Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The National Pay Commission formed to prepare a new salary structure for government employees is carrying out "substantive" work, according to Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed.

However, he also drew a clear distinction between the commission's work and the question of implementation during the tenure of the interim government.

After a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Salehuddin briefed reporters on the status of the proposed pay scale.

Asked whether the new pay structure would be finalised and introduced under the Muhammad Yunus-led government, the advisor said the issue could only be addressed once the commission's report was submitted.

He added that the commissi...