Hasina believes country’s economy size would be $2.5tn by 2041

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina believes that total size of the country’s economy would be US$ 2.5 trillion and per capita income around US$ 12,000 by 2041, when Bangladesh would celebrate its 75th founding anniversary.
Leader of the house Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday also told parliament that Bangladesh would be a role model by implementing Sustainable Development Goal as it was successful in implementing Millennium Development Goals.
Replying to a question from Awami League lawmaker Didarul Alam, Hasina said Bangladesh would be the world’s 29th largest economy by 2030 and 23rd by 2050 from 31st at present.   
Sheikh Hasina said government has taken initiative to set up 100 special economic zones. Four private economic zones were given final licenses to set up industries while ten others were given pre-qualification licenses.
Kaliakoir Hi-tech Park is being constructed with a target to arrange employment for one million people in IT sector by 2021 and targeting US$ 5 billion export from the sector.
Bangladesh would be the centre point of the economy of Asia region by 2041 and play a remarkable role in local supply chain and global value chain as well as establishing regional and sub-regional communication and connectivity, Hasina said.
Replying to AL MP Samshul Haque Chowdhury’s query, the prime minister said that around two lakh people are being affected by cancer each year in the country while there is only one physician for every ten lakh people.
The government is making efforts to train more specialist cancer physicians as their number is significantly low compared to total patients.
Hasina said that over 1 crore Bangladeshi people are working abroad and the government is trying to legalise all undocumented expatriate Bangladeshis.
The government has completed a study to explore labour market in 50 countries in Europe, Australia and Brazil and analysed labour market trend in Middle Eastern countries, she said, replying to a query from Tarikat Federation MP MA Awal. 

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