FFs' monthly honorarium to be raised to Tk 20,000

The monthly honorarium for a freedom fighter is going to be raised to Tk 20,000 from Tk 12,000 in the current fiscal year as a proposal in this regard has recently been sent to the Finance Ministry, reports UNB.
This was disclosed at the 14th meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on the Liberation War Affairs Ministry on Sunday.
The honorarium is going to be enhanced by Tk 8,000 so that the freedom fighters can lead a solvent life, said the ministry at the meeting held with chairman of the parliamentary body Shajahan Khan in the chair.
The committee also recommended that the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust should provide monthly medical expenses to the freedom fighters as needed instead of the existing system.
The parliamentary watchdog formed a three-member sub-committee to report over the authenticity of alleged irregularities by the Director General of Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust. The sub-committee was asked to place its report before the main committee within the next two month.
The parliamentary committee suggested placing an elaborate report about the previous recruitments in its next meeting as well as forming a committee to modernise the organogram of the Trust.
The meeting also discussed Jatiyo Muktijoddha Council and recommended placing the financial statement of the Council in 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.