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Ashulia RMG units start rolling again

Star Business Report
Production in some 250 readymade garment factories in Ashulia resumed yesterday peacefully after a one-day closure in the wake of labour unrest for wage hike.
The workers joined their workplaces as usual at about 8 am without showing signs of resentment or protests, according to the police.
"The Ashulia situation is quite normal, as workers joined their duties in the morning. Their attendance is also good," said Jakiul Alam Feroz, deputy general manager (operation) of Ananta Garment Ltd, an Ashulia-based apparel unit.
Abdus Salam Murshedy, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said normalcy restored at Ashulia, as workers returned to theirworkplaces.
"The impasse in the factories at Ashulia is over after a series of meetings with different stakeholders. We are back into production," Murshedy said.
“We have decided to resume operation upon an assurance of security from the government,” Murshedy said.
The Ashulia trouble began after the garment workers staged demonstrations in the
industrial hub on Sunday demanding the rise in their monthly pay to a minimum Tk 5,000 from the present Tk 1,650 on the plea of higher cost of living.
In the face of violent protests and vandalism, garments owners in the area had kept their factories shut.
“I have joined my workplace since morning and worked as I do in other days. Everything is quiet and normal,” said a 27-year female worker at Ha-Meem Group at Narasinghapur, Ashulia, while returning to workplace after launch break yesterday.
A government promise to declare minimum new minimum wages for about 3.5 million workers of the main export earning sector has also helped calm down protests, according to some workers.
Manwar Hossain, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) and in-charge of Savar circle, said no untoward incident occurred in the factories since resumption of the work.
Ashulia police Tuesday night filed a case against around 60,000 unidentified workers accusing them of assaulting police, ransacking factories and creating blockade on roads.
Ashulia Police Station Officer-in-charge Sirajul Islam said Sub-inspector Manzur Morshed filed the case but none was arrested till yesterday evening.