Sheikh Hasina made the difference…

Opinion​

A country of 170-180 million people. The main source of income is one product – ready-made garments – and remittances. There are no exportable mineral resources. Every year, floods destroy crops, livestock, and human lives. Half of the population is women, whom men want to keep tied to their homes.

The growth of the stock market or the banking sector was not very impressive. Despite being an agricultural economy, most of the food had to be imported from other countries. The Arabs considered the poor to be poor and sent sheep meat during the time of sacrifice.

For education, there were only a few schools at the district level and a few colleges and universities in the city. Due to which most people preferred to go abroad as expatriates. Since the 80s, the ad business has been the most profitable investment for our businessmen.

And what did you see until 2024?

Bangladesh’s per capita income is higher than India’s. Bangladesh’s fiscal capacity is better than Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and even many European countries. With only $38-40 billion in export earnings, it has foreign exchange reserves of about $48 billion (in 2021).

Our girls are not only going to school, they are occupying 38% of the job market. Our boys are representing the country abroad. Math Olympiads say and cricket says – the world has respected us.

We have become self-sufficient in food. We don’t have to wait for help from another country like Miskin in case of floods. Instead, we have provided aid to other countries in case of natural disasters.

We have built disaster management infrastructure with our own capabilities, which has been exemplary for the whole world. By building social infrastructure, the bottom 10% of the population in the economic class has been empowered with social protection programs.

It was said that Bangladesh would reach a trillion dollar economy.

It was sometimes called the world’s 11 largest economies, sometimes an economic miracle, and sometimes an Asian tiger.

It is almost unheard of for a country to rise so high in such a short time with so few resources and the responsibility of such a large population.

Bangladesh has shown that.

Sheikh Hasina was the difference maker.

And that’s why Sheikh Hasina was the only target.

–Dr. Mamunur Rashid