The Cabinet Division has reconstituted a 10-member committee to prepare recommendations based on reports of the National Pay Commission, Bangladesh Judicial Service Pay Commission, and the Armed Forces Pay Committee formed by the interim government.
The committee will be headed by the cabinet secretary, the Cabinet Division said in a notification yesterday (21 April).
Other members include the principal secretary to the prime minister, secretaries of public administration, finance, law, health, and secondary and higher education, the principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division, the defence secretary, and the comptroller general of accounts.
Earlier, on 22 January, the National Pay Commission recommended a 100% to 140% increase in salaries and allowances for government employees.
It proposed raising the minimum salary from Tk8,250 to Tk20,000 and the maximum from Tk78,000 to Tk1,60,000.
The commission estimated that implementing the recommendations would require an additional Tk1,06,000 crore.
Currently, the government spends around Tk1,31,000 crore on salaries and pensions for approximately 14 lakh employees and nine lakh pensioners.
According to Finance Division sources, several procedural steps remain before implementation.
On 8 February, a nine-member review committee, headed by the cabinet secretary, was formed to examine the reports of the National Pay Commission 2025, the Judicial Service Pay Commission 2025, and the Armed Forces Pay Committee 2025.
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