Bangladesh’s ninth national pay-scale process is in its final stage, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said on July 31 while speaking to media at the Secretariat. He said the process to issue a gazette notification for the new salary structure would begin quickly after cabinet approval. However, no final announcement of the ninth pay scale has yet been made.

Bangladesh has announced eight pay scales for public employees since independence, with the latest introduced in 2015. Under that structure, the minimum basic salary rose 101 percent to Tk8,250 and the maximum salary rose 95 percent to Tk78,000. Since then, employees have received annual increments at a fixed rate, currently five percent, but no new formal salary structure has been announced.

In July 2025, the Ninth National Pay Commission recommended salary increases of 100 to 140 percent, proposing a minimum basic salary of Tk20,000 and a maximum of Tk160,000. After taking office, the new government formed a separate committee on April 21 to review recommendations. The minister also said the new pay structure had no connection with obtaining a new IMF loan.