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Chittagong at standstill as rioters attack trucks on streets of Dhaka
POLITICALLY inspired pre-election strikes, supported by the Bangladeshi opposition, has led to disruption at the Port of Chittagong with no containers moving in or out from its 16 inland depots.
The political strike, or "hartal", has seen wider disruption with attacks seen on goods laden-trucks from Bangladesh factories. This is the first time despite a round of hartals in the '90s, said Khatunganji Trade and Industry Association general secretary Syed Sagir Ahmed.
Wikipedia defines "hartal" as a term in many South Asian languages for strike action, first used during the Indian Independence Movement. It is a mass protest often involving a total shutdown of workplaces, offices, shops, courts of law as a form of civil disobedience.
The first day of striking led to the death of two and at least 65 people injured following torched cars and bombs exploding in the capital Dhaka, reports the local Daily Star.
The port standstill is also linked to supply chain disruption following fatal garment factory accidents, which threaten a shift in sourcing by foreign importers to other southeast Asian countries, such as Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
This is against a backdrop of labour competitive issues concerning a proposal to double minimum wage from a monthly of US$38 to $68, as yet undecided by its labour ministry.
The political strike, or "hartal", has seen wider disruption with attacks seen on goods laden-trucks from Bangladesh factories. This is the first time despite a round of hartals in the '90s, said Khatunganji Trade and Industry Association general secretary Syed Sagir Ahmed.
Wikipedia defines "hartal" as a term in many South Asian languages for strike action, first used during the Indian Independence Movement. It is a mass protest often involving a total shutdown of workplaces, offices, shops, courts of law as a form of civil disobedience.
The first day of striking led to the death of two and at least 65 people injured following torched cars and bombs exploding in the capital Dhaka, reports the local Daily Star.
The port standstill is also linked to supply chain disruption following fatal garment factory accidents, which threaten a shift in sourcing by foreign importers to other southeast Asian countries, such as Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
This is against a backdrop of labour competitive issues concerning a proposal to double minimum wage from a monthly of US$38 to $68, as yet undecided by its labour ministry.
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