India, Nov. 2 -- Authorities have declared holidays in 264 factories across Bangladesh's Savar and Ashulia industrial regions amid escalating protests by garment workers demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, an end to worker blacklisting and the fulfilment of several other demands.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh remained on edge on Monday as garment workers clashed with police at multiple locations across the country.

According to reports, police fired tear gas shells and used water cannons to disperse protesters.

Agitating workers allegedly hurled bricks at eight factories and set a covered van on fire in the Narsinghpur area.

Mohammad Mominul Islam Bhuiyan, superintendent of Industrial Police-1 in Ashulia, confirmed the closure of 2...