Dhaka, April 21 -- The country's top 5 per cent income group owns 30 per cent of the national income, said a report prepared by the Labour Reform Commission while presenting the picture of income disparity on Monday.

The main reason for the huge income inequality is the rise of oligarchs and income disparity, the report noted.

In 1973, the country's top 10 per cent owned 28.4 per cent of the national income, and in 2016, 10 per cent of people had 38 per cent of the national income, the report submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said.

In 2021, the top 10 per cent possessed 44 per cent of the national income, and during the same period, 1.0 per cent amassed 16.3 per cent of the national income, said the report quoting sta...