Wage Board Chairman Liaquat Ali Mollah chaired the meeting, which was attended by BGMEA Chairman Farooq Hasan, BKMEA Chairman Selim Usman and representatives of both owners and workers.
In the face of workers’ agitation, factory owners proposed a minimum wage, which is 56.25 percent higher than the existing wage.
After the Pay Board meeting, Minister of State Monnujan Sufiyan revealed the new pay scale in front of the media at around 3.30 pm.