Main focus on the targets, excluding the percentages

1. Course No: DSMHT 413
Course Name: Bangladesh Studies

2. The 1st Five Year Plan (1973-78) of Bangladesh

3.  Proclaimed in the election manifesto “Charter for Change” in 2008 by the present
government
 Establishment of a new development paradigm till 2015
 Would be implemented by
-Perspective Plan (2010-2021)
-6th FYP (2011-2015)
-7th FYP (2016-2020)
 Emergence of Bangladesh as a “development outlier” in last few years
 Continuation of the “outlier” phenomenon by 7th FYP

4.  GDP growth acceleration, employment generation and rapid poverty reduction
 Broad-based strategy of inclusiveness, empowering the citizens
 Sustainable development pathway resilient to disaster and climate change

5.  Rise of the annual average growth rate
 Inclusive, pro-poor, adaptable and environmentally sustainable growth
 Lowering of poverty and extreme poverty
 Employment of all the additional labor force

6. 1. Income and Poverty
2. Sector Development
3. Macroeconomic Development
4. Urban Development
5. Human Resource Development
(Education, Health and Population)
6. Water and Sanitation
7. Energy and Infrastructure
8. Gender Equality, Income Inequality
and Social Protection
9. Environmental Sustainability
10.ICT Development

7.  Attaining average real GDP growth rate of 7.4%
 Reduction in the head-count poverty ratio
 Reduction in extreme poverty
 Creating good jobs for the under-employed and new labor force

8.  Significant growth of the agriculture, industry and service sectors
 Increase the contribution of the manufacturing sector
 Substantial improvement of exports
 Achieving a Trade-GDP ratio of 50%
The trade-to-GDP ratio is an indicator of the relative importance of international trade in the economy of a country. It is
calculated by dividing the aggregate value of imports and exports over a period by the gross domestic product for the same
period. Although called a ratio, it is usually expressed as a percentage.
One way to measure the extent to which an economy is globally linked is by comparing its international trade with its GDP.

9.  Rise in total revenue
 Maintain the current fiscal deficit
 Increase in government spending in Social Safety Net Programs
 Substantial increase in FDI

10.  Infrastructural investment and civic facilities in peri-urban growth centers
 Inclusive housing and other civic services for urban inhabitants
 Inclusive urban planning based on sustainable land use planning and zoning
 Increased productivity, access to finance, and policy support for urban micro-small
and medium enterprises

11.  100 percent net enrolment rate for primary and secondary education
 Percentage of cohort reaching grade 5 to be increased
 Under 5 mortality rate to be reduced
 Maternal Mortality Ratio to be reduced
 Immunization, measles (percent of children under 12 months) to be increased
 Reduce proportion of underweight children among under-five children
 Births attended by skilled health staff to be increased
 Reduction of Total Fertility Rate
 Increasing Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

12.  Safe drinking water for all
 Proportion of urban population with access to sanitary latrines to be increased to
100 percent
 Proportion of rural population with access to sanitary latrines to be raised to 90
percent

13.  Increase Generation Capacity of electricity
 Increase electricity coverage with uninterrupted supply to industries
 Reduce system loss, improve energy efficiency & conservation
 Construction of 6.15 km. long Padma Multipurpose Bridge at Mawa-Janjira
 Construction of about 26 km. long Dhaka Elevated Expressway
 Construction of Dhaka-Chittagong expressway and upgradation of Dhaka-Chittagong highway to 4-6
lane.
 Reduce urban traffic congestion with focus on Dhaka and Chittagong cities
 Reduce the incidence of road accidents
 Completion of the following high Priority Mega Projects:
Padma Bridge, Deep Sea Port Project; MRT-6 project; LNG terminal project; Payra Port Project;
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project; Rampal Coal Power Project; Matarbari Coal Power Project

14.  Rise in female to male ratio in tertiary education
 Increase the ratio of literate female to male for age group 20-24
 Encourage female enrolment in technical and vocational education
 Reduce or maintain the current income inequality
 Increase in spending on Social Protection as a share of GDP

15.  Increase productive forest coverage
 Improve air quality in Dhaka and other large cities and enact Clean Air Act
 Promote Zero discharge of industrial effluents
 Follow Wetland Conservation Act to restore urban wetlands
 Protect wetlands in peak dry season as aquatic sanctuary
 Establishment of permanent green belt to protect the coast
 Land zoning for sustainable land/water use
 Integrate Environmental, Climate Change and disaster risk reduction considerations
into project design, budgetary allocations and implementation process
 Restore canals and natural water flows of Dhaka and other major cities

16.  Improve tele density, internet penetration and broadband coverage
 Introduce at least 3 multimedia classrooms in all primary schools and ICT laboratory
in all secondary schools
 Provide teleconsultation by Community Health Clinics
 All G2P cash transfers and most P2G and B2G payments done digitally
 Availability of vital government services at all Digital Centres, through the national
portal and over mobile devices
 100% of citizens and residents are to have digital ID
 Increase domestic earnings and export ICT earnings
 More spending on Research and Development