Garment workers have blocked the movement of traffic in Mirpur 1 circle area protesting attacks on workers during processions yesterday.

Hundreds of thousands of workers were seen marching on the streets carrying sticks around 11:00am this morning.

The police were seen on the streets and around five RAB vehicles were also seen patrolling the area.

The protestors alleged that ruling party men attacked and killed workers yesterday during the blockade.

One of the workers, present there, said the minimum wage for RMG workers should be paid according to the new salary structure next year. 

He also said factory owners did not take any initiative to change or hike the wages. 

Earlier, clashes erupted between protesting RMG workers, Awami League activists, and police in Dhaka's Mirpur area on Tuesday morning.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Pallabi Zone Additional Deputy Commissioner Nazmul Hasan Feroz said RMG workers began their protest in the morning. However, a clash occurred when AL activists organised a rally to counter the BNP and its allies' blockade.

The police official also said in the clash, 15 buses, two markets, a bank branch, and two garment factories have been vandalised.

There were rumours circulating about casualties during the clash, but Shahidul Islam, DMP's assistant commissioner, denied these rumours, stating, "A few workers sustained minor injuries during the clash, but there have been no fatalities among the workers."

In Gazipur, workers took to the streets on Tuesday morning, leading to the police using tear gas shells, rubber bullets, and sound grenades to disperse the protesters.

BGMEA Vice President Md Nasir Uddin said about 250 factories had to close their production due to worker unrest in the Gazipur, Chandra, Kashimpur, Ashulia, Kaliakair, and Shafipur areas on Tuesday.

Nasir Uddin Bhuiyan, Inspector (Administration) of Gazipur District Traffic Police, informed TBS, "Thousands of workers gathered and vandalised two police boxes belonging to our district traffic police. All the furniture in both boxes was completely destroyed by the fires."

Md Alauddin, deputy assistant director of the Fire Service, said agitating workers had been setting fires at different locations, including the police box and the Walton showroom, since the morning. He added, "Our team promptly arrived at the scene and successfully extinguished these fires."

In Kaliakair, workers allegedly set fire to two garment factories and four vehicles.