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Another 150 factories in Gazipur have declared general holidays amid ongoing protests by garment workers. Earlier, 100 factories announced holidays on Sunday (November 1), bringing the total to 250 so far.
A BGB member was also injured in a clash between workers and law enforcers.
Factory authorities announced the latest closures around 10:30am on Monday (November 2), Gazipur Industrial Police Superintendent Amzad Hossain confirmed.
Witnesses said a BGB member was injured after being hit by a brick thrown by protesters during a demonstration that blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the Chandra-Palli Bidyut area of Kaliakair on Monday morning. He was rushed to hospital.
Meanwhile, tight security measures have been taken across Gazipur to prevent further deterioration of law and order amid the labour unrest.
Ten platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), led by 21 executive magistrates, have been deployed on the initiative of the district administration.
Workers are demanding that the minimum monthly wage be set at Tk 30,000. Over the past few days, garment workers have blocked the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways at different points across the district to press their demand.
The authorities have maintained the security deployment to keep the situation under control.