August 17, 2023 5:20 PM

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina rolls out Universal Pension Scheme

Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina rolled out the Universal Pension Scheme on Thursday aiming to bring the citizens, aged above 18, under the pension coverage. She launched the pension scheme joining a virtual function from her official residence in Dhaka. Four different packages- Pragati, Surokkha, Samata and Prabashi- out of a total of six planned ones were initially introduced under the universal pension scheme to ensure the lifetime pension facility for the participant citizens. ...