Dhaka, June 3 -- The interim government has announced a special allowance for government employees with effect from July 1, according to a circular issued by the Finance Division under the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday.

Under the new provision, employees in Grade-1 and above to Grade-9 will receive a 10 percent allowance, while those in Grade-10 to Grade-20 will get 15 percent.

The allowance will be at least Tk 1,000 for in-service employees and Tk 500 for pensioners.

The benefit will apply to civil government employees under the national pay scale, as well as personnel of autonomous and state-owned bodies, banks, insurance and financial institutions, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and the police. Pensioners whose pensions have been r...