Four cases have been filed over the two-day protests, clashes, and arson in Mirpur by garment workers demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka. About 10,500 unnamed individuals have been accused in these cases, and 22 people have been arrested so far by the police.
On Monday noon, the officers-in-charge (OCs) of Mirpur Model and Pallabi police stations confirmed this information. Mirpur Model Police Station OC Md. Hafizur Rahman stated that a case over vandalism of a traffic box and attacks on police includes 3,000 unnamed accused, with six arrested. Meanwhile, Pallabi Police Station OC Jalal Uddin stated that three cases regarding arson on police vehicles, attacks, and obstruction of government work include 2,000 to 7,500 unnamed accused in total, with 16 arrested.
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