Newly appointed Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed pays a courtesy call on Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal at the Naval Headquarters on Wednesday.

1 Jul 2021, 12:00 am0

Newly appointed Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed pays a courtesy call on Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal at the Naval Headquarters on Wednesday. ISPR photo

‘Maternal allowance to be increased in next budget’

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki said the beneficiaries’ number of maternal allowance will be increased from 8 lakh to 9.5 lakh in the upcoming budget. She came up with the announcement while addressing a health camp inauguration programme at city’s Shishu Academy Auditorium recently , a handout said.“The amount of maternal allowance will be increased from Tk 500 to Tk 800,” Chumki said.She said about 90 percent development of children is occurred before the age...

5 Jun 2018, 12:00 am