Dhaka, June 1 -- About 66.83 per cent, out of 9683 industrial units, under the Industrial Police jurisdiction except Dhaka Metropolitan area, could not clear festival allowances until Saturday, a deadline set by the government.

Some 3,212 units, including textile and readymade garment factories, so far, paid festival allowances, according to IP data.

Earlier on May 28, the interim government at a Tripartite Consultative Committee meeting asked factory owners to pay festival allowances by May 31 and monthly wages for May by June 03.

According to the IP data, out of the 9,683 units, some 786 factories or 8.12 per cent already paid monthly wages for May.

The remaining 8,897 or about 92 per cent factories did not pay May wages. According ...