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DHAKA: Readymade garment (RMG) workers have blocked roads at the Mirpur-10 intersection in the capital, demanding that the minimum monthly wage be raised to Tk30,000. Workers from several factories in Mirpur joined the blockade.
The workers blocked the road around 10am on Saturday, disrupting traffic in the area.
Zahidul Islam, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of the Mirpur division, told the media that garment workers had blocked the road. Police were at the scene and trying to bring the situation under control.
On Thursday, garment workers also blocked the road at the Mirpur-10 roundabout from 10am, demanding an increase in their monthly wage to Tk30,000. Two days later, they staged another blockade at the same location.
