Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Garment workers staged demonstrations and blocked highways and major roads in Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj for the 2nd consecutive day on Monday, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.

At least two vehicles, including a police vehicle, were set on fire in Gazipur and Savar, while a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member and an Industrial Police officer were injured during clashes with workers.

The unrest continued although the government formed a six-member minimum wage board on Sunday to review the wage structure for garment workers amid widespread protests in the country's industrial belts.

In Gazipur, hundreds of workers from different factories took to the streets in the morning and staged protests in Konab...