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PM-ADDRESS-TEXT-3
Our journey was not smooth. We have sincerely worked dealing with hundreds
of unfavourable situations. Today, people are getting the benefits of the
work. This achievement is not only for the government, but also for every
hard working people of the country.
Today, Bangladesh has achieved the status of a developing country. The
poverty rate has come down to 21.8 percent from 41.5 percent during the BNP
government in 2005-06. Per capita income has increased to US$ 1,751 from
$543. Foreign exchange reserve has increased to $33 billion from $3 billion.
The size of national budget was Taka 61,000 crore in the BNP government’s
fiscal 2005-06. We declared Taka 4,64,573 crore budget for the fiscal 2018-19
which is 7.6 times bigger than the budget of 2005-06 fiscal. The amount of
Annual Development Programme (ADP) is Taka 1,73,000 crore. Ninety percent of
the total ADP works are being implemented by its own fund. We do not need to
beg hand to anyone.
Our GDP growth rate was 7.86 percent in the last fiscal. Inflation has been
brought down to 5.4 percent. As a result, the prices of essential commodities
have come under the purchase capacity of the common people.
Bangladesh is now one of the top five countries in the economic growth
index. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bangladesh’s economy will achieve
the 23rd position in the world by 2040.
According to the HBSC projection, Bangladesh will be the world’s 26th
largest economy by 2030. We have launched Bangabandhu Satellite-1 in space.
The problems of enclave have been resolved by implementing land boundary
agreement with India.
There is a gap between the today’s Bangladesh and 10 years ago Bangladesh.
People’s living standard is now much better. Now, people are dreaming to live
with beauty. We want to develop the country. So, there are lots of works for
us to do. We will have to go through more difficult ways. I will be able to
cross the difficult ways with you, Inshallah
Dear countrymen, The biggest responsibility for us is to create employment
opportunities for the educated youths. We have taken special schemes for
creating more employment opportunities.
These include ensuring different facilities for young entrepreneurs
including providing easy financial support, providing special facilities and
incentives for young women entrepreneurs, employment plan through the
government initiative, taking initiative to get international patent of the
young innovators, creating skilled manpower for job in home and abroad and
establishing technical colleges in each upazila for creating technically
educated skilled manpower. The establishment of technical college has already
started.
We have set a target for creating more 1.50 crore employment opportunities
within the next five years. The work of establishing 100 economic zones in
the public and private sectors is going on. In the economic zones, local and
foreign investors are coming for more investment.
Constructions of over two dozen high-tech parks and IT villages across the
country are going on. A huge opportunities for institutional and self-
employment will also be created in other sectors including agriculture,
fisheries, livestock rearing, tourism and service sector.
We have taken initiatives to complete the ongoing development projects
within the stipulated time. Specially, the implementation of fast track mega
projects, including Padma Bridge, Metro Rail, Elevated Expressway, Rooppur
Nuclear Power Project and Moheshkhali-Matarabari Integrated Development
Project, will be expedited up.
Initiatives will be taken to reach the facilities of city in every village
of the country. Electricity will be reached in every home of the country.
Opportunities will be created for ensuring better education atmosphere for
every child. Fresh drinking water and sanitation will be ensured.
Infrastructures will be built for recreation facilities and sports. Internet
and Information Technology will be reached everywhere across the country.
Dear countrymen, Marking the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation
in 2020, we will celebrate the ‘Mujib Year’ in 2020-2021 and the Golden
Jubilee of Independence in 2021. In the two august time of the Bengali
nation, we want to take the country to a unique height in the socio-economic
sector. And as a strategy of this, we are implementing Vision-2021 and
Vision-2041.
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