Data by the finance ministry showed that the allocation for the pensions and interest payments account for 30 percent of the total social security programme fund of Tk 126,090 crore for the current fiscal year of 2023-24.
Social Safety Net Allocations Bangladesh: Data by the finance ministry showed that the allocation for the pensions and interest payments account for 30 percent of the total social security programme fund of Tk 126,090 crore for the current fiscal year of 2023-24.
The total loss might surge even higher if smaller irregularities - like loan write-offs, rescheduling, and court stays - were considered, CPD Executive Director Fahmida Khatun disclosed during a press briefing today (23 December)