Dhaka, May 24 -- About 37 per cent or 3,745 factories under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police (IP) located in eight industrial zones across the country are yet to pay festival allowances until Sunday, despite the government's instruction to do the same by May 21.

Besides, more than 535 factories, including 155 textile and garment units, did not pay wages for the month of April, a day before Eid-ul-Azha holiday starts, according to IP data.

According to the Industrial Police, some 10,238 factories in eight industrial zones - Ashulia, Gazipur, Chattogram, Narayanganj, Mymensingh, Khulna, Cumilla, and Sylhet - are in operation under its jurisdiction, except for the Dhaka Metropolitan City.

Out of them, some 3,745 factories - 1,126...