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100-day employment scheme for

The interim government has finalised a draft policy for an employment scheme for jobless people, mainly in the chronically poverty-stricken areas, which is scheduled to begin in mid-September, said officials. The council of advisers headed by the chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, is expected to give its final approval to the draft and begin implementation of the scheme in two phases during the seasons of joblessness.

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