Briefing the media at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Sunday, Mahmud said: “I thought of calling a cabinet committee meeting today after speaking to members of the previous cabinet committee. On Dec 9 of last year, a cabinet committee headed by the cultural affairs minister was formed to review the recommendations of the ninth wage board. The committee included the minister of industries, the minister of home affairs, the labour minister and the information minister. The head of the ninth wage board, retired Justice Mohammed Nizamul Huq, subsequently submitted its recommendations to the then information minister Hasanul Haq Inu at his Secretariat office on Nov 4. The wage board recommended an 80 percent base salary increment in the top three wage grades and an 85 percent raise in the bottom three grades, said Cabinet Secretary Shafiul Alam.

Source: bd News24 January 20, 2019 11:03 UTC