DHAKA, March 31, 2020 (BSS) – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today urged
the owners to consider with sympathy the issue house rent of the industrial
labourers in this unusual situation rendered by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement, he said the country’s export-oriented industries have been
faced with hurdles because of worldwide coronavirus pandemic which also
pushed the labourers of the sector into big troubles.
“In this circumstance, I am requesting you (house owners) to be
sympathetic towards the labourers and consider (waiving) their rent,” he
said.
Tipu Munshi said, “Our sympathy could help them (labourers) overcome this
hardship smoothly, and I believe it would encourage them to contribute more
to our export sector in future.”