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670 garment factories closed due to worker unrest: BGMEA
670 garment factories closed due to worker unrest: BGMEA
Trade and Economy

670 garment factories closed due to worker unrest: BGMEA

BGMEA has reported that extreme unrest has emerged in the country’s three main industrial zones amid workers’ movement over various demands including increase in minimum wage, re-employment of retrenched workers and stopping of blacklisting. As the situation could not be brought under control and workers stopped work and left the factories, 670 garment factories in Mirpur of the capital, Gazipur-Mymensingh and Savar-Ashulia-Zirani regions have closed. As a result, 16,80,572 workers have been forced to return home without working.

Rashed Khan demands Jamaat chief’s arrest over Mirpur police vehicle arson
Rashed Khan demands Jamaat chief’s arrest over Mirpur police vehicle arson
Politics

Rashed Khan demands Jamaat chief’s arrest over Mirpur police vehicle arson

Prime Minister’s Political Assistant Rashed Khan on Monday demanded the arrest of Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman, accusing him of instigating the arson attack on a police vehicle in Mirpur amid the garment workers’ demonstrations over wages.

12kg LPG cylinder now costs Tk 2,060 after Tk 223 increase
12kg LPG cylinder now costs Tk 2,060 after Tk 223 increase
Trade and Economy

12kg LPG cylinder now costs Tk 2,060 after Tk 223 increase

Consumers are set to face further financial pressure as the price of a 12kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder has been increased by Tk 223 to Tk 2,060, adding to their woes amid persistent overpricing in the market.

264 garment factories closed in Ashulia, 12 policemen injured
264 garment factories closed in Ashulia, 12 policemen injured
Country

264 garment factories closed in Ashulia, 12 policemen injured

Ashulia Industrial Police Superintendent Mominul Islam Bhuiyan has confirmed that owners have declared a general holiday at 264 garment factories in Ashulia and surrounding areas of Savar in Dhaka on Monday (November 2). These factories have been kept closed amid workers’ protests and clashes with police. Twelve policemen were injured in the clashes. A covered van was set on fire and brickbats were hurled at several factories during this time.

10,500 named in five cases over Mirpur garment workers’ protests; 29 arrested
10,500 named in five cases over Mirpur garment workers’ protests; 29 arrested
City

10,500 named in five cases over Mirpur garment workers’ protests; 29 arrested

Five cases have been filed so far over garment workers’ protests in Mirpur, Dhaka, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. More than 10,500 people have been named as accused in the cases. Police have arrested 29 people since Monday morning.

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