Two garment workers were shot and several others injured during protests at Kachukhet in Mirpur in the capital on Thursday.
Al Amin, 17, and Jhuma Akter, 15, both were the employees of San Tex Fashion Garments in the area, who received bullet injuries.
Jhuma received treatment for the gunshot wound on her right leg and was later discharged while Al Amin remained at the Department of Surgery for a bullet wound on his back, said Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Police Outpost in-charge Inspector Md Faruk.
The violence broke out after the sudden closure of a local garment factory prompting the protests, with workers from neighbouring factories joining in.
During the protest, workers reportedly threw bricks chips at law enforcers, and at one point, set fire to a military vehicle and a police van.
Kabir Hossain, a colleague of the injured workers, said law enforcers opened fire during the clash. Father of Al Amin, Abdur Rahman, said that his son was on duty at the factory in the morning.
Upon seeing the protest outside, he tried to exit the factory and was shot while doing so.
Police reportedly hurled tear gas shells and fired shots to disperse the protesters.
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