Star file photo Nearly 6.53 crore poor people in Bangladesh should receive time-bound temporary cash payments to cope with the worst impacts of Covid-19 pandemic, according to the United Nations.
A working paper of the United Nations Development Programme suggests those people should get a temporary basic income of at least $25 or Tk 2,100 per month, as the UNDP argues the financial aid would help slow the spread of the virus by enabling impoverished beneficiaries to stay home.
The money would give them the means to buy food and pay for health and education expenses, it said.Titled "Temporary Basic […]
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