The Government of Bangladesh has officially published a gazette notification constituting a new Minimum Wage Board to determine the revised salary structure for workers in the Readymade Garments (RMG) sector.
Issued by the Wage Board Branch of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Sunday, November 1, 2026, under the signature of Deputy Secretary Md. Mahbubur Rahman, the gazette was promulgated exercising powers under Sections 138(3a), 138(3b), and 139 of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (Amended 2026). Earlier in the day, Minister for Labour and Employment Ariful Haque Choudhury announced at a press conference that the 6-member board will be chaired by Senior District Judge Sheikh Ashfakur Rahman and takes effect immediately on November 1.
Read nextNational Flag to Be Hoisted Across All Government and Private Buildings on November 7 for National Revolution & Solidarity DayThe gazette appoints Prof. Dr. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed of Dhaka University's Public Administration Department as the independent neutral member. Owner interests will be represented by BGMEA Director A.B.M. Shamsuddin and Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF) Joint Secretary-General Asif Ayub. Worker interests will be represented by Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF) General Secretary Babul Akhter and Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Shromik Dal President Anwar Hossain. Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury stated that the board will convene its maiden meeting swiftly to evaluate inflation, living costs, and industry capacity, appealing to garment workers to withdraw street demonstrations and return to their workplaces.
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