Special Assistant of the Ministry of Finance Dr. Anisuzzaman Chowdhury has said that Bangladesh must attain economic self-reliance to make LDC Graduation sustainable.
The Special Assistant made this remark while attending the ‘’Local Level Stakeholders Consultation on Inclusive, Smooth and Sustainable LDC Graduation’’ held in Mymensingh today.
Support to Sustainable Graduation Project (SSGP) of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) organized the event in collaboration with the Mymensingh district administration.
Divisional Commissioner of Mymensingh Md. Mokhtar Ahmed attended the event as special guest. Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh Mofidul Alam chaired the workshop.
The Special Assistant, in his speech, also put emphasis on ensuring national unity and solidarity for enhancing the economic progress.
Divisional Commissioner of Mymensingh Md. Mokhtar Ahmed, in his speech, recalled that the private sector of Bangladesh had gained adequate capacity and confidence by aptly dealing with numerous challenges over the years. He was optimistic that Bangladesh would also be able to cope with the LDC graduation related challenges by capitalizing that capacity and confidence.
Reflecting on the growth potentials of agriculture and other industries in Mymensingh, the Chair of the event Mofidul Alam put emphasis on technological upgradation, quality control, branding and integration with the supply chain.
Additional Secretary of ERD and the Project Director of SSGP A. H. M. Jahangir delivered the welcome remarks of the event. Jahangir, in his welcome remarks, emphasized on sensitizing the local private sector representatives, especially the export-oriented industries about the opportunities to be created by LDC graduation of the country.
Former Additional Secretary to the government and Component Manager of SSGP Dr. Md. Rezaul Bashar Siddique delivered a presentation providing an overview of LDC Graduation process and its implications. Former Member of Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission and Component Manager of SSGP Dr. Mostafa Abid Khan delivered a presentation on ‘Strategies for Smooth and Sustainable Graduation, and the Role of Local Level Stakeholders’.
