MONGLA, Bangladesh The 29-year-old Monira Khatun was devastated after her husband abandoned her suddenly. She returned to her father only to face another blow: He died soon after, leaving her to shoulder three other family members' care. Without any work, she was worried about how she would feed
While most average towns in the countryside slowly wake up to brace the day, the small port town of Mongla in Bangladesh’s southwest region is already bustling with activity by 6:00am each morning.
Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) has opened a dormitory for female workers, the first such facility in the country’s eight manufacturing enclaves, to solve their accommodation problems.