The demonstration of Premier 1888 Limited workers was held near the factory gate and in front of the CEPZ Administrative Building.

Twenty-nine garment factories in the Ashulia industrial area were declared closed following continued demonstrations by workers demanding a 15-percent increase in annual increments.

Following the strike, heavy traffic congestion was seen on the Dhaka-Mymensingh, Dhaka-Kishoreganj, Dhaka-Tangail, and Dhaka-Sylhet highways

Kalpona Akter, labour rights activist and president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation, talks to The Daily Star.

Contractual employees of government institutions blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka for more than seven hours yesterday, demanding nationalisation of their jobs.

RMG workers once again blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway today for one and a half hours, demanding percentage of production bonus and an increase of Eid bonuses and basic salary

Noted economist Anu Muhammad yesterday said none of the demands of protesting workers have  been given proper attention by the interim government.

Despite the five-year minimum wage review cycle, there seems to be no preparation on the factory owners’ end