Amid ongoing unrest in Dhaka’s Ashulia area, production has been halted at nearly 219 garment factories out of over a thousand. Among them, 86 factories have been shut down indefinitely under Section 13(1) of the Labor Act, while authorities at 133 factories were forced to declare a general holiday.

Sarowar Alam, Superintendent of Police for Industrial Police-1, confirmed the information between the morning and 11:30 am on Thursday (September 12). Earlier in the day, workers had reported for duty at most factories in the Savar and Ashulia industrial areas.

According to Industrial Police, while production has been halted at 219 factories today (Thursday, September 12), there have been no reports of road blockades, attacks, or vandalism at any of the factories. However, worker unrest over various demands had already been ongoing inside several factories. Workers at those facilities did not return to work today. In some factories, workers staged walkouts after entering the premises, halting production. In total, production at 219 factories has come to a stop, with 86 of them officially shut down under Section 13(1) of the Labor Act of 2006.

Sarowar Alam, the Superintendent of Police for Industrial Police-1, stated, “By 11:30 am, production had stopped at 219 factories in the industrial area. Of these, 86 have been shut down under Section 13(1) of the Labor Act, while the remaining 133 factories declared a general holiday for today.”

He added, “To prevent any untoward incidents, additional police have been deployed in front of the factories. Joint patrols are also ongoing in the industrial area. We are monitoring the law and order situation, and no untoward incidents have been reported so far.”