At least six factories of Tusuka Group were announced closed for an indefinite period in Konabari area under Gazipur City Corporation on Sunday.
The authorities of the factories claimed that those factories have been shut amid workers' unrest.
The factories are Tusuka Jeans Ltd, Tusuka Trousers Ltd, Tusuka Processing Ltd, Tusuka Packaging Ltd, Tusuka Denim Ltd, and Tusuka Washing Ltd.
Contacted, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) for Gazipur Industrial Police-2 (Konabari Zone) confirmed the shutdown and further details will be shared later.
A closure notice posted at the factory gates cited factory workers stopped working yesterday. They went out of the factory buildings and gathered outside the main gates after giving attendances to press home some "unseasonable" demands.
Despite repeated calls from law enforcement and management, workers refrained from resuming duties and instead they engaged in disruptive activities, including rioting and intimidation, the notice continued.
It further said the closure was necessary to protect the safety of officials, employees, and factory property. Effective from 8:00am today, all operations have been suspended.
The factories will resume operation once there is congenial atmosphere and the workers will be informed through a notice, it concluded.
The shutdown followed a workers' strike that began yesterday morning at 8:00am, during which employees assembled at the main factory gate to press for 16 demands, including a 10 percent annual pay increase.
Attempts to contact Tusuka Group Director Tarek Hasan for comments went unanswered.
