FFs’ monthly honorarium to be raised to Tk 20,000 from Tk 12,000: JS body
The monthly honorarium for a freedom fighter will probably be raised to Tk 20,000 from Tk 12,000 in the current fiscal year as a proposal in this regard has been sent to the Finance Ministry.
This information was disclosed at the 14th meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on the Liberation War Affairs Ministry on Sunday.
The honorarium will likely be increased by Tk 8,000 in order that the freedom fighters can lead a solvent life, said the Ministry in the meeting held with parliamentary body’s chairman Shajahan Khan in the chair.
The Committee recommended Bangladesh Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust to provide monthly medical expenses to the freedom fighters as needed instead of the existing system.
The parliamentary watchdog formed a three-member subcommittee to report on the authenticity of different alleged irregularities of the Director-General of Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust. The subcommittee was asked to put its report before the primary committee next two months.
The Committee suggested keeping a more elaborate report about the prior recruitments in its next meeting and the formation of a committee to modernize the organogram of the trust.
The meeting also discussed the Jatiyo Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka) and recommended keeping the financial record of Jamuka within the next meeting of the committee.
Committee members Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque and Kazi Firoz Rashid attended the meeting, said a Parliament handout.
