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The majority of the garment factories in Ashulia opened on Saturday after workers' protests for more than two weeks.
According to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), some 36 factories on Saturday remained closed in line with labour law provision 13(1) for an indefinite period with 'no work, no pay'.
Additional two factories are closed on the same day with pay while four more factories closed as workers left after joining in the morning, according to the trade body.
Industry insiders, however, opined that if the situation remains normal and the same continues until the afternoon, the closed one might reopen tomorrow (Sunday).
No worker unrest was reported in the area till noon.
Sources said these factories were closed in fear of vandalism as factories located adjacent to the problematic ones affected in the past.
According to BGMEA, some 2,102, or 98.04 per cent out of its active 2,144 factories in the country are in operation on Saturday.
And 1,894 units have paid August wages.