Mahmud Jeans DMD beaten by workers amid demands for arrears

The son of the proprietor and deputy managing director of Mahmud Jeans Ltd, Rafee Mahmud, was beaten the day earlier than this present day (28 November) by the factory’s group, who comprise been disturbing their prominent salaries.

Rafee, who will likely be the vice-president of Bangladesh Attire Childhood Leaders Association (Bayla), in a assertion to contributors of Bayla this present day (29 November) talked about, “They [workers] tried to spoil me the day earlier than this present day. I may perchance not even advise for two minutes earlier than the mob began attacking from all round.”

“Later I was dragged and slammed below the flyover and was assaulted by colossal bricks, steel rod and tree branches. As rapidly as I got hit on the assist of my head I fainted for a whereas.

“Later when I grew to alter into awake, I felt them grabbing my neck suffocating me and dragging me into my factory and later they locked me internal,” added his assertion.

The day gone by, group of Mahmud Jeans Runt in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir staged a demonstration blocking off the Dhaka-Tangail motorway all day, disturbing their due wages.

The blockade began at 9am this present day (28 November) inflicting traffic congestion stretching several kilometres on each and each sides.

Nonetheless, at round 8pm, the blockade was lifted on one facet of the motorway easing the congestion.

Police and group talked about the narrate erupted over unpaid dues, together with one month’s prominent wages for group, carrier advantages, and delayed salaries of six to nine months for some factory officers.

The group extra talked about in August, they had to stage a prolonged demonstration for unpaid wages, which had gathered to five months at that time. Though the owners settled some funds then, dues for some group remained.

Per sources, Rafee Mahmud has been looking to promote property to pay the dues. He went to the factory the day earlier than this present day evening to advise in regards to the group’ dues that is when he was attacked.

Within the message to Bayla contributors Rafee Mahmud also talked about his mobile mobile phone and all his belongings comprise been stolen.

“Expensive brothers and sisters we deserve to make an outstanding assertion, if we impact no longer get up straight away we are able to lose our alter over our workers and group,” he added.

“It was pre deliberate and thankfully I got proof of dialog they made in their group. I pray for all of us and the industry, we’re all unsafe,” he talked about.