Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Government employees' pay is recommended to be ramped up by 142 per cent to Tk 160,000 at the highest and Tk 20,000 lowest, generating dismay among economists.

The Pay Commission submitted its report to Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, recommending such salary rises.

Commission chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan and other members handed over the report to the Chief Adviser at his office.

The last pay scale was implemented in 2015

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, in his verified page shared a brief containing the recommended wage scale which kept the number of grades unchanged in the public-sector jobs.

The commission recommends that the starting basic pay of a ...