Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have dispersed garment workers who tried to take to the streets in Dhaka's Mirpur over their demand for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.

Workers from several factories in Mirpur-14 attempted to march towards Mirpur-10 on Monday morning, the third consecutive day of protests, but police stopped them.

According to police, officers who had taken positions in the area blocked the march. When the workers tried to push past them, police chased them away, forcing them to return to their factories.

Zarina Khatun, duty officer at Mirpur Model Police Station, said workers had tried to take to the streets again in the morning amid unrest that began on Saturday.

She said police had dispersed those marching from Mirpur-...