Two cases have been filed with Ashulia Police Station in Dhaka over allegations of unrest, attacks, vandalism and sabotage during recent protests by garment workers. Police from Ashulia and Savar police stations have so far arrested 12 people.
Ashulia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Tarikul Islam confirmed the matter.
He said two cases had been filed, naming 1,000 unidentified people as accused. Three people had so far been arrested in connection with the cases.
Meanwhile, Savar Model Police Station OC Md Saiful Alam said nine people had been arrested over the unrest in the past two days.
He added that a bus was set on fire in the Tetuljhora area last night.
“Police are preparing to file a case over the incident,” he added.
The identities of those arrested were not immediately available.
