Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com Published: 03 Jun 2021 03:32 PM BdST Updated: 03 Jun 2021 03:32 PM BdST A health worker taking a swab sample from a woman for COVID-19 test at a booth run by the Directorate General of Health Services and BRAC at the Islamic Foundation in Dhaka’s Agargaon on Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Bangladesh plans to set aside Tk 100 billion in the coming fiscal year to meet expenses related to unanticipated emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ); }
The amount is consistent with that of the current fiscal year’s budget, but needs to be maintained because the coronavirus continues to ravage the world, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal during his proposal of the fiscal 2021-22 budget on Thursday.
Tk 10,000cr proposed for emergency requirements of COVID-19
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DHAKA, June 3, 2021 (BSS) – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed Taka 10,000 crore in the 2021-2022 fiscal year to meet the emergency requirements to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In the last budget, we made a large allocation for the implementation of special activities under the Health Services Division to address the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
“Besides, we set aside Tk. 10,000 crore to meet the expenses related to unanticipated emergency requirements,” the finance minister said adding despite a year has passed since its first outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic is still ravaging the world.
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Published: 07 Jan 2021, 17:23
Yet another scam has come to light regarding procurement of machinery in the health sector. Furniture and equipment have been purchased at inflated rates in violation of the rules and regulations. Equipment to detect thalassemia has been bought for eight times more than allocated. Anesthesia ventilator has been bought at a price 12 times more than the estimated cost of Tk 481,000 a unit. And unnecessary equipment has been purchased, outside of requirements.
Irregularities and corruption in health sector procurement have made headlines many times during the coronavirus pandemic. Purchasing fake masks at a high price, providing COVID-19 reports without tests and huge wealth being amassed by a health ministryâs driver, are just some of the scandals