Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Garment workers again staged demonstrations and blocked roads in different parts of Gazipur on Tuesday, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 despite the formation of a minimum wage board by the government.

Police fired tear gas shells and sound grenades to disperse the protesters who blocked roads and set tyres on fire, disrupting traffic on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, said witnesses.

Industrial police said most factories reopened on Tuesday morning and workers returned to their workplaces.

Industrial police SP Amzad Hossain said eight people have been arrested from different spots till noon.

Gazipur DC Nurul Karim Bhuiyan said around 7am, a group of workers attempted to block the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Chan...