The Ministry of Labour and Employment brought forward the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Minimum Wage Board for garment workers by four hours today, Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Originally scheduled for 3:00 PM, the meeting convened at 11:00 AM at the Ministry of Labour office, under the chairmanship of Senior District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Ashfakur Rahman.
According to the revised notification issued under Section 139 of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006, the emergency schedule shift was necessitated by rising worker unrest and security incidents across key manufacturing hubs. The six-member board—comprising Chairman Sheikh Ashfakur Rahman, owner representatives Asif Ayub and ABM Shamsuddin, worker representatives Anwar Hossain and Babul Akhter, and independent member Professor Mosleh Uddin Ahmed of Dhaka University—focused its agenda on formal introductions and setting the framework for minimum wage recommendations.
Read nextNewly Formed Minimum Wage Board Expects Recommendations for RMG Workers Within a Month, Says Chairman Syed Azad SobhaniSimultaneously, severe unrest broke out in Gazipur around 9:30 AM. Protesting apparel workers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in the Borobari area, demanding a minimum monthly wage increase from the current ৳12,500 to ৳30,000. Demonstrators clashed with police forces and attempted to storm Basan Police Station, throwing brickbats at the facility. Law enforcement officers deployed tear gas shells and sound grenades to control the crowd. Gazipur Industrial Police Superintendent Amjad Hossain confirmed that additional security forces have been stationed to secure the area, while labor representatives expressed hope that a finalized wage structure will be approved by December 2026 and enforced from January 2027.
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