Chittagong Port in Bangladesh
Workers at the southern Chittagong sea port have been on strike since Monday, October 11.
After an emergency visit by the shipping minister Tuesday failed to end the standoff, the army was called in to keep cargo at the port moving. “Negotiations have failed and we have sent in soldiers to run the port and maintain law and order,” said the port’s security director Lieutenant Colonel Kamrul Islam, adding that all protests at the port have been banned.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said in a statement on Tuesday, “The government must act to end this strike immediately.”