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Bangladesh Garment Factories Reopen After Interim Government Appointed

Factories in the world’s second-largest garment exporting country reopened on Wednesday hoping to swiftly resume operations after production was disrupted by violent protests that ousted the prime minister.
A garment worker in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Garment and textile factories which supply major western brands such as H&M, Zara and Carrefour had been forced to shut under curfews imposed during the unrest. (NurPhoto)
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Garment factories in Bangladesh, forecast to account for 90 percent of the country’s exports, reopened on Wednesday hoping to swiftly resume full operations after production was disrupted by violent protests that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week.

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