Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting kabuki star Ebizo Saturday 11th December, 04:39 AM JST/RMG workers block DhakaSylhet highway /City Corp Elec

Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting kabuki star Ebizo

Saturday 11th December, 04:39 AM JST

Police arrested on Friday a 26-year-old man for allegedly assaulting top kabuki performer Ichikawa Ebizo at a bar in Tokyo in late November.

The Metropolitan Police Department said the man, identified as Rion Ito, a resident of Tokyo, admitted to the assault allegations.

Ebizo, 33, at an earlier news conference, denied engaging in any act of violence.

Investigative sources said Ito, a former member of a motorcycle gang, punched Ebizo in the face in the early morning of Nov 25 at a bar in Tokyo’s Nishiazabu district and caused him to sustain heavy injuries such as a broken cheek bone.

(Source:Japan Today)

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RMG workers block Dhaka-Sylhet highway (Bangladesh)

Star Online Report

Workers of a garment factory in Narayanganj blocked the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway for half an hour Saturday morning and ransacked at least five vehicles bringing allegation that the authorities were not following the new wage board in payment of their salary.

At least 10 officials of the factory were injured when the workers attacked them in the morning, reports our Narayaganj correspondent.

Some 7,000 to 8,000 workers of export-oriented Robin Tex BD Limited located at Bhulta Gausia village in Rupganj upazila of the district went to the factory at about 8:00am and started demonstration instead of joining work.

They locked the main gate from inside at about 9:30am and ransacked furniture, computers and machineries of the factory. They also confined the officials inside the factory.

Later, the workers took to the highway, put barricade and ransacked the vehicles, halting transport movement.

They withdrew the barricade at about 10:30am when police assured them of meeting their demand through negotiation with the authorities.

The workers alleged that the authorities gave their salary as per the old wage board when the government has declared the new wage board implemented from the month of November.

Rupganj police Chief Forkan Shikder confirmed the incident.

Transport movement resumed on the highway and the situation is now under control now, the officer-in-charge said.

Meanwhile, workers of two garments were demonstrating in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur in the morning bringing the same allegation against the authorities, Prothom Alo reports.

The factories are Moazuddin Textile Limited located at Purba Chandra area and Knitwear Limited at Ratanpur village in the upazila.

The authorities gave salary to the workers on Thursday but they did not maintain the new wage board, the workers claimed.

Since Friday was weekly holiday, the workers went to the factories Saturday morning and started demonstration.

On information, Gazipur Industrial Police and Kaliakoir police rushed to the spot and were trying to bring the situation under control.

(Source:Daily Star)

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