100pc pay hike for armed forces too:Daily Star

The Armed Forces Pay Committee has recommended more than 100 percent salary hike for the members of the armed forces. The eight-member committee, led by Lt General Anwar Hossain, yesterday submitted its report to Finance Minister AMA Muhith with proposals for raising salaries of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force personnel. Anwar Hossain later told reporters that the committee made recommendation
s in line with the National Pay Commission's proposals for civil servants' salary rise. The committee recommended 16 grades. Basic salary for the highest grade has been proposed at Tk 80,000. Major general and officers of the same status are in this grade.   Basic pay for the lowest grade has been suggested at Tk 8,200. Civil employees working with the armed forces -- one grade below the soldiers -- are in this grade. Generals or officers of equivalent ranked are above the highest grade. Tk 1 lakh basic salary has been proposed for them. Basic salary for lieutenant generals or officers of the same rank has been suggested at Tk 88,000. Advertisement The pay committee was formed in January last year, consisting of representatives of the three services and the defence ministry. Before making the recommendations, the committee took opinions of the members of the armed forces. It also held meetings with the National Pay Commission. A special allowance has been recommended for the specially trained personnel in the armed forces, Anwar added. The finance ministry sources said basic salary for second lieutenants has been proposed at Tk 30,000; for lieutenants Tk 32,000; captains Tk 37,000; majors Tk 45,000; lieutenant colonels Tk 52,000; colonels Tk 60,000; and for brigadier generals Tk 70,000.   The proposed salaries for various grades of soldiers and junior commissioned officers are: Tk 9,500 for soldier; Tk 10,500 for lance corporal; Tk 11,500 for corporal; Tk 17,000 for sergeant; Tk 25,000 for warrant officer; Tk 27,000 for senior warrant officer; Tk 28,000 for chief artificer; and Tk 29,000 for master warrant officer. On Wednesday, the government formed a six-member committee headed by Cabinet Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan to review the Pay and Service Commission report. The committee will submit its report in six weeks. On December 21 last year, the Pay and Service Commission, led by former central bank governor Mohammad Farashuddin, recommended increasing salary of public servants by 100 percent on average.