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Write an essay on 'Fifty years of Independence of Bangladesh: A Journey Towards Developing Nation".

Created: 1 year ago | Updated: 10 months ago

                                                                                                                A Journey Towards Developing Nation

Independence is the greatest achievement of a nation. The greatest achievement we have ever had is the freedom and we have gained it through so many sacrifices. Article 11 of the constitution of Bangladesh guarantees basic human rights and freedom. There were some special motives behind the liberation war: 

1. To break the shackles of subjugation and establish a democratic independent state free from exploitation, 

2. To ensure basic human rights, 

3. To build a non-communal Bangladesh rich in free thought and consciousness, 

4. To ensure social and economic security for all citizens, 

5 To ensure freedom of speech, freedom of the media and human rights, 

6. To build a non-discriminatory society. 

We have achieved a lot though the desired goal in social and economic field has not been achieved yet. Most of the dreams with which the Bangalees took part in the liberation war have been fulfilled today and there is little left. The progress was stopped by killing the man under whose great leadership we got freedom. Repeated military coups, assassinations and bloodshed, anti-liberation conspiracy have severely hampered the post independence development. Even after all this, the achievements we have had in 49 years are by no means insignificant. According to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, in some cases, Bangladesh has had surprising success. The biggest achievement of the last 49 years has been the transition from a least developed country to a developing country Bangladesh has shown tremendous success in the three areas of per capita income, human reso index and economic index. Bangladesh is continuing its efforts to become a middle income country by 2021 and a developed country by 2041. Already Bangladesh has gained international recognition for its achievement of positive change in both social and economic indicators, Bangladesh has shown great success in the field of agriculture, education, health and poverty reduction with the goal of sustainable development in mind. There has been huge economic development within 49 years in this country since its independence. Our country has achieved the highest accretive GDP growth in the last few years and is now being considered as 'role model of development. Bangladesh has already achieved a revolution in the field of infrastructure. Notable infrastructures are Bangabandhu bridge, Rampal power station, Matabari port, Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangabandhu satellite 1. Padma bridge, mega projects in Dhaka-metro rail, elevated expressway, bus rapid transit and underground railway(proposed). With the completion of metro rail and elevated expressway the intense traffic jam in Dhaka city, which takes up 3.2 million work hours every day would be over. In some cases, Bangladesh has enviable success, such as ability to deal with natural disaster, self- sufficiency in food, modernization of land management, dealing with recession, settlement of maritime disputes, payment of freedom fighter allowance. According to a report of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bangladesh's per capita GDP in 2020 will be 1888 US dollars and that of India will be 1877 US dollars. In other words, Bangladesh is ahead of India in per capita GDP. The India Express in its analysis on 17 October 2020 said that the economic structure of Bangladesh is taking the country forward. In terms of GDP Bangladesh is now much more dependent on the sector of industries and services and a lot of employment is being created here. The analysis further states that the highest participation of women in the labour force is playing a major role in Bangladesh's progress. The main driving force behind women's participation in the labour force is the garment sector and Bangladesh has taken a good position in the world market by focusing on the garment sector. The participation of woman in the labour force in Bangladesh is 32 percent and in India it is only 20.3 percent. Bangladesh is also advancing in some other social indicators such as health, sanitation, financial inclusion, women's empowerment etc.

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