Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- The National Committee to Protect State-owned Sugar Mills has announced a 'Ministry of Industries Siege' program for March 31, demanding the immediate reopening of six state-owned sugar mills that were shut down during the previous Awami League administration.

The announcement came during a press conference held at the Jatiya Press Club on Saturday. To build momentum for the siege, the committee also declared a series of protest demonstrations to be held across all functional and closed sugar mills through March.

Addressing the press conference, committee leaders expressed frustration over the lack of progress. Central Convener Kamruzzaman Firoz noted that during a November 2024 meeting between Chief Adviser Muhammad Yu...