Bangladesh’s garment workers face a bare-bones Eid

Bangladesh’s garment workers face a bare-bones Eid

By the first week of March, with Eid-Ul-Fitr approaching, a festive mood had fully set in. Streets grew more crowded, traffic thickened, markets stayed open late into the night as many families across the capital prepared to mark the year’s biggest celebration — and its peak season for spending on clothes and travel. But for millions of garment workers — the labour behind the ready-made garment industry often cited as the “main driving force” of…