Police personnel detain garment workers during a protest demanding higher minimum wages in DhakaImage source, Getty Images
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Protests turned violent with protesters blocking roads, vandalising factories and setting vehicles on fire

ByMukimul Ahsan, BBC Bangla and Koh Ewe
  • Published51 minutes ago

Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have been forced to closed after days-long protests by workers demanding higher wages.

On Sunday, protests in the capital Dhaka turned violent with protesters blocking roads, vandalising factories and setting vehicles on fire. They also clashed with police, who fired tear gas to disperse them. Police later said that dozens of protesters had been arrested.