Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Sheikh Ashfaqur Rahman, chairman of the Minimum Wage Board, on Tuesday said the board would soon convene its first meeting to determine a new wage structure for ready-made garment (RMG) workers, assuring that the overall process would be completed swiftly.

Speaking to UNB, he said the first meeting of the previous wage board was held 45 days after the gazette notification and the entire process took six to seven months to complete. "This time, however, the process will move much faster as the government is committed to completing it as quickly as possible," he said.

The development comes amid ongoing labour unrest, as workers staged demonstrations and clashed with police in Gazipur, Savar, Ashulia and Mirpur on Tuesday,...