Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have stopped garment workers from taking to the roads in Mirpur on the third day of protests over a Tk 30,000 minimum monthly wage, dispersing them twice.

On Monday morning, law enforcers chased workers away at Mirpur-14, then fired tear gas to disperse them when they tried to gather at Mirpur-2.

At least five cases have been filed at different police stations over the protests and vandalism of the past two days, and police had arrested 29 people by midday.

Abu Naser Rikabdar, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Mirpur Division, confirmed to bdnews24.com that the workers' attempts were foiled and that arrests had been made.

"Workers tried to take to the road twice. They were moved on peacefully,"...