The amount proposed by the CPD is about 1 percent of the GDP and can be distributed in monthly aid of Tk 8,000 for two months to each household. Senior Research Fellow Towfiqul Islam Khan made the keynote presentation at the media briefing on behalf of CPD’s flagship programme Independent Review of Bangladesh’s Development. Towfiqul said an in-built technology induced mechanism can be put in place to implement the proposed cash transfer programme. She urged the government to come up with concrete allocation for the vulnerable groups so that they can survive during the COVID-19 crisis. CPD Distinguished Fellow Professor Mustafizur Rahman and Research Director Khondaker Golam Moazzem were also present at the event and took questions from the media.

Source: bd News24 April 13, 2020 22:52 UTC