The Bangladesh Special (Remuneration and Privileges) Order, 1972 (President's Order)

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the remuneration and privileges of the President, Prime Minister, ¹Members of the Council of Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and holders of certain scheduled offices; NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Independence of Bangladesh, read with the Provisional Constitution of Bangladesh Order, 1972 and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make the following Order:-

(1) This Order may be called the Bangladesh Special (Remuneration and Privileges) Order, 1972.

(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.

(3) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the first day of January, 1972.

In this Order, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

²(b) “Minister” means a member of the Council of Ministers and includes a Minister of State and a Deputy Minister but does not include the Prime Minister;

The President, the Prime Minister, a Minister and the holders of the offices enumerated in the Schedule shall be paid such salary and allowances and shall be entitled to such privileges as may be prescribed.

The Prime Minister and a Minister in receipt of a salary or allowances under this Order shall not be entitled to receive any sum out of funds provided by Legislature by way of salary or allowances in respect of his membership of the Legislature.

The date on which any person becomes or ceases to be the President, Prime Minister, a Minister or the holder of a scheduled office shall be published in the official Gazette, and any such notification shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that he became, or ceased to be the President, the Prime Minister, a Minister or the holder of a scheduled office on that date for the purposes of this Order.

All salaries paid or payable for the period commencing on the first day of January, 1972 and ending with the commencement of this Order to any person to whom this Order applies, all charges incurred before the commencement of this Order in respect of accommodation provided in any hospital for or on the medical treatment of any such person or any member of his family and all payments before such commencement by way of travelling or dearness allowances to any such persons, shall be deemed to have been paid, payable or incurred or made under this Order.

Any rules made by the Government before the commencement of this Order, providing for the remuneration and privileges of the Ministers, shall be deemed to have been made under the provisions of this Order.

The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the schedule to this Order by addition of further offices to which the provisions of this Order shall apply.

The Ministers (Terms and Conditions) Order, 1962, and the East Pakistan Ministers (Terms and Conditions) Order, 1962, are hereby repealed.