Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed today said he is unaware of any announcement regarding the dearness allowance.  

"Who has announced this? I don't know anything about it; I didn't announce it," he told reporters after a meeting of the cabinet committee on purchase at the secretariat in the capital. 

Early this month, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, said dearness allowance for government employees will be announced before June 30, reports UNB.

Rahman, who is also a member of the Dearness Allowance Review Committee, said two meetings have been held regarding the matter.

He did not disclose the percentage of the dearness allowance to be announced.

In response to a query, Salehuddin said no decision on the matter was taken by him, adding, "If any proposal comes, we will discuss it."  

On railway staff demands, he said, "Some logical demands have been met. Demands keep coming from various sectors. While it's not possible to meet all demands, we are trying to address the logical ones."  

He clarified he neither supports nor opposes the dearness allowance but was simply unaware of it.