Bangladesh has sought collective efforts of the international community to save the planet, reports UNB.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal made the call at the general debate of the ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) Forum on Financing for Development (FFD) at the UN Headquarters on Monday.
He said climate change is hugely impacting Bangladesh's development efforts although it is not responsible for it, according to Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations (UN).
The Finance Minister also urged the international community to revisit the policy to extend support measures to the graduating countries in the initial stages in order to help them to enjoy and maintain a smooth and sustained graduation.
Mentioning the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for achieving sustained graduation, the Finance Minister said graduation from the LDC category has been national aspiration and Bangladesh has been making fast strides to achieve sustainable development articulated in its national Vision 2021 and Vision 2041.
The Minister mentioned that the growth rate of Bangladesh has gone up from 6.5 per cent in 2014 to 8.13 per cent in 2018 and the per capita GNI has increased by more than 250 per cent between 2006 and 2018.
He observed that Bangladesh could reduce the poverty level from 40 per cent in 2006 to 21.4 per cent in 2018 by adopting an inclusive and equitable development policy.
"We are a nation of 160 million people with a common dream of transforming the country into 'Sonar Bangla' -'a developed nation' by 2041 following the aspiration of our founding Father of the Nation, Bangabandu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman," the minister added.
Mentioning that the forcibly displaced Rohingya from Myanmar are putting a considerable stress on Bangladesh's development the minister stressed the need for their sustainable repatriation to their homeland.
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