Four distinguished individuals, including an Indian national, were recognised with the “Shomman Kindness Award” yesterday for their philanthropic acts that helped bring changes to countless lives.
Protecting purchasing power of the left behind and financially insolvent people is the prime concern and for that the government should stabilise prices of basic necessities and improve employment opportunities, said economist Debapriya Bhattacharya.
The proposed budget has failed to offer fiscal measures to create jobs crucial to millions of the people in the informal sector who slipped to poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, said experts yesterday. "Fiscal incentives proposed in the budget are not sufficiently linked to employment generation, particularly for the traditionally left-behind groups," said Debapriya