Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The government has formed a six-member wage board to review the minimum wage structure for garment workers amid protests across industrial areas, including Dhaka and Gazipur, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.

Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury announced the formation of the board at a press briefing at his ministry on Sunday and urged the protesting workers to return to work instead of taking to the streets.

The ministry also issued separate gazette notifications on the formation of the minimum wage board for garment workers on Sunday.

The board has been constituted under Section 138 of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (amended in 2026), with the mandate to determine the minimum wage for ...