, April 24 -- The Cabinet on Thursday approved in principle the draft bill of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 2026, scrapping the duty-free vehicle facility for lawmakers in view of the current economic realities.

The approval was given at the fifth Cabinet meeting held at the Cabinet room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 8:30pm, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair, according to a Cabinet Division press release.

At present, MPs enjoy the facility of importing duty-free vehicles under the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Allowances) Order, 1973.

The approved draft removes that provision considering the current economic realities and in light of the Prime Minister's 'far-sighted ...