Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought support of the country’s leading economists to take Bangladesh to a dignified position, saying economic prosperity was the only means to live with honour amidst world community.
“We want to take Bangladesh to a position when we would not need to beg or look to others for help to sustain our economy,” she told the inaugural ceremony of the 19th biennial conference of Bangladesh Economic Association at the IEB auditorium of the capital.
Hasina said Bangladesh would stand on its own feet and the countrymen should be confident about its own strength. “Bangladesh will follow homegrown policies and depend on own resources to build its economic future.”
She said it was a misfortune for the people that they had to face setback whenever proceeding to the path of growth.
Hasina said despite the limitation of the resources Bangladesh can achieve economic emancipation through optimum utilisation of the resources, adopting a homegrown policy and holding the reign of lavish life in the society.
She said: “Country’s development faced a serious blow in 2001 with the change of power when the country was in a golden era in terms of economic development. And now attempts are again going on to hold back the economic advancement when Bangladesh is going ahead as a role model of development in the world.”
Chairman of Law Commission ABM Khairul Haque attended as the guest of honour in the inaugural session of the three-day conference being held with the theme “Rethinking Political Economic and Development.”
The prime minister and former chief justice Khairul Haque were given honorary lifelong membership of the BEA. Four renowned economists were also given “Arthonity Samity Gold Award.”
