UNB, Dhaka :
The ‘President’s Pension, Gratuity, and other Privileges Bill, 2015’, was placed in Parliament on Monday keeping a provision that the Presidents whose tenures are declared illegal or unconstitutional by the higher court would be ineligible for enjoying retirement benefits.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, who is in-charge of the Cabinet Division in the House, placed the Bill aiming to
replace the President’s Pension Ordinance, 1979. The Bill was sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry for scrutiny. The Committee was asked to submit its report within seven working days.
According to the Bill, a retired President will get as usual 75 percent of his salary as pension. However, the retirement benefits will not be applicable for a retired President in three cases.
The retired President will not be entitled to get the retirement benefits in case of the Supreme Court declared that the President assumed office through unconstitutional or illegal ways.
Besides, a retirement President will not get pension and other retirement benefits if the President holds office in another government office and receives salary and other benefits from the ‘Consolidated Fund’ of the government, if any President is punished on moral turpitude or criminal charges. On August 3 last, the Cabinet approved the draft of the Bill.
The new law will be applicable for all Presidents since independence and under the law nominee/nominees or heirs may receive the pension and gratuity of a late/retired President if it was not received before.
The Bill said a former President will avail of a personal assistant, one attendant and expenses for operating the office. Apart from these, the former President will also avail of medical status like a minister, free vehicles, telephone, diplomatic passport and can use a circuit house or rest house inside the country without any charge.
The ‘President’s Pension, Gratuity, and other Privileges Bill, 2015’, was placed in Parliament on Monday keeping a provision that the Presidents whose tenures are declared illegal or unconstitutional by the higher court would be ineligible for enjoying retirement benefits.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, who is in-charge of the Cabinet Division in the House, placed the Bill aiming to
replace the President’s Pension Ordinance, 1979. The Bill was sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry for scrutiny. The Committee was asked to submit its report within seven working days.
According to the Bill, a retired President will get as usual 75 percent of his salary as pension. However, the retirement benefits will not be applicable for a retired President in three cases.
The retired President will not be entitled to get the retirement benefits in case of the Supreme Court declared that the President assumed office through unconstitutional or illegal ways.
Besides, a retirement President will not get pension and other retirement benefits if the President holds office in another government office and receives salary and other benefits from the ‘Consolidated Fund’ of the government, if any President is punished on moral turpitude or criminal charges. On August 3 last, the Cabinet approved the draft of the Bill.
The new law will be applicable for all Presidents since independence and under the law nominee/nominees or heirs may receive the pension and gratuity of a late/retired President if it was not received before.
The Bill said a former President will avail of a personal assistant, one attendant and expenses for operating the office. Apart from these, the former President will also avail of medical status like a minister, free vehicles, telephone, diplomatic passport and can use a circuit house or rest house inside the country without any charge.
