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Smart Bangladesh by 2041

Still a long way to go


Bangladeshpost
Published : 12 Jan 2023 06:57 PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the ruling Awami League’s vision is to transform every village into a township alongside building the country as ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041. The detailed plans will be published in the next election manifesto.

If Bangladesh Awami League forms the government again, the party’s vision is to build ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041,” the premier told the Parliament on Wednesday. The plans which now are under consideration include the 2nd Perspective Plan 2021-2041 to build a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ in the line with the Vision-2041, Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 to build smart delta, 9th five-year plan (2026-2030), 10th five-year plan (2031-2035) and 11th five year plan (2036-2040).

Awami League's ‘Election Manifesto-2018: Bangladesh on the Journey to Prosperity’ which was presented before the nation on the eve of the 11th national parliamentary elections outlined plans for building a ‘prosperous and developed Bangladesh by 2041’ and a ‘safe delta’ by 2100. Bangladesh has already become a developing one from the least developed country. In order to materialise the vision it is needed to take different short, medium and long-term plans. So, the agricultural production would be raised by promoting agricultural mechanisation; small, cottage, medium and large industries would be developed; all projects undertaken for road, sea, rail and air connectivity would be completed; a massive employment would be generated by ensuring local and foreign investment in 100 economic zones, and steps would be taken emphasising on agriculture and food processing industries. Besides, the overall living standard of all the people of Bangladesh will be improved by ensuring the basic needs of people - clothing, shelter, education and medicare - up to the grassroots level in the country.

Now is the time for all pro-liberation

 forces to march ahead in unison 

by confronting all the 

conspiracies and hurdles and 

build a prosperous, developed 

and smart Bangladesh by 2041

A developed golden Bangladesh will be built by transforming every village into a township if the Awami League is voted to power again. We all will have to work together with a renewed pledge to resist all domestic and foreign conspiracies for construction of the Father of the nation Bangabandhu’s dream of ‘Golden Bangladesh’ and a developed and prosperous ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041. 

The ruling party has achieved the goals of 2021 and implemented each promise that the party has mentioned in its electoral manifestos of 2008, 2014 and 2018 elections. Bangladesh has turned around in the last 14 years as the government has been tirelessly working to ensure its overall development and the countrymen are currently getting its benefit. Now is the time for all pro-liberation forces to march ahead in unison by confronting all the conspiracies and hurdles and build a prosperous, developed and smart Bangladesh by 2041.