Dozens of RMG factories suspend operations after workers clash with police

At least 30 ready-made garment factories suspended production activities in Ashulia's Kathgram area on Saturday after a group of workers clashed with police during a protest against the alleged delay in forming a new wage board.

Dozens of other factories, set up across a wide area from Konabari to Chandra area in Gazipur, also suspended the day’s operations after workers imposed a road blockade on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway, demanding Tk30,000 as minimum wage.

Meanwhile, different groups of protesters continued road blockades in parts of Mirpur as of 4pm on Saturday afternoon, even though a day earlier, the labour minister had assured of forming a board on adjusting minimum wages.