Bangladesh is an agricultural country. To achieve the sustainable development goals, Bangladesh has to go a long way. I have to give a slippery path. Among the least developed countries in the Asian region, Nepal and Bhutan are in a better position than Bangladesh. As the United Nations Trade and Development Organization (UNCTAD), Bangladesh has also made great strides. However, if the human resource index can be slightly improved, Bangladesh will be able to come out of the LDC easily. Fellow of the Center for Policy Dialogue and a prominent economist. Devapriya Bhatracharya said, ‘No country in the world has been able to get out of the least developed country without revolutionary development in the agricultural sector. Therefore, it will not be possible for us to get out of the list of LDCs and achieve the goal of sustainable development without revolutionary development in agriculture. For this, rural infrastructure needs to be developed. We have to increase the productivity of the agricultural sector. He said this at a press conference organized by the CPD on the occasion of presenting the LDC Report-2015 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital recently. This year's report emphasizes economic development through the transformation of the rural economy. Nepal and Bhutan have already come a long way in getting out of the LDCs. For the next six years they will be under observation. And in our case in 2018 there is a possibility to be in this consideration. However, in order to get out of the LDCs, we need to adopt a transition plan to ensure rural infrastructure development at the village level. In this case, for the development of the agricultural sector, it should be made easier to bring agricultural products from the villages to the cities. The export of agricultural products should be made easier. We need to increase the integration of industry with agriculture. Besides, budget allocation for education and health sector should be increased for human resource development. Although the Seventh Five-Year Plan included human resource development measures, its impact on budget allocations was not seen. Economists say that what politicians are saying that Bangladesh will reach the upper middle income country by 2021 is not entirely true. Because Bangladesh has already reached the middle income countries. There is no middle class country. And to reach a high-middle-income country, we need to at least quadruple our per capita income to হাজার 4,125, which is unrealistic during this time. Some say that in order to get out of the LDC's list, one of the two indicators of income growth index, human development index and fragility index has to meet the target. In the case of the income index, the average income in three years, ie in 2014, 2015 and 2016, should be ২৪ 1,242, which is currently ৬ 928. Human development index should be more than 6 points. Where there are currently 63.6 points. Only the fragility index has achieved the target. So if we want to get out of LDC, we have to focus on human development. However, even if the target is achieved in two indices by 2017, then Bangladesh will be monitored in two phases, three years and six years. In other words, there is no chance for Bangladesh to get out of the list of least developed countries before 2024. According to the UNCTAD report, Bangladesh tops the list of 47 least developed countries in terms of productivity or use of agricultural land. But again in the lowest position as land and manpower. Bangladesh ranks fourth in terms of employment in industry. Bangladesh ranks seventh out of 48 countries in terms of actual GDP. Bangladesh ranks 15th in terms of real GDP growth. Therefore, the Laharkandi Union was created as the office of the Deputy Assistant Agriculture Officer for the purpose of taking these agro-based activities within the reach of the common man. Click here for information about Agriculture Office
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