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Govt forms wage board to set new minimum wage for garment workers

Published : Sunday, 1 November, 2026 at 7:58 PM

Observer Online Report

The government has formed a new minimum wage board to determine wages for garment workers and published a gazette notification in this regard.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment issued two separate notifications on Sunday (November 1), appointing members to the board under Section 138 of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006, as amended in 2026.

Dhaka University Public Administration Department Professor Dr Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has been appointed as the independent member. Asif Ayub, joint secretary-general of the Bangladesh Employers' Federation, will represent the employers, while Anwar Hossain, president of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, will represent the workers.

In a separate notification, ABM Shamsuddin, a director of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), was appointed as the employers' representative, while Babul Akhter, general secretary of the Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation, was named as the workers' representative.

The notifications said the board was formed under Sections 138(3)(a) and 138(3)(b) of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006, as amended in 2026, to carry out the responsibilities specified under Section 139.

Earlier on Saturday, Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury announced the formation of the wage board at the Secretariat amid garment workers' protests demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.

- MaT

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