Production was halted in over 100 readymade garment factory units on Monday amid labour unrest in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas.
Out of these units, in Ashulia alone, over 85 units previously declared a general holiday for Monday to prevent any potential situations related to the unrest.聽
According to the industrial police, the rest of the over 15 units which were scattered in both Ashulia and Gazipur, remained open for production but their workers left workplaces at about 10:00am, immediately after arriving.
The police, meanwhile, on Sunday night, arrested Awami League鈥檚 student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League Northern University unit education affairs secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed Hridoy from Kendua upazila in Netrakona for instigating instability in the garment factories.聽
Police headquarters in a press release confirmed the news on Monday night.
The release said that Ishtiaq Ahmed Hridoy, 24, delivered instigating speeches which went viral on social media.
Kendua police officer-in-charge Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Akanda told 抖阴精品 that they produced Hridoy before court on Monday and the court sent him to jail.
Ashulia Industrial Police superintendent Mohammad Sarowar Alam told 抖阴精品 that workers on Monday staged demonstrations on some factory premises and held processions on the roads to voice their demands.
But they did not block any road in Ashulia area on the day, he said.
The Industrial Police said that production in the remaining hundreds of garment factories continued as usual.
According to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, approximately 88 garment factory units, including prominent ones such as Sharmin, Hameem, Sterling, Ananta, and Windy Groups, declared a holiday for Monday with pay.
Of these 88 units, nearly 65 are situated in Savar, Ashulia, and Zirani areas, while the remaining units are in Gazipur.
Meanwhile, Gazipur Industrial Police superintendent, also named Mohammad Sarwar Alam, said that production in 10鈥�12 RMG factories in the area was halted on Monday due to the unrest.
The BGMEA in a meeting with the factory owners and trade union leaders on Monday decided that all factories would remain open on Tuesday.
At the end of August, unrest erupted in the sector due to a power struggle over the business of jhut comprising cutting waste, scraps and fluffs produced as waste materials in the RMG factories.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists actively sought to seize control of the jhut trade from their Awami League counterparts who were in control till the overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
This conflict highlights the intense competition and shifting power dynamics within the industry as political groups vie for economic dominance in the wake of the governmental transition.
At one point, the unrest in the readymade garment sector reached its peak at the beginning of September.
Hundreds of workers and outsiders flooded the streets in the industrial areas, leading to a suspension of production and further exacerbating the turmoil.
Industry owners on September 2 were forced to suspend production at around 150 factories in several industrial areas, including Ashulia, Gazipur and Narayanganj due to labour unrest.
The owners claimed that in most cases outsiders had gathered in front of the factories demanding jobs and instigated workers to leave factory and join with them.
Amid the unrest, factory owners held several meetings with the government and seeking security, resulting in beefing up of the security in the industrial areas, which, however, could not ensure smooth operation at the units as of Monday.
