Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
The pass rate in this year's entrance examinations under the Madrasa Education Board is 79.66 percent. Last year the pass rate in Madrasa Board was 74.70 percent, which was the lowest in the last five years. The passing rate under this board was 82.22 percent in 2022 and 93.22 percent in 2021. This year, a […]
A decade ago, the wage board had initially proposed increasing the minimum wage for garment workers from Tk 3,000 to Tk 3,600. However, this proposal sparked discontent among workers, leading to a strike. Eventually, in 2013 the salary was set at Tk 5,300. Recently the bosses proposed a salary of Taka 10,400, which is only […]
Marjina Akter, operator of Envoy Fashion Limited factory, came to her workplace in Jamgra around 9:30 am and saw a closure notice hanging at the entrance. When he asked for a possible reopening date, a security guard informed him that officials would announce it later. Similarly, other employees who came to their respective workplaces saw […]
Its leaders alleged that when workers were protesting for their fair wages, the government sided with the owners and opened fire on the protesters. The workers demanded fair wages for their labor, but all they received were bullets. He demanded justice for three fellow workers – Anjuara, Russell and Imran – who were killed during […]
If the current dollar value set by the government is taken into account, the salary should be approximately US$113. Bangladesh is the second largest RMG exporter in the world after China. The minimum wage for workers in this industry in China is US$303. After Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and India rank next in exports. According […]
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 […]
Although there has been an increase in exports and various facilities in the readymade garment sector amid the internal and external crisis, the wages of workers in this sector remain low in Bangladesh compared to competing countries. Wages of RMG sector workers in India, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Pakistan are higher than in Bangladesh. […]
After receiving the proposals from both the parties, Liaquat Ali said that the workers’ side is demanding Rs 20,400 and the owners’ side is demanding Rs 10,400. “There is a huge difference between the proposals from both sides.” The fifth meeting of the pay board will be held on November 1. A proposal to reduce […]
There is no national minimum wage in Bangladesh. This reflects the weakness and unorganized state of the economy as well as the deprivation of the people on a large scale. Although there are minimum wages in different sectors, their impact is not very high. The readymade garment industry is the largest export-oriented sector in the […]
