Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have clashed with garment workers protesting in Dhaka's Mirpur-10 area to demand a minimum wage of Tk 30,000.

Police used batons, water cannons, tear gas and sound grenades to disperse the workers.

Clashes between the two sides were still ongoing at noon on Sunday. Although the Mirpur-10 roundabout is under police control, traffic in the area has not returned to normal.

According to the police, the situation became heated after one of the protesters was taken into custody and placed in a police box on suspicion of being a "kidnapper". Then, the protesters started approaching the police box at the roundabout from all sides and clashed with the police.

Abu Naser Rikabder, deputy commissioner of the police's Mirpu...