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20:27, 03-Jul-2020
25,000 lose jobs as Bangladesh shuts down jute factories
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About 25,000 workers have been made unemployed in Bangladesh after the government decided to shut down 25 state-run mills processing jute. The natural fiber is used to make items such as bags and carpets. The decision comes even as the country reels from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.