The ongoing garment worker demonstrations in Dhaka’s Mirpur escalated sharply on Sunday, November 1, 2026, as protesting workers set fire to a police vehicle at Mirpur-11 during violent clashes over their demand for a ৳30,000 minimum monthly salary.
The protests began around 9:00 AM at the Mirpur-10 intersection before quickly spreading across Mirpur-11, 12, and the Proshika intersection, shutting down all vehicular movement across the commercial hub. As police forces stepped in to clear the blockades and restore public order, intense clashes broke out, with demonstrators throwing brickbats while police deployed water cannons, tear gas, and sound grenades. During the height of the confrontation, a group of protesters torched a police van stationed in the Mirpur-11 area.
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