Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A schoolboy has been left bleeding after being struck by a flying brickbat during garment worker wage protests in Dhaka's Ashulia.

He was taken to Nasir Uddin Memorial Hospital after being hurt in Jirani around noon on Monday.

The victim has been identified as 10-year-old Nuruzzaman Sami, a Class 5 student at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) Public School.

Bithi Akter, a staffer at the hospital, told bdnews24.com the child was hit on the head by a brickbat and lost some blood.

"Guardians took him home after treatment at our emergency unit. He is fine otherwise," she said.

Bloodied photos of the boy have gone viral on social media, with posts claiming police shot him.

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