The incident occurred near the project site at Medinimandal on Wednesday, PBRLP Director Golam Fakhruddin Chowdhury said. The injured have been admitted to the Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex with nonlife-threatening injuries, said doctor Shah Alam. Fakhruddin said the workers under contractor China Railway Engineering Corporation were angry over dues. An official of the project told bdnews24.com said more than 200 workers started the protests after the authorities declined to pay them on schedule. A worker said eight of his fellow protesters were injured as people of the contractor hit them with rods as well.

Source: bd News24 May 06, 2020 22:07 UTC