Savar (Dhaka) Correspondent

Most garment factories reopened in Ashulia on Saturday, while around 49 factories remain closed as negotiations between workers and factory owners are ongoing.

Of these, 36 factories are indefinitely closed under the ‘no work no pay’ provision of labour law. Some 13 factories have declared general holidays.

Md Sarwar Alam, superintendent of Ashulia Industrial Police-1, confirmed the development.

“Of the closed factories, most are garment factories, though some pharmaceutical and footwear manufacturing plants are also affected,” he added.

He said that there are 1,863 factories in the Ashulia industrial area, the majority being garment factories and the situation in the area is significantly calmer today compared to previous days.

“No labour protests were reported in the area today, and workers did not take to the streets,” he also said.