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  "title": "Bangladesh garment factories reopen as wage protests keep industry on edge",
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  "summary": "The workers’ demands reflect mounting pressure from rising living costs and persistent inflation.",
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Double pay amid protests? Why are Bangladesh garment workers demanding this? How unrest threatens a $47 bn export sector",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/double-pay-amid-protests-why-are-bangladesh-garment-workers-demanding",
        "published": "2026-11-01T15:31:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Police vehicle torched, factories shut: Unrest in Bangladesh as garment workers demand higher wages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/police-vehicle-torched-factories-shut-unrest-in-bangladesh-as-garment",
        "published": "2026-11-01T15:45:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Bangladesh workers clash with police in protests over low pay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/bangladesh-workers-clash-with-police-in-protests-over-low-pay",
        "published": "2026-11-01T16:52:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Bangladesh garment protests shut factories, threatening global supply chains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/bangladesh-garment-protests-shut-factories-threatening-global-supply",
        "published": "2026-11-01T18:41:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Thousands of Bangladesh garment workers protest for pay hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/thousands-of-bangladesh-garment-workers-protest-for-pay-hike",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:04:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Bangladesh garment factories reopen as wage protests keep industry on edge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/bangladesh-garment-factories-reopen-as-wage-protests-keep-industry-on-17765871",
        "published": "2026-11-02T07:25:29.000Z"
      }
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