When contacted, Dhaka District Superintendent of Police Ahmed Muyeed told The Daily Star that he was not aware of the incident.

Jewel Miah, OC of Savar Model Police Station, told The Daily Star that Kawsar's body, a worker of Mango Tex Limited in Ashulia, has been sent to the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Wishing anonymity, a senior official of Ashulia Industrial Police said at least seven members of the industrial police were injured in the clash. The injured includes Ashulia Industrial Police SP Md Sarwar Alam, who was hit on the head by brick chunks hurled by protesting workers, the official said.

"It is a sensitive issue, I do not want to say anything. I don't know who