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Keeping in mind the possible impacts of the second Covid-19 wave, the government is going to attach top priority to vaccination, economic recovery, and life and livelihood of the poor in the upcoming national budget.
The size of the next budget, due to be placed in parliament on June 3, is likely to be Tk 602,880 crore, 6.14 percent higher than the original budget of Tk 568,000 crore for the current fiscal year, according to a draft budget proposal.
It will be finalised today at a meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal and top officials of the Finance Division, said finance ministry officials.
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Immediate cash support and long-term protection policies needed in this sector
Holding a paperboard over her head to shield herself from the scorching sun, Fulmoti, 75, waits for handouts at Khilkhet level crossing in the capital on May 4, 2021. Widowed after the Liberation War, the mother-of-two used to work at a local restaurant as a cooking assistant. She lost her job last year after the eatery was shut amid the pandemic. She now depends on donations to survive. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
That the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns have been difficult for the poor, especially the urban poor, should not come as a surprise to anyone. According to an estimate from the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), the countrywide shutdown last year caused an 80 percent drop in income of the labouring class in urban areas. A survey conducted by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and the Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) suggested th
2.45 crore new poor in the country, who is responsible? Straight From Star Newsroom Straight From Star Newsroom
The economic shock induced by the pandemic has pushed 2.45 crore people into poverty in one year. The Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and the Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) run this survey and found that the number of new poor people is higher in urban areas than in rural areas.
What is the way out of this situation and is there any initiative of the government to save these newly impoverished people?
Watch Straight From Star Newsroom to get answers to these pressing questions from The Daily Star s Business Editor Sohel Parvez.
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