TY - JOUR AU - Lieutenant Colonel A N M Foyezur Rahman, psc, Engineers, PY - 2017/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - VISION 2041: BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE JF - NDC E-JOURNAL JA - NDC E-JOURNAL VL - 16 IS - 1 SE - DO - UR - https://ndcjournal.ndc.gov.bd/ndcj/index.php/ndcj/article/view/208 SP - 213-228 AB - <p>Bangladesh is on the brink to become a developed nation by 2041. Despite the<br>contestation over identity, poor governance, repeated retreat from the path of<br>democracy and natural disaster, the country has made remarkable economic<br>progress, especially since 1991. On February 5, 2014, the Prime Minister, Sheikh<br>Hasina, declared in the national parliament that her government would revise its<br>Vision 2021 as Vision 2041 by updating a number of targets so that by the year<br>2041 Bangladesh can become a prosperous and developed place after crossing the<br>status of a middle income country. There have been many discussions on how<br>the developed country status can be achieved, which, given Bangladesh’s present<br>position in global economy, seems a difficult, if not an impossible, proposition.<br>Bangladesh is also making big strides in Human Development Index (HDI)<br>ratings and is maintaining steady growth in agriculture and industrial production. Bangladesh’s record in attaining Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has<br>been commendable and the country is well poised to take on the challenges of<br>realizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the expiry time line of<br>2030. Skeptics however, believe that Vision 2041 will not be achievable mainly<br>because of a lack of highly skilled workforce, and the less than satisfactory state<br>of our education and human resources Bangladesh needs to attain a relatively high<br>level of economic growth and a consistently top of the line performance in HDIs<br>from now on until 2041. Also to ensure professionalism and responsiveness in<br>civil service by freeing the civil servants from undue interference and influence. A<br>robust and clear foreign policy is a catalyst for achieving the vision of Developed<br>Economy by 2041. The Foreign policy philosophy of Bangladesh was articulated<br>by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman –“Friendship<br>to all and malice towards none”. This will continue to guide the aspirations of<br>Bangladesh. The study has holistically analysed the challenges, prevailing global<br>indicators, projected trends, and impediments faced by Bangladesh’s to arrive at a<br>possible methodology to guide Bangladesh to achieve ‘Vision 2041’</p> ER -