Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the national economy has made a turnaround with its desired pace due to the government’s timely decision to give stimulus packages to various sectors and groups during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) budget session for 2020-21 fiscal year will begin from June 10 amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The global coronavirus pandemic, which has led to economic stagnation all over the world, will likely see Bangladesh’s capital market undergo further correction.

Researchers of South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem) has identified three factors on which the success of the government announced stimulus packages and social protection programmes hinge on.