Bangladesh’s Eighth Five Year Plan (8FYP) is set to go into effect in July 2020, and the parliamentary session on the National Budget for FY2020-21 begins at the end of the week. To adjust for the economic implications of COVID-19, the GED has sought the expertise of Professor S. R. Osmani in rethinking priorities and resource allocation currently outlined in the 8FYP, consequent sectoral reallocation, and adjustments to the Plan’s macroeconomic framework. To this end, Professor Siddiqur Rahman Osmani (Ulster University) presented at the webinar an integrated policy framework. He elaborated on the types and phases of proposed policy instruments, linking them to major components of the economic support package, and the emphasis on the government’s priority to revamp the public health system.
Bangladesh’s Eighth Five Year Plan (8FYP) is set to go into effect in July 2020, and the parliamentary session on the National Budget for FY2020-21 begins at the end of the week. To adjust for the economic implications of COVID-19, the GED has sought the expertise of Professor S. R. Osmani in rethinking priorities and resource allocation currently outlined in the 8FYP, consequent sectoral reallocation, and adjustments to the Plan’s macroeconomic framework. To this end, Professor Siddiqur Rahman Osmani (Ulster University) presented at the webinar an integrated policy framework. He elaborated on the types and phases of proposed policy instruments, linking them to major components of the economic support package, and the emphasis on the government’s priority to revamp the public health system.
