Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- A police pickup truck has been set on fire during clashes between protesting garment workers and police in Dhaka's Mirpur.

The incident took place in front of Purobi Cinema Hall around noon on Sunday.

Anwar Islam Dolan, an officer of the Fire Service Headquarters media cell, told bdnews24.com that a team from Pallabi Station rushed to the spot after the incident was reported.

However, he was unable to confirm whether it was a police vehicle.

Workers from several garment factories in Mirpur launched demonstrations on Sunday morning to push for several demands, including a monthly minimum wage of Tk 30,000. At one stage, they blocked the Mirpur-10 roundabout.

Police baton the workers and lobbed sound grenades at them t...