
Shahidul was Gazipur unit president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), a prominent trade union, who lost another comrade named Aminul Islam to a violent attack in 2012.
The murder of Bangladesh union leader Shahidul Islam on 25 June has sparked concern within the country’s important clothing export sector.
Shahidul was Gazipur unit president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), a prominent trade union, who lost another comrade named Aminul Islam to a violent attack in 2012.