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The Prime Minister and Leader of the House, Sheikh Hasina, told the parliament on Wednesday that her government was committed to continuing its journey towards development in the next five years.
“We have achieved success in every sector as the government has taken and implemented development plans and farsighted and constructive activities in the last 15 years. The Awami League government has determined to continue the journey towards development in the next five years,” she said.
She said this while replying to a question of the ruling AL lawmaker from Sirajganj-6 constituency Chayan Islam on the government’s development plan during the current tenure of the government in the question-answer session slated for her.
The Prime Minister thanked the people for giving her party another chance to run the state for the next five years.
“We want to make sustainable the development that took place during 20 years of the Awami League government. The people gave the chance to the Awami League government by giving them a mandate through vote,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said her government has taken a number of long-term development projects in the last 15 years, from 2009 to 2024.
“Bangladesh has got the acknowledgement as a model country for development for taking and implementing the projects,” she added.
The Prime Minister said the current government has been relentlessly working to ensure the economic development of the entire population while also implementing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN).
Referring to Vision 2021, she said her government has implemented the first perspective plan for 2010–2021, aimed at establishing Bangladesh as a middle-income, information- and technology-based country by 2021.
During the period of the first perspective plan, Bangladesh had implemented 5th and 6th five-year plans, she said.
For the reason, she said, Bangladesh upgraded from a lower income country to lower middle income country in July 1, 2015.
Bangladesh has achieved on average 7.13 per cent growth during the period of the 7th five-year plan, she said.
The present government has been working to ensure food security, improved water resource management, and suitable development after facing the impact of climate change, she added.
The AL government has formulated a 100-year mega plan, Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100, taking into consideration agriculture, fisheries, industries, forestation, public health, and the environment, she said.
“The Delta Plan-2100 will be considered as a milestone measure in the country’s development programmes,” she added.
The Prime Minister said implementation of the Delta Plan has already been started.
The main goal of the Delta Plan is to build a climate-resilient, prosperous Delta, she said.
Sheikh Hasina said the present government has been working to implement Vision 2041 to materialise the dream of the Father of the Nation, and for pursuing the vision, they have formulated the perspective plan 2021-2041.
The perspective plan has two major targets, which are to make Bangladesh a developed country by 2041 with a per capita income of over 12500 US dollars and a Golden Bangladesh where poverty will be a matter of the past, she added.
“Bangladesh will be a developed and prosperous Bangladesh free from poverty by 2041,” she said.
The Prime Minister said Bangladesh is currently implementing the 8th five-year plan, and its main motto is “Development will take place with leaving behind none but taking all,” she said.
After taking the floor prior to answering the questions, Sheikh Hasina said there were so many obstacles and conspiracies to foil the 12th Parliamentary election that took place on January 7.
“I express my gratitude to the people of Bangladesh, the voters of this country, as they went to the polling stations, ignoring all the conspiracies and exercising their voting rights.”
The countrymen have given the Awami League an opportunity to serve the country through giving mandates, she said.
She thanked the Election Commission, law-enforcing agencies, the armed forces, the civil administration, and the people of Bangladesh for conducting such a free, fair and impartial elections.
She also expressed gratitude to the people of her constituency, Kotalipara-Tungipara of Gopalganj for working for her win in the last general election.
Replying to a question of a ruling party lawmaker elected from Bhola-2 Ali Azam, the Prime Minister said that there is strong support and unwavering confidence of the people of the country in the progress of the government.
“No evil force can block the way of this democratic process of development of Bangladesh,” she said.
The leader of the House said that the government has upheld the dignity of the country’s constitution, democracy, and democratic institutions, taking the people of the country with them.
“It will be maintained in the future too, InshaAllah.”