The new scale will be rolled out in two phases — the basic salary will be implemented in the first year, followed by house rent and other allowances in the second year

The interim government has moved to amend the Government Service Act-2018 to allow swift disciplinary action against its employees who will be found guilty of disrupting official activities.

For government employees, voluntary retirement with pension benefits currently requires 25 years of service. The Public Administration Reform Commission is set to recommend lowering the requirement to 15 years.

The public administration ministry is likely to allow government employees to trade in the share market, a reversal of a decades-old rule.

For over two decades, laws and regulations meant for curbing corruption by government employees have been relaxed, creating scope for officials to indulge in irregularities with relative impunity.

Government employees can get loans for the construction of house or purchase of flats anywhere in the country as a policy guideline has already been formulated for providing such loan from the banking system.

The government yesterday promoted 85 joint secretaries to the rank of additional secretaries even though there is not a single vacancy for the position.

Law Minister Anisul Huq says government will take initiative to pass a bill on fresh contempt of court law in the parliament soon.

The government has decided to establish a Pension Fund Management Authority to manage government employees’ pension fund effectively.