The health sector was yet again neglected in the national budget, with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal earmarking around Tk 36,864 crore 5.43 percent of the total budget for the sector.
All eyes were on how Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal would plan to revamp the country's ill-equipped and Covid-battered health sector when he presented the 50th budget yesterday. Although Kamal in his budget speech said the health sector was the top priority, experts termed it frustrating. The health budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year offers nothing new compared to the