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Towards a welfare model

Safety net programmes in Bangladesh have evolved from the past and have been gradually expanded covering more beneficiaries over the years. During British rule, these were known as Test Relief (TR) and Gratuitous Relief (GR), applied at times of socio-economic emergencies caused by natural calamities like flood, cyclone etc. These...

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