Responding to journalists' questions at the briefing, Mahmud Hasan Khan said that if vandalism in factories, road blockades and lawlessness continue, nearly 1,500 members who attended the meeting have raised questions about the rationale of continuing discussions in the wage board. However, as a responsible section of society, the employers will attend the November 16 meeting and, according to the decision so far, will submit their proposal on that day. He expressed hope that the overall situation in the industrial areas will improve within the next one or two days; if disorder continues even after that, the employers will consider the situation and take the next decision.

Regarding the activities of the wage board, the BGMEA president said that the Minimum Wage Board was formed on November 1 and it was announced on the very first day from when the new wage would be effective. Despite this, efforts are being made to create a situation of lawlessness and put pressure on employers to create a context for announcing an unreasonable wage, or there may be some other motive behind it.

Noting that both employers and workers must be given an environment to work with a calm mind in the interest of properly determining wages, he said that if employers and workers' federation leaders remain busy on the streets due to the disorderly situation, it will become difficult to prepare correct proposals and hold fruitful discussions on them. At this time, he sought the government's strict intervention to quickly bring the law and order situation in Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur areas under control.