UNB, Khulna :
Workers of seven state-owned jute mills laid a siege to the administrative offices of their respective factories on Monday protesting the government move to transform Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) into a holding company.
The jute mills include Platinum Jute Mills, Crescent Jute Mills, Star Jute Mills, Jessore Jute Mills and Industry, People’s Jute Mills and Appeal Jute Mills.
Witnesses said workers of the seven jute mills registered their protest simultaneously laying siege to the offices of their respective mills in the morning.
They also took position in front of the offices from 8:00am and staged demonstration chanting slogans, which was later withdrawn at 10:00am.
All activities at the mills remained stopped at that time.
Earlier on Sunday, workers of the private jute mills blocked the Jessore-Khulna Highway at three different points for three hours on Sunday morning, demanding reopening of the closed jute mills and payment of their dues.
