In response to the government’ call to withdraw competitive power rates for the textile industry, the All Asian country Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has proclaimed to close up textile mills across the country beginning on Saturday. 1,600 textile mills have already been closed down in keeping with APTMA.

5 million staff can lose their jobs and thirty million individuals are affected because of the closure of the textile industry. The closure will deal a significant blow to domestic exports as well.