This allocation and subsequent beneficiary selection process of these relief packages should be based on the proportion of vulnerable population, not the size of the total population. The virtual dialogue was held on Monday, according to a press release of the CPD. He underlined that there was insufficiency of relief support provided by the government. The participants from Sirajganj highlighted the insufficiency of relief support and also urged timely distribution of the relief packages. Mr Mohammad Soeb Iftekhar, head of Economic Inclusion and Justice, Oxfam in Bangladesh, gave the introductory remarks at the dialogue.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 28, 2020 14:48 UTC