Over 42 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh suspend operations amid protests over wages

Dhaka, Oct 31 (UNI) At least 42 ready-made garment factories in the Bangladeshi cities of Ashulia, Gazipur and Mirpur suspended operations on Saturday amid protests over wages, vandalism and clashes between workers and police, as the government promised to announce a minimum wage board on Sunday. At least 30 factories in the Kathgram area of Ashulia halted production after protests turned violent and a police officer was injured by stones thrown by demonstrators. Another 12 factories across the area between Konabari and Chandra in Gazipur suspended operations after workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000…