The current minimum wage in Bangladesh is BDT8,000.00 per month in 2013. It became valid on December 2, 2013.
- Valid on july 2024
Sector
- Bangladesh
- Dhaka - Ready Made Garment
- Leather
- Road transport
- Rerolling mills
- Plastic
- Textile
- EPZ - Garments/Garments Accessories/Shoe/Shoe Accessories/Leather Goods/Service/Tent/Tent Accessories/Plastic Products/Toys/Caps & Hats and relevant others
- EPZ - Electronics & Electrical Products/Software/Lens & Glass Products/Metal & Metal casting/Automobile & Auto Parts/Bi-Cycle/Heavy Industry/Cosmetics/ Boat/Golf Shafts/Fishing Equipment’s and relevant others
- EPZ - Textile/Chemical/Dying/Oil and Refinery/Argo-Products/Furniture/ Wood and Bamboo Products and relevant others
- EPZ - Terry Towels/Sweaters/Wigs and relevant others
Working hours
- The minimum monthly wage is determined on the basis of daily and weekly working hours which are 8 hours daily and 48 hours per week. Overtime remuneration is paid at the rate of one and a half times or double the daily rate of wages.
Definitions
House Rent Allowance: 50% of basic wages in divisional cities and 40% of basic wages in other areas
Wages per month are calculated as 4.33 times if a weekly wage is defined. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.
Bonuses e.g. project, attendance, festival will vary from company to company
EPZ: Adamjee EPZ, Chattogram EPZ, Cumilla EPZ, Dhaka EPZ, Ishwardi EPZ, Karnaphuli EPZ, Mongla EPZ, Uttara EPZ, BEPZA EZ
Source
According to the Labour Act 2006, the monthly minimum wage is determined based on the working hours per week.
More information is available at
Minimum Wages - Bangladesh - Archive
Archive from 2019 on
- Minimum wage with effect from December 1, 2023
- Minimum wage with effect from September 2, 2020
- Minimum wage with effect from July 21, 2020
- Minimum wage with effect from June 28, 2020
- Minimum wage with effect from June 22, 2020
- Minimum wage with effect from January 24, 2019