Violence in the industrial area forced 15 garment factories to close operations for a day on Wednesday. The clashes began when police tried to disperse garment workers holding demonstrations blocking several streets at Savar’s Ulail, Ashulia, Kathgora, Jirabo and Narsinhopur areas. The worker unrest rolled on to its fourth day despite a government announcement promising a review of the worker wage within one month. A number of factories announced holidays for the workers amid concerns for security, said Sana Saminur Rahman, the director of Industrial Police-1. Workers from different garment factories in Ashulia took to the Abdullahpur-Baipail road around 7:00am on Wednesday.

Source: bd News24 January 09, 2019 14:37 UTC