June 11, 2026
The situation has improved and a favourable environment for reopening the factories has been created, an official says
They later dispersed after holding discussions with police and the EPZ authorities
The owners say they announced the factory closures under Section 12(2) of the EPZ Labour Act
The blaze started on the seventh floor of an eight-storey building
The flames began on the seventh floor and later spread to the sixth floor, an official says
