Bangladesh supply chains come to a halt

05/11/2013

While factory collapses have deservedly taken most of the headlines for companies sourcing in Bangladesh, there is another word that should be a cause of concern: “hartal”. First coined during the Indian independence movement to define a nationwide strike, hartals are increasingly commonplace in Bangladesh ...

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