BenarNews
Security has been beefed up for Chinese workers at a power plant in southeastern Bangladesh, and police have filed cases against thousands of local workers who went on a rampage Saturday, leading officers to shoot dead five of them, authorities said Monday.
More than 3,500 Bangladeshi workers upset over unpaid wages and work hours during Ramadan allegedly burned vehicles and attacked police at the sprawling facility still under construction in the Banshkhali sub-district of Chittagong, about 292 km (181 miles) southeast of Dhaka. The site is shuttered and many local workers have gone into hiding, some of them told BenarNews.
The mob was on the verge of attacking about 900 Chinese nationals on the premises of the Banshkhali Power Plant when police fired on them to prevent “very, very serious incidents,” a senior police official in the Chittagong region told BenarNews on Saturday.
Five people killed as police fire at protesting workers in Bangladesh
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DHAKA (Reuters) - At least four people were shot dead and many injured on Saturday as police opened fire at workers demanding a pay rise at a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in southeastern Bangladesh, police said.
Police were forced to open fire when protesters attacked them at the under-construction power plant in Chittagong, local police official Azizul Islam told Reuters by from the location. Four died and many injured. We re trying to control the situation, Islam said, adding that at least six police personnel were also among the injured.
The $2.4-billion power plant, located 265 km (165 miles) southeast of the capital Dhaka, is a major source of foreign investment into Bangladesh, and one of a series of projects Beijing is pushing to cultivate closer ties with Dhaka.
Protesters shot dead by police at Bangladesh power plant Al Jazeera English
At least five people have been shot dead and dozens injured when police opened fire at workers demanding a pay rise at a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in southeast Bangladesh.
They were protesting over unpaid wages, working hours and alleged discrimination.
Azizul Islam, Banshkhali police chief, said about 2,000 protesters threw rocks and bricks at police, who responded with gunfire on Saturday.
Four bodies with bullet wounds were taken to Banshkhali’s main hospital, a doctor there said, adding that 12 wounded were being treated.
Police confirmed the death of one more protester and injuries to 19 people, including three policemen, who were taken to a hospital in Chittagong.
Police kill 4 in clashes with Bangladesh workers of Chinese-backed power plant
Police opened fire at workers demanding a pay rise at a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in southern Bangladesh
Reuters
April 17, 2021
At least four people were shot dead and many injured on Saturday as police opened fire at workers demanding a pay rise at a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in southeastern Bangladesh, police said.
Police were forced to open fire when protesters attacked them at the under-construction power plant in Chittagong, local police official Azizul Islam told Reuters by from the location.
“Four died and many injured. We’re trying to control the situation,” Islam said, adding that at least six police personnel were also among the injured.
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