Thousand crores from Covid stimulus package unused

Bangladesh government allotted over 15,000 crore taka as part of stimulus package to tackle the economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, during the fiscal year 2020-21. But around 40 percent of the allotted budget still remains unutilised with some projects using just 1 percent of the funds.

In Straight from Star Newsroom, Khondoker Md Shoyeb is joined by The Daily Star reporter Asifur Rahman to discuss the issues regarding the Covid-19 stimulus funds.