Bangladesh, Nov. 3 -- Ongoing labour unrest on demand for Tk 30,000 as monthly wages across Bangladesh's major garment hubs erupted into violent clashes, highway blockades and arson on Monday that forced authorities to close at least 679 factories.

Advertisement To contain the escalating violence, the government deployed 10 platoons of the paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops in key industrial belts alongside police and riot-control units.

The situation deteriorated sharply in Gazipur early in the morning as thousands of ready-made garment (RMG) workers took to the streets around 7:00 am, blocking both the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways.

Key intersections, including Kaliakair, Konabari, Naojor, Safipur, Telip...