Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Clashes between police and garment workers staging demonstration for a higher minimum wage disrupted traffic in the capital's Mirpur area on Tuesday, causing suffering to commuters.

Amid the tense situation, the authorities temporarily suspended passenger boarding and alighting at Mirpur-11 Metro Rail Station for nearly two hours to ensure passenger safety.

According to the MRT Police Control Room, metro rail operations resumed at 12:15pm after the situation improved.

The protest, which entered its fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, began around 9am when workers from different garment factories took to the streets and blocked roads in Mirpur-11 area, witnesses said.

The situation turned violent when police tried to re...