed where workers stay was unhealthy and crammed and the toilets used by workers so unhygienic that it would be hard to expect anyone to use them. The drain adjacent to their accommodation was seen overflowing with human waste and emitting a rancid smell.
A total of 3,562 people were sued in two cases filed in connection with yesterday's clash between police and workers of coal-based SS Power I Plant in Chattogram's Banshkhali upazila, which left five workers dead. Police filed one of the cases accusing 2,500 unidentified persons on charge of attacking law enforcers while the power plant authorities have filed the other case
5 killed in Bangladesh police firing in Chinese joint venture
At least five workers in a Chinese joint venture coal-fired power plant were killed in police firing in Banshkhali of Bangladesh’s Chittagong region on Saturday, the police said.
| 18 April 2021 5:44 AM GMT
DHAKA: At least five workers in a Chinese joint venture coal-fired power plant were killed in police firing in Banshkhali of Bangladesh s Chittagong region on Saturday, the police said. More than fifteen workers, all protesting for payment of dues, have also been injured.
Anwar Hossain, Chittagong Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) confirmed to IANS on Saturday afternoon, five dead workers were identified as Rony of Chuadanga, Md. Rahad of Kishoreganj, Shuvo of Narsingdi, Mahmud Reza of Banshkhali, and Raihan from Noakhali. Raihan succumbed to his injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital, said the hospital s on-duty doctor Faysal Karim.
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5 coal power plant workers killed, 15 injured in clash with police at Ctg’s Banshkhali
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At least five coal-based power plant workers were killed and 15 were injured during a clash with police in Chattogram s Banshkhali area this morning.
Chattogram Range Deputy Inspector General Anwar Hossain confirmed the incident to The Daily Star, reports our Chattogram staff correspondent.
Police identified four dead workers as Rony of Chuadanga, Md Rahad of Kishoreganj, Shuvo of Narsingdi, Mahmud Reza of Banshkhali.
Another deceased was identified as Raihan from Noakhali, who succumbed to his injuries at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, said the hospital s on-duty doctor Faysal Karim.