Nowadays, we hardly get any good news from our media. So, when I came to know that our foreign reserve has crossed US$ 19 billion mark, I was very glad. Recent increase in remittances, exports and food production have prompted the foreign exchange reserves to a new record. Our country has unlimited possibilities and the people of our country are hard working. The burgeoning foreign currency reserve is a small testimony to the fact which we often fail to show to the world.
But we must not be complacent and should accelerate the growth of our economy. Foreign investors are eager to invest in Bangladesh but afraid of regular political unrest, widespread corruption, extra-judicial killing and bureaucratic red tape tangle. We cannot blame them for forming a negative image about our country because we hardly gave the world media any positive news.
We are hopeful that our foreign reserve will swell further and cross US$ 50 billion mark. We should forget our differences and work towards the betterment of our country so that the future generation can proudly claim themselves to be self-sufficient.
Roksana Sultana
Uttara, Dhaka
Burgeoning foreign reserve
FE Team | Published: February 21, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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