Mentioning that around 46 percent people are deprived of social safety allowance, senior secretary and member of the General Economics Division (GED) of the Bangladesh Planning Commission Dr Shamsul Alam on Sunday hoped that all the poor people would come under social safety programmes soon.

As the country is grappling with worsening coronavirus situation, General Economics Division (GED) of the Ministry of Planning on Tuesday has sought experts opinion in rethinking priorities and resource allocation currently outlined in the Eighth Five Year Plan (8FYP), consequent sectoral reallocation, and adjustments to the Plan’s macroeconomic framework.