FROM PARLIAMENT: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday categorically said the new pay scale would be implemented soon after submitting ‘Pay and Services Commission-2013’ report within December 15.

The finance minister made the disclosure while addressing the parliament in response to a question from MP Selim Uddin.

He also told the House: “The government has no plan to increase the interest rate of savings. But we are examining the rationality to settle on logical interest rate of savings.”

Replying another question of lawmaker M Farid Haque Khan, he said Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) is always on alert to prevent money laundering. But they have no record of the amount of money laundering, he said.

However, the government is trying to ink Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with other countries. By this, BFIU will be able to gather information about money laundering.

BDST: 1730 HRS, NOV 25, 2014