Dhaka, 21 June, Abnews: Bangladesh’s per capita income would be around US$ 12,000 by 2041, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her session in the parliament, adding that the country’s economy would be 2.5 trillion dollars by then.
The PM said this in a written reply to a question from treasury bench member Didarul Alam (Chittagong-4) during parliament sessions on Wednesday.
The scripted answers of the Prime Minister were put on the table as the session, chaired by Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, went on with debate on next year’s proposed budget placed by the finance minister on June 1 last.
The Premier further said that four private economic zones have already gotten the necessary licenses to set up industries while ten others were given pre-qualification licenses adding that the Kaliakoir Hi-tech Park is being constructed with a target to arrange employment for one million people in IT sector by 2021.
Referring to the projection of some global research organizations, the Premier said Bangladesh would be the world’s 29th largest economy by 2030 and 23rd by 2050 from 31st at present.
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