DHAKA, Jan 19, 2026 (BSS) - Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General 
(retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain today said a decision has been taken to sell 
assets of the Nassa Group, following court orders, to pay lawful arrears of 
wages and service benefits to its workers.

He made the statement at the 15th meeting of the Advisory Council Committee 
on the review of labour and business conditions of industrial units in 
Beximco Industrial Park, held at the Secretariat here, said a press release.

The adviser said that through a court-appointed administrator, shares of the 
Nassa Group have already been sold and Taka 76 crore has been paid to the 
workers as part of their dues. In addition, following the directives from 
Bangladesh Bank (BB), the Nassa Group has already made down payments to eight 
banks.

Necessary steps will be taken to pay the down payments of the remaining 15 
banks as well as the outstanding dues of workers by selling some properties 
of the Nassa Group through open and competitive bidding, in accordance with 
court directives, he added.

The meeting was attended, among others, by the Secretary of the Ministry of 
Labour and Employment, a Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, the Additional 
Inspector General of the Industrial Police, senior officials from several 
ministries and divisions, Nassa Group administrators, and representatives of 
various commercial banks.