, June 3 -- The government has urged scheduled banks to take necessary measures to bring their officers and employees under the "Progoti Scheme" of the Universal Pension Scheme as part of efforts to expand pension coverage among private-sector workers.

The call came at a review meeting held at the Ministry of Finance's Multipurpose Hall at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday to accelerate participation of bank employees in the pension scheme.

The meeting was chaired by Nazma Mobarek, Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division, and attended by representatives of Bangladesh Bank and managing directors of all scheduled banks.

Presenting the keynote paper, Dr Md Suratul Jaman, Executive Chairman of the National Pension Authority,...