“In response, police and army personnel moved to disperse them,” the OC added.

Fire Officer Lima Khanam said two fire departments worked to extinguish the fire.

“We don’t know who started the fire and how,” he added.

The military took strict measures to regain control, sealing off the area and restricting movement.

A source from the control room of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, who wished to remain anonymous, said that two workers, Al Amin and Ruma Begum, were shot in a clash between law enforcement officers and garment workers. They were admitted to Dhaka Medical College (DMC) Hospital.

Shah Mohammad Foisal, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bhashantek police station, said: “We were on the road since morning to control the situation, but the workers suddenly started agitating and pelted bricks at the police and army. At one point, they set fire to Army and police vehicles.

“Currently, the situation is under control to some extent. The army and police are on the scene,” he added.

Maksuder Rahman, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Mirpur Division, told TBS: “Some police and army personnel were also injured as protesters hurled brick fragments.”

When asked how many RMG employees were shot or injured, he could not give a clear explanation, saying, “As the protests broke out, people were injured on both sides.”