Vision 2021 : The Targets of Bangladesh by 2021 Development Goals of Bangladesh by 2021

1. Vision 2021
S. M. Abdus Samad Azad
Associate Professor, English
Govt BMC Women’s College, Naogaon

2. Objectives
By the end of the session you will have:
Gone through the goals of MDG
Discussed the key targets of Vision 2021
Known the basic concepts of Digital Bangladesh

3. Millennium Development Goals
What can you see?
What does it symbolize?
What are the GOALS set by the United Nations?

4. Millennium Development Goals
GOAL 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
GOAL 2: Achieve universal primary education
GOAL 3: Promote gender equity and empower women
GOAL 4: Reduce child mortality
GOAL 5: Improve maternal health
GOAL 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
GOAL 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
GOAL 8: Develop a global partnership for development

5. Millennium Development Goals and
Bangladesh
No of
Goals
Goals Achievement
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equity and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development
56.7% in 92
29% in 2015
98.7%
enrolment
Achieved
significantly
44 per 1000
194 per 100,000
Less than 0.1%
Area 19.4 close to 20%
Density 10<70%
Grant decline, rise in10
Loan rising
Source: www.bd.undp.org/content/bangladesh/en/home/mdgoverview

6. Vision 2021
Discuss with a partner:
What do you mean by VISION?
What does Vision 2021 signify?
Why is the year 2021 important for us?

7. Vision 2021
What do you mean by VISION?
 The ability to think about and plan for the future, using
intelligence and imagination, especially in politics and
business.
What is Vision 2021?
 Vision 2021 is a set of solid development targets for
Bangladesh by the end of 2021 by the Government under
the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Why is the year 2021 important for us?
 The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of
independence.

8. The broad targets of Bangladesh by 2021
1. Achieve middle-income country status by 2021 through
sustained annual rate of GDP at 10 per cent by 2021.
2. Eradicate illiteracy after 2014, by ensuring 100 per cent
net enrolment at primary level and turn Bangladesh into a
country of educated people with adequate skills in
information technology.
3. Substantially eradicate poverty by bringing down the
number of people living below the poverty line to 15%.
4. Ensure a minimum intake of 2,122 k. cal/person/day
of food for all and standard nutritional food to at least
85% of the population by 2021.

9. The broad targets of Bangladesh by 2021
5. Achieve self sufficiency in food by 2012.
6. Change the output of agriculture, industry, and services
to approximately 15 percent, 38 percent, and 47 percent
respectively by 2021.
7. Reduce the unemployment rate to 15 percent.
8. Provide living accommodation for the entire population.
9. Supply pure drinking water for the entire population and
bring all household under hygienic sanitation.

10. The broad targets of Bangladesh by 2021
10. Reduce maternal mortality to 1.5 per cent, raise the use
of birth control methods to 80 percent, and bring down
infant mortality to 15 per thousand by 2021.
11. Eradicate all contagious diseases and increase life
expectancy to 70 years by 2021.
12. Generate 20,000 MW of electricity by 2021, such that it
ensures per capita energy consumption to rise to 600 kwh.
13. Ensure protection of the environment by effectively
meeting the challenges arising from climate change and
preventing environmental degradation.
14. Promote and deepen the application of information
technology towards a digital Bangladesh.

11. Digital Bangladesh
What does Digital Bangladesh signify?
Digital Bangladesh signifies:
↗ Human resource development
↗ Connecting citizen
↗ Digital Government/e-governance
↗ ICT in Business/e-commerce

12. Digital Bangladesh
Digital Bangladesh broadly refers to the
meaningful use of ICT in every sectors
to ensure:
↗ Transparency
↗ Accountability
↗ Building a poverty free nation

13. Vision 2021
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.