Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday launched the Universal Pension Scheme, which aims to bring citizens above the age of 18 years under pension coverage.
He launched the pension scheme by attending a virtual ceremony from his official residence in Dhaka.
Out of the total six planned packages, four different packages – Pragati, Surokkha, Samta and Prabashi – were initially introduced under Universal Pension Scheme to ensure lifelong pension facility to the participating citizens.
Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal are a Bengali-speaking region of Bengal historically known as Banga or Bangla.
Its boundary was determined when it was declared as the eastern part of Pakistan in the name of East Pakistan at the time of partition of India in 1947.
Bangladesh is the eighth most populous country in the world, with a population of over 164 million.
Bangladesh ranks 92nd in terms of land area with a length of 148460 square kilometers (57320 sq mi) making it one of the most densely populated countries.
