DHAKA, Jan 22, 2026 (BSS) - The government has issued the Rangpur Development Authority (RDA)(Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 inserting a provision of allowing retirement after 25 years of service.

Through this amendment, the authority has been given the power to retire any employee, who has completed 25 years of service, in the public interest without giving any reason.

The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs today issued a gazette notification to this end. 

The ordinance will come into immediate effect.
Earlier, the President, under the powers bestowed upon him by Article 93(1) of the Constitution, issued the ‘Rangpur Development Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026’ on January 19.

New provisions over retirement:
The new amendment includes the Section ‘53A’. According to this section, general employees of the authority will automatically retire after completing 59 years of age and freedom fighter employees after completing 60 years of age.

An employee can voluntarily retire by giving 30 days’ written notice after completing 25 years of service. However, this decision will be final and irrevocable. If an employee completes 25 years of service, the authority can send him/her to retirement without showing any reason, if it deems it necessary in the public interest, with the prior approval of the government.

According to Section ‘53B’ of the ordinance, the government can make mutual transfers and postings between the employees of the Rangpur Development Authority and the employees of other authorities under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works (such as RAJUK, CDA, etc) in the public interest.