Garment workers blocked roads in Mirpur, Dhaka, for the third consecutive day on Tuesday (November 3), demanding higher wages. Clashes broke out between the workers and police in the morning, prompting the suspension of train stops at the Mirpur-10 and Mirpur-11 metro rail stations.

Trains resumed stopping at the two stations after nearly an hour.

Meanwhile, metro rail services continued between Uttara and Motijheel. Passenger boarding and disembarking remained normal at all other stations.

According to sources at Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), which is responsible for constructing and operating the metro rail system in Dhaka, trains stopped serving Mirpur-10 and Mirpur-11 stations at 11:50 am. All gates of the two stations were also closed for security reasons.

As a result, no passengers could enter the stations, and no one could get off trains there. Services at the two stations resumed at around 12:30 pm after the situation returned to normal.

Earlier, shortly after 10 am, garment workers took to the streets again. Clashes subsequently broke out between the protesters and police. During the confrontation, protesters set fire to discarded wood and bamboo beneath the Mirpur-11 metro station, disrupting traffic on the road below.

The metro rail stations were subsequently closed as a precautionary measure. The clashes ended around 11:30 am.

DMTCL sources said the metro rail police had advised the authorities to keep the two stations closed as a precaution to ensure security.

On Sunday, the Kazipara, Mirpur-10 and Pallabi metro rail stations were also kept closed for more than two hours.

DMTCL describes this measure as “station skipping”, meaning metro rail services continue as usual, but trains do not stop at the designated stations, and passengers cannot board or disembark there.