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RMG worker injured during protests in Gazipur dies
Toufique’s death has cast a shadow of grief among his family members and relatives
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 04 Nov 2026, 02:14 AM
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A RMG worker has died after getting severely injured during the ongoing protests over the demand of pay hike in Gazipur.
Toufique Sheikh, 21, died while undergoing treatment
at Shin Shin Japan Hospital in the capital’s Uttara on Tuesday noon.
Relatives of the deceased have returned to his
ancestral home in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila with his body. Toufique’s
death has cast a shadow of grief among his family members and relatives.
Toufique was the son of Md Taiyebur Rahman from Dakkhingaria
village under Kochasahar union in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila. He used to
work at Laila Style Garments in Gazipur. He has left a baby aged 12 months.
Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge of
Gobindaganj police station Md Mahfuz Alam said, “The body has reached the
deceased’s ancestral home. The funeral prayer is scheduled to take place at
10am on Wednesday.”
According to family sources, Toufique went to
Gazipur in search of a living after leaving studies due to his father’s death.
He found a job at Laila Style Garments through a friend. He used to live at a
rented house in Gazipur’s Banglabazar area.
Toufique was active in the protests which were
taking place in various areas of Gazipur over the demand of raising RMG workers’
wages over the past few days.
According to eyewitnesses, Toufique tried to record
the attacks on his smartphone during the protests on Monday. At one point, the
attackers swooped on Toufique and beat him, leaving Toufique severely injured.
Later, protesting workers rescued Toufique and admitted
him into a hospital. Toufique was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after
his condition deteriorated, where he breathed his last while undergoing
treatment on Tuesday noon.
Harun, Toufique’s elder brother, said they have
returned to their village with his younger brother’s body. Toufique will be
laid to rest at their family graveyard after a funeral prayer at 10am on Wednensday.