Bangladesh Agrees to Raise Minimum Wage for Garment Workers After Protests NYT - World By: Saif Hasnat 5 November 2026 at 15:12 Hundreds of garment factories were shut down this week as workers in the country, the worldβs second-largest exporter of clothing, demonstrated for higher pay. Β© Abdul Goni/ReutersA demonstrator hurled back a tear gas shell fired by the police in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.