Universal Pension Scheme (UPS)
Optimising Bangladesh's universal pension framework
Bangladesh can adopt lessons from some of the best global examples and strengthen its UPS to avoid the loopholes in the current models.
Govt scraps ‘Prottoy Scheme’ for university, state employees
The government has decided to scrap the newly-launched "Prottoy Scheme" for employees of universities, self-governed, autonomous, state-owned, statutory, and similar organisations, according to a press release from the Ministry of Finance
Tools where pension funds can be invested
The government has published rules stating where and how pension funds will be invested so that the National Pension Authority (NPA) can produce better returns at lower risks, a move that will ease its repayment burden.
How universal and egalitarian is the 'universal' pension scheme?
The new universal pension scheme has not proven to be universal and respectable for all
Govt officials to come under new pension scheme
Government officials recruited after July 1 next year will be incorporated in the universal pension scheme, instead of the conventional post-retirement pension benefits.
Universal pension scheme: section of DU teachers goes on 2-hr work abstention
A section of Dhaka University teachers is observing a two-hour work abstention today demanding reinstatement of the previous pension facilities instead of the newly introduced universal pension scheme
Employees of state enterprises to get monthly pension under new scheme
The government has introduced a new product under the Universal Pension Scheme (UPS), allowing the existing employees of state enterprises, autonomous bodies and their affiliated organisations to help them avail pension benefits monthly
Automatic inclusion in Universal Pension Scheme for those joining from July 1
All employees who will join self-regulated, autonomous, state-run, statutory organisations or their affiliated companies on July 1 and later will automatically come under the Universal Pension Scheme
NBR offers tax rebate for Universal Pension Scheme
It also gives go-ahead to no tax on claims upon maturity
Optimising Bangladesh's universal pension framework
Bangladesh can adopt lessons from some of the best global examples and strengthen its UPS to avoid the loopholes in the current models.
Govt scraps ‘Prottoy Scheme’ for university, state employees
The government has decided to scrap the newly-launched "Prottoy Scheme" for employees of universities, self-governed, autonomous, state-owned, statutory, and similar organisations, according to a press release from the Ministry of Finance
Tools where pension funds can be invested
The government has published rules stating where and how pension funds will be invested so that the National Pension Authority (NPA) can produce better returns at lower risks, a move that will ease its repayment burden.
How universal and egalitarian is the 'universal' pension scheme?
The new universal pension scheme has not proven to be universal and respectable for all
Govt officials to come under new pension scheme
Government officials recruited after July 1 next year will be incorporated in the universal pension scheme, instead of the conventional post-retirement pension benefits.
Universal pension scheme: section of DU teachers goes on 2-hr work abstention
A section of Dhaka University teachers is observing a two-hour work abstention today demanding reinstatement of the previous pension facilities instead of the newly introduced universal pension scheme
Employees of state enterprises to get monthly pension under new scheme
The government has introduced a new product under the Universal Pension Scheme (UPS), allowing the existing employees of state enterprises, autonomous bodies and their affiliated organisations to help them avail pension benefits monthly
Automatic inclusion in Universal Pension Scheme for those joining from July 1
All employees who will join self-regulated, autonomous, state-run, statutory organisations or their affiliated companies on July 1 and later will automatically come under the Universal Pension Scheme
NBR offers tax rebate for Universal Pension Scheme
It also gives go-ahead to no tax on claims upon maturity