Govt begins doling out Tk 127cr to COVID-hit poor

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal Thursday inaugurated the disbursement of Taka 127 crore as financial incentives on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina among 2.55 lakh poor and extremely poor people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Taka 5000 each was disbursed directly to the mobile numbers of the beneficiaries. The financial incentive