Proposal to hike MPs� pay in next session
A proposal has been made to hike the salaries and remuneration of MPs from Tk. 27,500 to Tk. 55,000. A bill in this connection is scheduled to be passed in the next session of Parliament. It was decided at a meeting of the standing committee on the law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry at Sangsad Bhavan that the office expenditure of MPs would be raised by Tk. 6,000. The complexities related to the Member of Parliament (Remuneration and Allowances [Amendment]) Act, 2016, were resolved yesterday. The bill is likely to be passed in the next session of the Jatiya Sangsad, sources said. The bill concerning the increase in the salaries and allowances of MPs was placed in Parliament on January 24 by law minister Anisul Huq. It was sent to the standing committee for further scrutiny. The bill proposes to increase the administrative cost and allowance for each MP to Tk. 5,000 from Tk. 3,000, the daily allowance to Tk. 750 from Tk. 300, and personal allowance to Tk. 5 lakh from Tk. 3 lakh.
