Fed up with financial losses due to the ongoing country-wide blockade, owners of textile factories in Bangladesh have decided to observe a seven-hour token hunger strike on February 14. The decision was taken at an emergency joint meeting organized by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) BKMEA and BTMA at BGMEA in Dhaka. The program will continue until 6:00 pm beginning from 11:00 am on the day in front of the BGMEA building in Dhaka.

President of Exporter Association Bangladesh (EAB), Abdus Salam Murshedy, former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Asif Ibrahim, and president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), Tapan Chowdhury, were present at the meeting attended by a large number of members.

Atiqul Islam, President, BGMEA, said that the sector had suffered a direct loss of Tk 6,710 crores in January due to the political deadlock. On the other hand, a discount of Tk 5,000 crores was made for delayed shipment at that time. He claimed garment orders worth Tk10,000 crores have been cancelled during this time.