Dock workers strike over foreign takeover of key port

THE nation’s dock workers have escalated a strike at the country’s biggest port, Chatto­gram, protesting plans by the interim government to lease ope­rating licen­ces to a foreign company.

The walkout, which began in small numbers in October, has now grown to around 200 workers at the port – Bangladesh’s main trade gateway and a vital hub in the global garment supply chain.