<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A female garment worker was killed and ten were injured in a clash between police and RMG workers at Konabari in Gazipur on Wednesday (November 08, 2023).</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The deceased was identified as Anjuara Khatun, 30, wife of Jamal Hossain of Sirajganj district.</div><div><br></div><div>Witnesses said workers of garment factories took to the streets in the morning in Konabari, demanding Tk 23,000 as the minimum salary.</div><div><br></div><div>On information, police fired rubber bullets, sound grenades and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse them, triggering a clash that left eleven people injured.</div><div><br></div><div>The agitating garment workers claimed that Anjuara died on the way to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, deputy commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police, said a female garment worker — injured in the clash — was sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>Garment workers have been demonstrating, demanding to increase their basic salary to Tk 23,000, for several days across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>The government of Bangladesh on Tuesday fixed Tk 12,500 as minimum salary for entry-level RMG workers. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>