Bangladesh announces stimulus package to lessen COVID-19's economic impact on export-oriented industries

 

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivers a televised speech to the nation on COVID-19 measures from her office in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 25, 2020. Bangladesh has announced a stimulus package of 50 billion taka to help export-oriented industries relieve economic impact of COVID-19 in home and abroad. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the announcement in a televised speech to the nation on Wednesday night on the eve of the country's Independence Day, programs to celebrate the day have already been cancelled. (PID/Handout via Xinhua)