Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The newly reconstituted Minimum Wage Board for the ready-made garment (RMG) sector held its first meeting on Wednesday, announcing that the new wage structure will come into effect in December and workers will receive their increased wages from January 2027.

The timeline was announced jointly by the board's owner representative ABM Shamsuddin and worker representative Babul Akhter after the meeting at the Minimum Wage Board office in Segunbagicha.

The meeting was chaired by newly appointed board Chairman and District and Sessions Judge Syed Azad Subhani.

The first meeting of the reconstituted board was held amid ongoing labour unrest in the garment sector and a series of high-level discussions over workers' demands for...