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Bangladesh's example with Sri Lanka is very inconsistent: Tajul Islam

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  • 27 May, 2022 18:18:08

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News Desk: The local government minister said that it is unreasonable and inappropriate to give the example of Bangladesh with Sri Lanka. Tajul Islam. He said Bangladesh was governed by its own policies, not Sri Lanka's. So it is unreasonable and grossly inappropriate to give the example of our country with the internal crisis of Sri Lanka. He was speaking as the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the two-day 'Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 International Conference: Problems and Challenges of Implementation' held at Hotel Sonargaon in the capital on Friday (May 26).

The Minister said that the economic condition of Bangladesh has changed a lot. Per capita income and purchasing power have increased. Many developed countries and foreign companies are investing in the country under the leadership of the Prime Minister. So if a country falls into an economic crisis because of its internal policy and the same situation happens to another country - it is unintentional and unreasonable to say so and there is no possibility of that happening. Tajul Islam said the most ambitious and long-term plan in the history of the country is 'Bangladesh Delta Master Plan'. Only Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been able to adopt this master plan. In this context, he said, the government's Delta master plan is not limited to paper and pen and will not be. The main goal of the Delta Plan is to transform Bangladesh into a prosperous and self-respecting nation. "We are moving forward with the Prime Minister's far-reaching plan," he said. As a result of the implementation of the Delta Plan, the next generation will get a developed country. This country will be sustainable. ‘Bangladesh’s delta plan has been formulated with the overall cooperation of the Netherlands in the light of the delta plan. We need the support of our development partners to implement the Delta Master Plan. " He called on development partners and organizations, including the World Bank, ADB and JICA, to stand by him. The Local Government Minister said a letter of intent (LOI) was signed between the Government of Bangladesh and the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives of the Government of Bangladesh yesterday (Thursday) as part of the implementation of Delta Plan-2100.

Through that letter of intent, the Dutch government will initially conduct piloting activities in Raozan of Chittagong and Keshabpur Municipality of Jessore to deal with the effects of climate. The pilot project's experience will be used to address climate risk in more than 100 municipalities. He further said that per capita income of the people has increased after the Awami League government came to power. In the last few years, the per capita income has increased to 2,624 US dollars. Many countries have lagged behind during Corona. Various natural disasters have hit. The global Ukraine-Russia war has had an impact. The economic downturn has occurred. But the wheel of our economy is still moving. Mentioning that the government is running the country with various medium term and long term plans including five year plan, SDG-2030, Vision-2041, the minister said that these plans are being implemented as part of Delta Plan-2100 to reach the desired goal. If the philosophy of this plan is implemented, Bangladesh will definitely be established as a proud nation in the world. Tajul said that there are problems and challenges all over the world. In our country too. We have to face these challenges and move forward.

The Bangladesh government has that preparation. Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Haque Shamim was the special guest at the function presided over by Planning Secretary Pradeep Ranjan Chakraborty. Also present were senior officials of the Planning Commission, Ambassador of the Netherlands and representatives of domestic and foreign development partners, among others.

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