Garment workers from several factories blocked the Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road in Narayanganj today, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. Tarek Al Mehedi, additional superintendent of police (crime and operations) in Narayanganj, said the workers gathered in the Katherpul area…
Authorities declared holidays at 264 factories in Savar and Ashulia today as garment workers staged demonstrations demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, an end to worker blacklisting and fulfilment of several other demands. Clashes broke out at several locations as…
State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Haque Nur yesterday said further protests by garment workers were unnecessary, as the government had already formed a wage board. He also raised concerns over whether factory owners could afford to…
News On AIR | November 2, 2026 2:17 PM Garment workers’ demonstrations continued for the second consecutive day in several industrial areas of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Gazipur and Ashulia, demanding an increase in the minimum monthly wage, an end to blacklisting and the reinstatement…
DHAKA, Nov 4: Activists of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday took to the streets in "anti-protest" campaigns while authorities deployed additional paramilitary forces as garment workers' protests over higher wages continued for a fifth day. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers…
Thursday November 05, 2026 Several factories in the Savar and Ashulia industrial areas of Dhaka observed work stoppages today (5 November) amid ongoing worker unrest over demands for an increase in the garment sector's minimum wage. Workers reported to their factories in the…
With the newly constituted minimum wage board for the RMG sector pledging to implement a revised wage structure for workers from January 2027, amid persistent protests by a section of the workers, it is worth examining Bangladesh’s prevailing wage protection regime…
Government, industry leaders, and labour representatives on Wednesday made a joint call to agitate garment workers to return to their factories today (Thursday), following significant progress by the Minimum Wage Board that announced the implementation time of the new wage…
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