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Student alliance stages torch procession protesting police action on garment workers
Published : Sunday, 1 November, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Observer Online Report
The Democratic Student Alliance staged a torch procession at Dhaka University on Sunday evening, protesting police action against garment workers in Mirpur and demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.
The procession started from the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC), went around the campus and ended at the Raju Memorial Sculpture, where the organisers held a rally.
Leaders and activists of different levels of the alliance, including Bangladesh Students' Union and Revolutionary Students' Unity, took part in the programme.
During the procession, participants chanted slogans including "Break the hands of those involved in violence", "The movement cannot be stopped through attacks" and "Workers of the world, unite".
Speaking at the rally, Revolutionary Students' Unity central general secretary Tayeb Islam questioned the wages received by garment workers despite their contribution to the country's economy.
He said the government had reported garment export earnings of US$38.70 billion in the 2025-26 fiscal year. However, he claimed that workers received only around US$100, or Tk 12,500, per month, raising questions about how they could sustain themselves on such wages.
Naim Uddin, central vice-president of Revolutionary Youth Movement, criticised the government's response to workers' demands for higher wages.
He alleged that while salaries of government employees had been increased, garment workers were facing police action when they took to the streets demanding better wages.
Referring to the clashes in Mirpur-10 and Mirpur-12, he alleged that workers had been beaten by police and taken away in police vans.
He demanded that the workers' proposed minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 be accepted and expressed solidarity with their movement.
He also called on workers to intensify their movement until the demand was met.
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