BusinessPhoto: HT WorldGarment Workers Protest in Bangladesh, Police Vehicle Torched
Garment workers in Dhaka and Gazipur, Bangladesh, protested demanding a minimum monthly wage of BDT 30,000. The protests turned violent with a police vehicle torched and clashes reported. Nineteen arrests were made in Dhaka. Five Border Guard Bangladesh platoons were deployed in Gazipur. Bangladesh's garment industry has over 4,000 factories and exports garments worth USD 38.7 billion annually.
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