The government has no intention to establish any separate university for the children of bureaucrats at this moment, Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain has said. “The government is working to ensure equal opportunity for all,” he said while talking to UNB at the secretariat on Sunday (May 05, 2024). “Bureaucrats placed a proposal regarding the establishment of a university for their children and we welcome any kind of proposal. We have many important things to do now and we are not thinking about it at the moment,” he said. Decision to increase age limit for govt jobs up to PM, says Public Administration Minister Divisional and deputy commissioners presented various proposals during the DC conference held from March 3-6. Different proposals including master’s and advanced degree programmes, training for civil service officers, and their children’s education came during the conference, he said. The DCs placed various demands including educational opportunities during their meeting with the prime minister. While talking about the Deputy Commissioners’ proposal, the minister reiterated the inclusive nature of higher education, emphasising that universities are institutions accessible to all where everyone has to get a chance through admission tests. “This is how we think about it.” Power and energy sector likely to get Tk 804 billion allocation in next two fiscal years The minister said, there is a government employee hospital for government employees, "The university is  universal, it comes from a universal idea." "A university is an open space where knowledge is freely acquired, and people can think without constraints. It's where minds develop, shaping individuals into capable citizens. It's a hub for all kinds of people, a place where genius thrives," the minister concluded.  

The government has no plan to announce new pay scale or dearness allowance for the government employees right now, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said in Parliament on Tuesday. The minister said this in reply to a tabled question from Gonoforum MP Mokabbir Khan. Read more: Primary school headmasters to get grade 10 pay scale: SC The finance minister said that the government issued the National Pay Scale Order in 2015, which is still in force. In the past, government employees were given the benefit of salary increment every year as per the pay scale order.  But, due to the provision of increase in percentage of the basic pay in the National Pay Scale 2015, the annual salary of the government employee increase at a fixed rate up to a certain limit, which has been playing a positive role in improving the standard of living of the government employees at all levels, the minister said.  “Amid the post-Covid global recession, inflation has increased around the globe  with hike in commodity prices, which has also affected Bangladesh.The government has taken various steps to control inflation and normalize the market situation.” Read more: Govt employees demand amending 8th pay scale The finance minister said that in the current situation, the government has launched a programme to provide daily essentials through family cards at a lower price. The government is trying to take practical steps to increase the financial capacity of  people. “In this situation, there is no plan to announce new pay scale or dearness allowance for the government employees at this moment,” Kamal said.