New payscale: ministry clarifies staff recreation allowance rules
The Finance Division has clarified that government staff taking recreation leave will receive allowances based on the basic salary drawn in that specific month.
Bangladesh’s Finance Division has clarified how rest and recreation allowances will be calculated under the staggered ninth national payscale. Employees taking leave between July 2026 and June 2027 will receive an allowance matching the basic salary drawn in that specific month.
The directive confirms the benefit will reflect actual basic pay received rather than salaries set through pay fixation. Staff who have already drawn the allowance cannot claim retrospective arrears following pay revisions. Under long-standing rules, civil servants receive one month’s basic salary for recreation leave every three years.
The new payscale raises salaries by up to 142 percent, with staged increases until full implementation in July 2027.
Source: bdnews24
