Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Jatiya Shramik Shakti, labour wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP), on Tuesday warned of a nationwide movement if the government fails to meet their demand for a hike in the minimum monthly wage for garment workers within three days.

"If it (the new minimum wage) is not implemented within the next three days, Jatiya Shramik Shakti will launch a larger movement across the country," its convener Mazharul Islam Fakir said at a press conference held in front of the National Citizen Party (NCP) central office in Banglamotor.

Fakir accused the government of failing to address workers' grievances and condemned the use of force against protesters in Dhaka and Gazipur, calling for an immediate end to the use of force against...