Dhaka, March 14 -- When the BNP first proposed the idea of Family Card last year, this scribe immediately wondered: is BNP leadership considering Zakat as a source of funding this initiative? This is because providing such a widespread cash allowance is not financially possible solely depending on government revenue generation given Bangladesh's current fiscal state. Others also had similar question in mind. As soon as BNP made the plan public, various circles started questioning the likely source of funding this initiative, noting that providing allowances to crores of families is now an extremely challenging task considering the current state of revenue generation.

From IDEASFORDEVELOPMENT (IFD), we, however, refrained from making any ...