Labour and Employment Adviser Brig Gen (Retd.) M. Sakhawat Hossain said that decision has been taken to sell the assets of Nassa Group as per a court order to pay the dues and service benefits of the company’s workers, reports UNB.
He made the remark on Sunday while presiding over a meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat, said the ministry in a statement.
The adviser said that Tk 76 crore has already been paid to workers through the sale of Nassa Group shares by an administrator appointed by the court.
Besides, Nassa Group has made down payments to eight banks as per the instructions of Bangladesh Bank.
The remaining down payments to 15 banks and the outstanding dues of the workers will be settled by selling some of Nassa Group’s assets through open competition, he added.
Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Dr. Md. Sanowar Zahan Bhuiyan, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, Additional Inspector General of Industrial Police, senior officials from the Ministries of Home Affairs, Finance, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, Nassa Group’s administrator and other representatives, and officials from various commercial banks were present.
Bd-Pratidin English/ AM
