Wednesday
4 November 2026
Owners and workers on the new Minimum Wage Board agreed the revised pay will take effect in December, paid from January. The amount is still open. Workers want Tk 30,000 a month, up from Tk 12,500.
4 November 2026
Factories reopened on 2 November after a day of closures. Police used tear gas in Dhaka and Ashulia, border guards were deployed in Gazipur, and a six-member wage board has begun its review.
2 November 2026
The government formed a new minimum wage board for garment workers on 1 November. Protests for a Tk 30,000 wage still shut 529 factories, and owners say they may close more.
1 November 2026
The October 2026 Bangladesh Development Update links slow growth to weak banks, energy shortfalls and low revenue, and puts the spotlight on how well subsidies and social protection reach the poor.
29 October 2026