Dhaka, June 1 -- Police have removed the Tottho Apa protesters seeking job security from the Kakrail Mosque Intersection, dragging them away into a prison van, saying the workers have not been arrested, simply withdrawn from the area.

Workers of the Tottho Apa, a project run by the women and children affairs ministry, were carried off in a prison van around 4pm on Sunday.

Abdullah Al Mamun, assistant commissioner of Ramna police, said: "They [protesters] were not detained or arrested, they were removed. They will be released."

A police officer said that the protesters were requested to move away earlier, but they did not comply. The police then brought in a prison van and took them in to "intimidate" them.

The protesters launched the ...