Dr Abul Barakat , an eminent economist from Bangladesh and Professor of Economics in Dhaka University who is also a member of the Task Force to deal with the impact of global recession in Bangladesh talks about the Stimulus Package that government announced on Sunday .
In an exclusive interview with VOA Bangla Service Professor Abul Barakat analyzes the various aspects of this stimulus package and says that due importance have been given to agriculture and power sectors . In answer to a question Professor Barakat says that although the Garments industry is not directly included in this package they will eventually reap the benefit of the lowered
The Finance Minister of
Bangladesh Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on
Sunday announced a
‘stimulus package’ of Tk 3,424 crore with blanket coverage of power,
agriculture and export sectors to help the national economy weather the
fallouts of global recession.