Bangladesh crisis: On Saturday (March 22, 2025), thousands of laborers demonstrated and blocked the highway in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. He demanded reopening the factory, annual holiday, outstanding leave payment and bonus. The workers jammed the Dhaka-Maiman Singh highway for two hours, which disrupted traffic and the local people faced a lot of trouble. In Ghazipur district of Dhaka division, the workers of the Giant Nit Garment Factory started protesting after seeing the notice of the factory closure in the morning.
Ghazipur Industrial Police Sub -Inspector (SI) Farooq Hussain said that the workers had protested on Thursday over the holiday and bonus payment. According to the report of Bangladesh’s chief daily ‘The Dhaka Tribune’, in response, the factory officials issued a notice to close the factory. Despite several attempts to interact with the authorities about the holiday and bonus, the problems of the workers could not be resolved.
A protesting employee told ‘Daily Star’, ‘We are struggling to survive with our families. Eid is getting closer, yet there is no guarantee of our holiday payment and bonus. The factory should be opened with a farmney and our dues should be paid immediately ‘.
Workers of 15 textile factories demonstrated
Earlier this week, hundreds of workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Maiman Singh highway at Bhogra bypass intersection of Ghazipur on the issue of non-payment of salary. The protests already created a traffic jam in the crowded area. The protesters alleged that more than 300 laborers did not get their salary. Officers are delaying their salary without giving any valid reasons. According to local media reports, last week, laborers from at least 15 textile factories in Kaliycoir, Ghazipur blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in protest against the closure of a factory and alleged attack on workers. According to a report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) released in November 2024, Sri Lanka and Bhutan are the third largest percentage of low -paid laborers in South Asian countries after Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
Many factories closed
Economists say that this increasing inequality has forced low -income and unskilled workers to reduce food consumption. In August 2024, since the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus came to power, the protests and strikes of the workers across the country have taken up their hold on the deteriorating circumstances of not getting dues and working. According to reports, many factories have been closed due to continuous protests by the workers, while many workers lost their lives and many were seriously injured during the protest march.
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