At least 264 readymade garment (RMG) factories across the industrial hubs of Savar and Ashulia were forced to declare a general holiday on Monday afternoon, November 2, 2026, following violent clashes between garment workers and law enforcement. The confirmation was issued by Industrial Police-1 Superintendent of Police (SP) Mominul Islam Bhuiyan.
For the third consecutive day, workers took to the streets advocating a 3-point charter of demands: raising the minimum monthly wage to ৳30,000, halting worker retrenchments, and canceling worker blacklists. Protesters blocked the Nabinagar-Chandra Highway at Baraipara in the morning before being cleared by Ashulia Police. Meanwhile, workers from New Age Garments launched a work stoppage at Nishchintapur and joined crowds in front of Ananta Garments on the Bypaile-Abdullahpur road, prompting major units like Neat Asia, Al-Muslim, Trouser Line, and Ananta to declare an immediate holiday.
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