Factory owners, it added, are making “every possible effort” to maintain production and ensure uninterrupted export operations. Even so, the Dhaka Tribune reported that production at factories in the Savar-Ashulia industrial belt has fallen by 50-60 percent because of low gas pressure and frequent power outages, prompting concerns about timely order fulfilment. Ahmed Mortuza, director of Projon Sweater in Ashulia, told the Dhaka Tribune that while most manufacturing stages had been completed, inadequate gas pressure had halted boiler operations, preventing finishing and ironing. In response, the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, a prominent trade group, has threatened to bar LPP from sourcing in Bangladesh. It added that they would continue their collective action until the concerns of all 135 workers who filed the demands were addressed.