One out of every four Bangladeshis is illiterate despite the fact that at least Tk4,232 crore have been spent by successive governments since 1991 to wipe out illiteracy.
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) will have to pay taxes from fiscal year 2023-24 if they do not keep their income from service charges in a revolving fund.
Due to meagre allocation for the education sector, Bangladesh will face growing challenges to graduate from the least developed country status, say economists and educationists.
At least 18,465 non-government primary schools closed their doors for good in 2021 and 2022 due to what officials said were the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic.