Toufique Sheikh, 21, who was critically injured in an attack during an ongoing protest by garment workers demanding a wage increase in Gazipur, died on Tuesday.
He passed away while undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a hospital in the Banglabazar area of Gazipur.
Superintendent of Police Mohammad Amjad Hossain of Industrial Police-2, Gazipur, confirmed the death to TIMES.
The deceased, Toufique, hailed from Chhoighoria village of Gaibandha. He had been living in the Banglabazar area of Gazipur for about five years and worked at local Laila Garments.
According to relatives and eyewitnesses, Toufique attempted to record an attack on his mobile phone during the workers’ protest in Gazipur on Monday. At that time, attackers set upon him and beat him up, leaving him critically injured.
Fellow workers rescued him and admitted him to hospital. As his condition deteriorated, he was moved to the ICU, where he died on Tuesday morning while undergoing treatment.
