Retired Judge to Get Monthly ‘Special Allowance’

The Cabinet has approved the draft of ‘Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Act, 2022’ in principle with a provision of a monthly special allowance of Tk 70,000 for a retired judge.

The special allowance will be given to meet expenses against different purposes like his domestic help, car driver, house guard, and maintenance of office-cum residence.

Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam told this to the reporters after the meeting on Monday (March 14).

He added, “The draft law was brought to formulate a law repealing an ordinance of the military regime as per a judgment of the high court.”

The proposed law will replace the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Ordinance, 1982.