Two garment factories in the capital’s Mirpur were vandalised on Monday morning amid an ongoing movement by workers demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000.
The attacks occurred around 10:30am at Sirajganj Fashion Limited and Deshone Apparels in Borobag area of Mirpur-2.
During a visit to Sirajganj Fashion Limited around 2:30pm, furniture in the reception room was found vandalised.
CCTV monitors, chairs, tables, and digital attendance machines were damaged, while a factory security guard sustained a cut to his hand from broken glass.
Moazzem Hossain, security supervisor at Sirajganj Fashion Limited, noted that around 100 to 150 people arrived and vandalised the facility.
Sirajul Islam, human resources officer at the factory, said workers were working inside when over a hundred outsiders launched the attack, alleging that the factory was being kept open.
Meanwhile, Jahangir Hossain, chief executive officer of Deshone Apparels, said outsiders vandalised their factory by throwing brickbats.
Following the incidents, all garment factories in Mirpur-2, Mirpur-10, Mirpur-11, and surrounding areas have been declared closed.
