- 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.
