Savar, Nov. 4 -- Over 50 people, including several policemen, were injured as garment workers clashed with police in Savar of Dhaka on Wednesday while pressing for their demand for a monthly minimum wage of Tk 30,000.

During the clashes, protesters set fire to a vehicle belonging to the officer-in-charge (OC) of Savar Model Police Station at Padmar Moro of Hemayetpur.

A group of garment workers took to the Dhaka-Aricha highway at the intersection and blocked the road near Hemayetpur bus stand around 9:30am, halting vehicular movement.

When police tried to disperse them, a chase and counter-chase took place between them.

The situation soon turned violent as workers hurled brickbats at police, forcing police to lob tear gas shells and r...