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Jackfruit that sold for Tk 10 now costs up to Tk 1,000 in Gazipur (opens the original)
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As the jackfruit season has ended in Gazipur, dwindling supplies have sent prices soaring. Fruits that sold for as little as Tk 10 in village markets during the season are now fetching Tk 500 to Tk 1,000 each. A visit to markets in Kapasia, Jainabazar and Baromi showed that jackfruits, which were available for as little as Tk 10 in village markets from May to the end of July during the season, have become expensive since the season ended. The few jackfruits still hanging on trees are now being s
Gas crisis eating into workers’ incomes (opens the original)
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Even a month ago, machine operator Alauddin could earn more than Tk 15,000 a month, including overtime. Now, the 40-year-old garment worker at Choydana area in Gazipur struggles to earn even his basic pay of Tk 10,000. And the fall in monthly income due to the ongoing acute gas and power crisis has its own implications. “I used to eat rice for lunch; now I eat bread and bananas,” said Alauddin, requesting that his employer not be named. His experience is increasingly common among garment workers
Jackfruit without buyers: Gazipur farmers count losses as harvest rots (opens the original)
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Across Gazipur, orchards are full of ripe jackfruits, but many remain unsold. With demand low and transport costs rising, farmers are watching the fruit rot in their orchards, turning what should have been a profitable season into one of losses. "In 2000, jackfruit prices once fell drastically. Even then, I managed to save some money by selling around a thousand jackfruits. After that, the market remained fairly good for the next 25 years," said Motahar Hossain Muntu, 70, a farmer from Khodadia
Over 200 small Gazipur garment factories declare 3-day break (opens the original)
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More than 200 small and subcontracting garment factories in Gazipur declared holidays from Thursday to Saturday, as low gas pressure, combined with the coming weekend, prompted managements to extend the break. "Mainly the subcontracting factories and the small and medium units have declared a holiday as their work has been affected by the low gas pressure," Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Superintendent of Police of Industrial Police-2 at Gazipur, told The Daily Star in a phone interview. With Wednesday
As factories close, thousands hunt for jobs at gates (opens the original)
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Minara Begum stood outside Rouf Style Company in Bhogra, with a red-bordered scarf draped over her shoulders, a face mask pulled up against the dust of passing trucks and buses. In her palms, she held a photocopy of her national ID and a job application. She had heard the factory was hiring operators. For the 55-year-old veteran operator, who has worked in factories across the country, it seemed like a good opportunity. “But when I arrived, recruitment had already been completed.” It has been li
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