Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Mahmud Hasan Khan has announced that 147 readymade garment (RMG) factories across the country have been declared completely closed amid ongoing worker demonstrations demanding a new minimum wage. Speaking at an emergency press conference at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara on Saturday, November 14, 2026, he stated that a vested quarter is intentionally attempting to create chaos in the garment sector, severely disrupting normal manufacturing operations and threatening Bangladesh's primary export earnings.
Read nextBangladeshi Entrepreneur Kazi Fahad Elected JCI Vice President for 2027 at World Congress in Clark, PhilippinesDetailing the operational fallout from more than two weeks of labor unrest, the BGMEA President noted that 55 factories in the Savar and Ashulia industrial belts were forced to close under Section 13(1) of the Bangladesh Labour Act on Saturday, while 92 factories are operating with partial production. Warning that continuing wage revision discussions at the Minimum Wage Board will not be possible if industrial instability persists, Mahmud Hasan Khan confirmed that factory owners' representatives will nonetheless submit their written minimum wage proposal on Sunday, November 15, 2026—ahead of the board's scheduled third session on November 16, following the workers' representatives' earlier demand of Tk 32,000. He also observed that labor federations have been unable to bring the field-level situation under control.
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