Dhaka, March 27 -- Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Sakhawat Hossain has said that action would be taken through Interpol against former Awami League lawmaker from Magura-1 constituency, Saifuzzaman Shikhar, who fled abroad without settling workers' dues.

The adviser disclosed this during a press conference on Thursday, where he discussed the Ministry of Labour and Employment's initiative to ensure the payment of all dues, including salaries, bonuses, and other entitlements, ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

He said that Tk 1.23 crore had already been disbursed from the emergency account of the Ministry's Central Fund to pay the dues of workers from Roar Fashion Ltd, a company owned by Shikhar. The payment was made to address ...