Once known for massive floods, cyclones, political violence, economic degradation, destination of foreign donation is on the way to be known as a self-sufficient country in food, a country which is efficient in disaster management and as a country that is economically vibrant.
In the past 20 years, Bangladesh showed efficiency and improvement in growth of exports, literacy ratio, infrastructure development, infant and child mortality rates, poverty alleviation and women empowerment.
Bangladesh in fact showed it is possible for a country to rise from extreme poverty to achieve lower middle-income status within 50 years of independence.
Life expectancy, literacy rates and per capita food production have increased significantly.
Within South Asia, the country improved its position ahead the rest in a number of these indicators.
Moving forward, there are more aspects that the country can do and achieve.
Bangladesh looks up to become the most liberal investment regime in the South Asian region.
The country aims to become a knowledge-intensive society in future. It aims to achieve religious harmony, improve human right conditions, make the growth and development both equitable and sustainable, increase practice of liberal values and build a secular culture.
Many things achieved but many more to be achieved!
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