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The case is similar for all other hotels in the seaside town.
Zahirul Islam Miron, manager of Somudrabari, said he had to pay Tk 40,000 to his workers even though four were on leave.
Likewise, Imtiaz Tushar, the owner of Elish Park, said the payroll has to be calculated despite declining revenue. All but two of my 20 staff are on leave but still everyone gets their salaries, said Abdul Motaleb Sharif, owner of the Kuakata Guest House and general secretary of the Kuakata Hotel-Motel Owners Association.
Similarly, hundreds of people employed by the local hotel industry are sitting idle for now but the owners still count their salaries.