Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Police have came under attack during ongoing workers' protests in Mirpur on Tuesday morning, with at least seven to eight police personnel assaulted.

Several policemen sustained serious injuries.

Pallabi Police Station chief Jalal Uddin confirmed the attack to bdnews24.com around 12:30pm.

He said, "After the workers were chased away and dispersed from this area (Mirpur-11), they moved towards Kalshi. At that time, several police personnel from Pallabi Police Station were heading towards Mirpur-11. They were attacked after they were found to be separated from the main group."

A video of the incident shows several agitated individuals repeatedly beating police personnel with sticks. A few others can also be seen trying ...