The BERC on Thursday increased the prices of electricity for retail consumers by 5.3% to Tk7.13 per unit and bulk consumers by 8.4% to Tk5.17 a unit. Industrialists opposed the decision to avoid additional production cost Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneMany garment workers have been diagnosed with coronavirus after the reopening of garment factories‘Garment workers movement’ a platform of garment workers, on Saturday demanded payment of wages and Eid bonus by 25th Ramadan. Muhammad Harun-or-Rashid, president of the organisation, came up with the demand at a press briefing held at the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) in the capital, reports UNB. Prof Ashraf Ali Akon, president of Islami Sramik Andolon’ said “Corona epidemic has caused huge losses in global industrial sector. As a result, about 7-8 crore workers of different professions have become unemployed and living a inhuman condition in the country.”Mentioning that many garment workers have been diagnosed with coronavirus after the reopening of garment factories he demanded treatment of the affected workers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 09, 2020 13:07 UTC