Bangladesh to form wage board after garment protests shut factories

DHAKA: Bangladesh will set up a wage board on Sunday to review garment workers’ pay after protests shut dozens of factories and triggered ​clashes with police, putting fresh strain on the country’s key export ‌industry. Workers in the South Asian nation are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka ($245), more than double the current 12,500 taka, saying rising costs of food, housing, transport ​and healthcare have sharply eroded their purchasing power. The dispute has raised ​concerns abo

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