- Toufiq Sheikh, a 21-year-old garment worker, died from severe injuries after being attacked while filming vandalism during wage protests in Gazipur, Bangladesh.
- Protesting workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage increase to 30,000 taka ($245) from 12,500 taka ($101) to cope with rising living costs.
- The demonstrations disrupted operations across major garment hubs, forcing over 50 factories to close and leading to police deploying tear gas and sound grenades.
- Bangladesh's newly formed wage board agreed to implement a revised pay structure from December, with workers set to receive updated salaries in January.
- The garment sector accounts for over 80 per cent of Bangladesh's export earnings and employs four million people, but pays among the lowest wages globally.
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