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which tripled to six trillion Taka during the last decade.
mega projects, the public investment has picked up significantly along with the private sector investment
The total na onal consump on tripled, and investment quadrupled in this period. Thanks to a number of
extreme poverty to about 10.5%% in 2018-19 fiscal year against 31.5% and 17.6% in 2009-10 respec vely.
spectacular growth performance, the country has witnessed a drama c fall in poverty to about 20.5% and
double in the next decade or so and it will be on its way towards developed country in 2041. Besides
income increased to USD 2000 in 2019 from USD 900 in 2009. If this trend con nues, then the economy could
'booming') at an accelerated pace. The growth rate has jumped to 8.1% from 5.7% since then. The per capita
Since 2009, Bangladesh has been moving (prominent economists like Kaushik Basu terming it to be
Translated by Mohammad Nurul Huda
That's the immortal tale of our independence.
took eight more years for Sheikh Hasina to return to the helm of the government.
Independence first u ered in Mujib's voice
unfortunately there was another setback in 2001 when Bangladesh lost the con nuity of the government. It
The day we had renamed Bangla as Bangla
track Bangabandhu's inclusive development strategy which focused on benefi ng the disadvantaged. But
In Ramna ground birds resonated Joi Bangla
who took charge of Bangladesh a er twenty-one years of our greatest na onal loss and brought back on
That's how we sang Sonar Bangla, our song
Bangladesh certainly lost its way in the absence of Bangabandhu. Thanks to his able daughter Sheikh Hasina
That's how we fought our war of libera on
That's how we got back Bangla, our land
proved to be a successful strategy of macro-economic stability and social cohesion.
Victorious heroes woke up in garland
during the Asian Financial crisis in the 1990s, his emphasis on small and medium enterprises and agriculture
Then end of Pakistan in Bangla, my land
capita income plummeted to USD 138 in 1976 and even lower at USD 128 in the following year. As evidenced
Motherland freed, so not in a caprice;
income from USD 93 in 1972 to USD 272 in 1975. On the contrary, in the absence of Bangabandhu the per
Millions sacrificed their precious lives,
making speedy progress under the leadership of Bangabandhu. This became clear from the rise of per capita
Above stood high the sky stunned.
133 earlier na onalized enterprises. Despite a number of challenges, the economy of Bangladesh was
Victory roaring around Ramna ground,
million to Taka 30 million to promote small and medium enterprises. The budget also allowed deregula on of
Remember it's my liberty war call,
poten al private sector investment. The 1974-75 budget raised the private investment ceiling from Taka 2.5
Lest I should fail to order you all,
ini ally state-led for obvious reasons--to ensure social jus ce, but quickly complemented it with the
Declared and decreed independence.
সই আমােদর াধীনতার অমর জ কথা।
share subsequently. Thirdly, as Pakistani entrepreneurs le Bangladesh, it implemented a mixed economy--
Thunderous tenor of Sheikh Mujib
মুিজবেরর কে থম উঠেলা াধীনতা
possible. Secondly, it welcomed foreign aid condi onally in priority sectors ini ally and pledged to reduce its
Our freedom born on March Seven,
সিদন থেক বাংলােক বাংলা নােম ডািক,
strategy had three elements. Firstly, it pursued self-reliance u lizing na onal resources as efficiently as
Let me tell that old tale once again
রমনা মােঠ জয় বাংলা গেয় ওেঠ পািখ
Indeed, this was a socio-economic transforma onal plan. Bangabandhu's visionary economic development
Mahadev Saha
সই আমােদর সানার বাংলা গাওয়া।
Islam, the then Deputy Chair of the Planning commission, in the 'Preface' to the Plan document.
Genesis of Independence
সই আমােদর মুি যু
transforma on consistent with our poli cal objec ves has been foremost in our mind,” said Professor Nurul
সই আমােদর বাংলা িফের পাওয়া
policies and programs could be formulated” (Bangabandhu, 'Foreword' to the First Five Year Plan). “Social
direc on and determine the order of priori es within the framework of which coherent and consistent
followed by the First Five Year Plan, which was prepared within a year and a half to “provide a sense of
াধীনতার সইেতা জে াৎসব।
Bangabandhu. He presented a rights-based cons tu on within only eight months of libera on. This was
বীর বাঙািল সিদন জােগ সব
Development'. Defying all odds, Bangladesh moved on, keeping its head high under the strong leadership of
বাংলা থেক পািক ান শষ,
'Interna onal Basket Case' in late 1971 and others thought that Bangladesh was an ideal 'Test Case of
াধীন হেলা দশ
with so many people and so li le resources. The US State Department trashed Bangladesh as an
াণ িদল ল মানুষ
challenges. Many interna onal observers said that Bangladesh was going through a Malthusian paradigm
dreams of his people. This was an unprecedented journey of transforma on that overcame many
আকাশ িনব াক।
He pulled a newborn country from ashes to the path of prosperity, relying on the figh ng spirit and big
রমনা মােঠ জেয়র িন,
সই িছল মুি যুে র ডাক
Bangla,” or “golden Bengal,” with his people's support.
ম িদবার নাও যিদ পাির,
immediately assured his countrymen that he would take every step necessary to achieve his dream of “Sonar
Pakistan, Bangabandhu finally took the reins of the newly independent Bangladesh in January 1972. He
াধীনতার সই ঘাষণাখািন,
coopera on movement at his call. A er nine months of bloody struggle during which he was in jail in West
শখ মুিজেবর ব ক বানী
March 1971. This call embraced social, economic and poli cal freedom. The whole na on started a non-
সাতই মাচ মােদর াধীনতা,
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave a clarion call for economic freedom in his historic speech of 7th
আবার বিল পুেরােনা সই কথা
Dr. A ur Rahman
মহােদব সাহা
াধীনতার জ কথা
The Legacy of Bangladesh's Struggle for Economic Freedom