Dhaka, April 4 -- According to Google, they will need to walk for 18 to 28 hours without break to reach the factories that are 112 kilometres away in Dhaka.

One of the workers, who spoke to bdnews24.com near Mymensingh Bridge on Friday morning, said over mobile phone at 11:30pm that he was still on his way, on foot.

The government announced a 10-day shutdown of public transport services, offices and workplaces on Mar 26, and extended it to Apr 9 to stem the outbreak. Educational institutions are also closed.

The government and the owners' associations have advised the garment and knitwear factories to continue production with proper protection of the workers from the virus if they have orders to deliver.

The government has also announ...