bdnews24.com : Agitated workers, hurling brickbats, fought pitched battles with police during a Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) drive to evict an illegal truck terminal at the Tejgaon Industrial area. DNCC Mayor Annisul Huq took shelter at the office of Bangladesh Truck and Covered Van Drivers’ Union during the clash on Sunday. Clashes erupted when police charged with batons and lobbed teargas canisters at workers who were trying to obstruct the evictions. A worker and a bdnews24.com photojournalist have been injured. Railway Minister Mazibul Hoque was on the spot when the clashes started. He went to the drivers’ union offices for a while before leaving the embattled zone.
