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PM introduces Development Bangladesh to UN Staff Correspondent daily-bangladesh.com Published : 01:57 PM, 28 September 2019 Saturday | Updated: 02:09 PM, 28 September 2019 Saturday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the UN General Assembly. Photo: Reuters
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the UN General Assembly. Photo: Reuters
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina introduces the development of Bangladesh to the United Nat In a speech delivered at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, she highlighted the success of her government for the massive overall socioeconomic growth in the last 10 yea Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, “Bangladesh has often been cited as a ‘development miracle’. Despite turbulence in the rule-based international order, and apprehensions of gr economic slowdown, Bangladesh continued to prosper over the last 10 years.” Sheikh Hasina addressed the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on September 27 at 6:28 pm local time. Then in Bangladesh, the date is September 28, and the time is 4:2 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also addressed the Rohingya crisis and its solution in the speech given in Bangla. At the beginning of the speech, Sheikh Hasina recalled Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She also quoted some parts of Bangabandhu’s speech given in the General Assemb Referring to the Spectator Index 2019, she said that Bangladesh recorded the highest economic growth among a list of 26 countries in the last 10 years, with 188 percent expansi domestic product (GDP) at the current prices. Our GDP has grown from $102 billion in 2009 to $302 billion this year. Crediting with taking pragmatic programs for the rapid economic and social development, she said: “Poverty eradication, sustainable growth, protection of the environment and h resources development are some of the key features of our development strategy.” The Premier went on saying, “Our exports grew 3 times from 2005-06 to reach US$ 37 billion in 2017-18. Per capita income grew 3.5 times. Our GDP growth has now reached 8.13 Between 2005-06 and 2018-19, our investment rose from 26 percent to 31.5 percent of GDP; private sector investment grew ve times to US$ 70.8 billion; foreign exchange reserv times to US$ 33 billion.” Terming poverty and inequality are two major obstacles for development, Sheikh Hasina said: “Bangladesh has achieved one of the fastest poverty reduction rates in the world wi rate dropping from 41.5 percent in 2006 to 21.4 percent in 2018 and extreme poverty from 24 percent to 11.3 percent.” She said extensive rural development, embedded in the concept of ‘My Village My Town’ and home-grown and pro-poor village projects like ‘Ashrayan, ‘Amar Bari Amar Khamar’, h contributed to our inclusive development. Bangladesh has been ranked 34th in World Economic Forum’s Inclusive Development Index leaving other South Asian countries way beh added. On the social safety net program, the Premier said that a key development strategy in Bangladesh has been addressing inequality through social security, decent work, and nanc inclusion. “Current safety net system gives special consideration for the vulnerable groups. Support comes in the form of cash, food, asset, wage-employment, training, savings, and commu support. Social safety net programs are expanding, now covering nearly a quarter of the population and accounting for 2.58 percent of our GDP”, she added. Regarding education, she said, “Having achieved the milestones of gender parity and percent enrollment, we are now focusing on enhancing the quality of education with an emph learning, and quali ed teachers.” “Our school drop-out rate has gone down from 50 percent to 18 percent. In 2010, we started the free book distribution program for all students up to Grade 10. Till date, 2.96 billio have been distributed free of cost out of which about 352.20 million books were distributed in 2019 alone. 2.3 million students in primary and higher studies were awarded schola 12.3 million Mothers are receiving stipends through mobile phone,” she continued. The Premier said that they have created an extensive network of 18,000 community clinics and Union Health Centers to bring the entire population under health coverage. “These centers provide 30 different types of medicine free of cost and free primary health services to the rural people, 80 percent of whom are women and children. Maternal, infa child mortalities, malnutrition, stunting, low-weight, all are continuously reducing because of these actions,” she said. Sheikh Hasina said that they have put special emphasis on the inclusion of persons with autism, disabilities and special needs in our development journey. “Currently, 1.645 millio with such disabilities and needs are receiving allowances from the government,” she added. DailyBangladesh/Adnan
