The weekly cabinet meeting yesterday approved proposals for amending two laws making it mandatory for the prime minister, ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers to pay taxes on their remuneration.
The Cabinet Division placed the proposals for amending "The Prime Minister's (Remuneration and Privileges) Act, 1975" and "The Ministers, Ministers for State and Deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges) Act, 1973".
The meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the proposals after discussion, said Abul Kalam Azad, press secretary to the prime minister, after the meeting at the Cabinet Division of the secretariat.
Salaries of the prime minister, ministers, state ministers, and deputy ministers will come under the tax net once the amendments are passed in parliament, he added.
The cabinet also approved a proposal for an agreement on establishing a joint commission for cooperation between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
"The move was made during the tenure of the last caretaker government, but Myanmar did not agree to sign it then. Now the government is looking forward to signing it during Sheikh Hasina's upcoming visit to Myanmar," a cabinet minister told The Daily Star.
Relations between the two neighbours will improve through the visit and signing of the joint commission, said the minister.
The Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Trust (Amendment) Act, 2011 and the proposal for an amendment to the National Export Trophy Policy, 2006 were also approved at the meeting.
Besides, it gave its approval to proposals for signing of agreements between Bangladesh and Cambodia, and Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh on waiving visa for diplomatic and official passport holders, considering reciprocal promotion and protection of investment.
The proposal for ratifying the agreement on avoiding double taxation between Bangladesh and Mauritius also got the nod.
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