India, Nov. 1 -- Garment factory workers in Bangladesh's Dhaka and Gazipur cities reportedly staged protests on Sunday over their longstanding demand for better wages. The protests turned violent as demonstrators allegedly torched a police vehicle and attacked police personnel.

Nineteen people have been arrested in connection with violence in Dhaka, Bangladeshi news outlet The Daily Star reported. The workers also blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur as they demanded a minimum monthly wage of BDT 30,000 (nearly INR 23,000).

Five platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were reportedly deployed to help control the situation in Gazipur.

Bangladesh's garment industry has around 4,000 registered factories and employs more than four mi...