...Retirement and Pension System in Bangladesh M Alimullah Miyan Doctor Vice-Chancellor & Founder IUBAT — International University of Business Agriculture and Technology Dhaka, Bangladesh E-mail: miyan@iubat.edu Abstract The retirement issue mostly relates to those who are in job situation and the retirement age in public service is 57 years. The agriculture sector has no retirement concept as also the case in self-employment. The aspects of retirement in terms of age, old age welfare and social impact have been discussed in this paper. Pension system in Bangladesh is mainly observed in government services. The pension issues are settled according to the rules of the Public Servants (Retirement) Act of 1974. There are four categories of pensions which have been elaborated and analyzed in the paper. There are about 36 million labors working in agriculture sector in the country, who are not covered by pensions. Similarly migrant workers do not receive any pension. There is no provision of pension for private sector workers. They only receive some gratuity at retirement. Government has recently introduced Old Age Allowance Programme which covers small fraction of elderly people in the country who are not covered by pension system. Although limited in coverage, this is a healthy beginning of providing security to vast majority of the elderly people who are not covered by the existing pension system. Family support is the...
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...Women Entrepreneurs in SMEs: Bangladesh Perspective Sponsored by: SME Foundation Conducted by: MIDAS November 2009 Table of Contents Acronyms List of Tables and Figures Executive Summary Chapter 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Chapter 2.0 2.1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.1.5 2.1.6 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.6 3.0 4.0 4..1 4..2 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.4.1 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7.1 6.7.2 7.0 7.1 Introduction Statement of the problem Significance of the study Objective of the study Theoretical perspective of the study Scope of the study Limitations of the study Study Methodology Primary Research Location of the survey Sample Size Support Service Providers Methods of Data Collection Techniques of Data Collection Techniques of Data Analysis Secondary Research Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Key Informant Meeting (KIM) and Preparation of Case Studies Planning Workshops (PW) Planning Workshop Dialogues in the 6 Divisional HQs Discussions at Planning Workshops National Dissemination Seminar (NDS) Literature Review Entrepreneurship Concept of Entrepreneurship: A theoretical discussion Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh Women Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh History of Women Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh Women Entrepreneurs of Bangladesh Women Entrepreneurship in Urban Areas Women Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Definition of SME Theories of SME SMEs in Bangladesh Promotion of SMEs for Sustainable Development Access to Finance...
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