Bangladesh garment industry short on cotton as floods worsen protest backlog

FILE - Women work in a garment factory, as factories reopened after the government has eased the restrictions amid concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 3, 2020.

Garment factories in Bangladesh, one of the world's biggest clothing production hubs, are struggling to complete orders on time as flooding disrupts their cotton supplies - exacerbating a backlog caused by recent political turmoil.