Hasina had announced the first packages in March when the pandemic ravaged the global economy. File PhotoReadymade garment factories, the main exporting sector of Bangladesh, paid their workers and cut lay-offs by taking loans from the packages. Economists hailed the packages that softened the blow of the pandemic to economy. In the meeting on the five-year plan, Shamsul Islam, member of the Planning Commission, submitted the finalised draft emphasising inclusive progress. Hasina asked the commission to highlight the strategy and action plan separately in the five-yearly plan, Tusher said.

Source: bd News24 December 23, 2020 16:52 UTC