Police kill four in clashes with Bangladesh workers of Chinese-backed power plant
April 17, 2021, 9:08 am

Police kill four in clashes with Bangladesh workers of Chinese-backed power plant

Police chase garments workers who have been protesting for higher wages at Ashulia, outskirt of Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 14, 2019. (File photo: 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. Bangladesh

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 kilometer (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.

In 2016, China’s SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction signed a deal with S Alam Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate responsible for building construction at the site.

That year, four demonstrators opposing its construction were killed after villagers for and against the power plant clashed before riot police opened fire after coming under attack. Bangladesh

source: Reuters

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