Following two consecutive days of intense clashes, arson, and police assaults during garment workers' protests demanding a ৳30,000 minimum monthly wage in Dhaka’s Mirpur area, law enforcement has registered four cases naming approximately 10,500 unidentified individuals. As of Monday, November 2, 2026, police have arrested 22 suspects, with investigations revealing a deliberate political conspiracy behind the violence.
Mirpur Model Police Station OC Md. Hafizur Rahman reported one case filed regarding traffic box vandalism and assault on police, naming 3,000 unidentified accused and leading to 6 arrests. Pallabi Police Station OC Jalal Uddin confirmed three cases covering police vehicle arson, assault, and public property damage, naming 7,000 to 7,500 accused with 16 arrests made. The Detective Branch (DB) revealed that 11 of the arrested individuals are non-worker operatives belonging to the banned Awami League, Jubo League, and Chhatra League, who organized via online groups to instigate sabotage under the guise of worker demonstrations.
Read nextHRFB Expresses Deep Concern Over Sedition Case and Harassment Allegations Against Shampa Goswami in SatkhiraSpeaking at the Secretariat after a meeting with garment factory owners, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmad stated that audio-visual evidence has been gathered against specific factory owners and pseudo-labor leaders orchestrating instability. Assuring that genuine RMG workers were not involved in the vandalism, the Home Minister warned of stern legal action against conspirators attempting to disrupt law and order or damage national industries. Meanwhile, heavy police security, including water cannons and riot vehicles, has been deployed across Mirpur-10 and surrounding intersections, restoring traffic flow and public normalcy by Monday morning.
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