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Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury announced the board’s formation on Sunday, urging protesting workers to return to work and asking the panel to recommend a revised wage structure as soon as possible, as per local media reports.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh formed a six-member wage board to review garment workers’ minimum pay amid protests demanding Tk 30,000 (~$240) per month.
\nThe panel, comprising employer, worker and independent representatives, will recommend a revised wage structure.
\nThe current minimum wage is Tk 12,500, while recent labour law amendments reduced the wage review cycle from five years to three.<\/p>\n
Senior District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Ashfaqur Rahman has been appointed chairman of the board. Its members include University of Dhaka Public Administration Professor Mosleh Uddin Ahmed as the independent representative; Bangladesh Employers’ Federation Joint Secretary Asif Ayub and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Director ABM Shamsuddin, representing employers; and Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal President Anwar Hossain and Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation General Secretary Babul Akhter, representing workers.<\/p>\n
The appointments were made through two separate notifications issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment under the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006, as amended in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The government move follows several days of demonstrations by garment workers seeking a higher minimum wage. Protests continued on Sunday in Mirpur, Gazipur and Savar, where workers from export-oriented factories took to the streets, disrupting traffic and forcing some production units to suspend operations.<\/p>\n
The last wage review took place in November 2023, with the revised minimum monthly wage of Tk 12,500 (~$101) for entry-level garment workers taking effect in December that year, up from Tk 8,000 (~$64). Recent amendments to the labour law have shortened the wage revision cycle from five years to three.<\/p>\n
The minimum monthly wage for garment workers has risen in successive revisions, from Tk 1,662.50\u00a0(~$13) in 2006 to Tk 3,000 (~$24) in 2010, Tk 5,300\u00a0(~$43)\u00a0in 2013, Tk 8,000 (~$64)\u00a0in 2018 and Tk 12,500 (~$101) in 2023.<\/p>\n
The newly formed board is expected to review the existing wage structure and recommend revised pay.<\/p>\n
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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (CG)<\/p>\n
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