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Representatives of 65 international retailers, who source garments from Bangladeshi factories, yesterday demanded an immediate solution to the current political crisis, saying the ongoing blockade is interrupting their supply chain.

More than 1,000 shop owners and their employees yesterday took to the streets in Dhaka to demand an end to the political violence, which has severely hurt their businesses and the livelihood of their families. “Many have become broke, while many are on their way to becoming insolvent. We have already incurred huge losses. We can't bear it any longer,” Shah Alam Khandaker, secretary general of Bangladesh Shop Owners Association (BSOA), said. Different markets and shopping malls-based associations from the capital assembled in front of the National Press Club in the capital and formed a human chain for an hour under the banner of BSOA. Shop owners are missing out on Tk 300 crore on average a day in lost profit, said Shah Alam Khandaker, secretary general of Bangladesh Shop Owners Association, while speaking during the demonstration.