Our desired vision In the last ninth parliamentary election, almost all the mainstream political parties made up with a lot of election promises and commitments to attract the voters. In the manifesto, the Bangladesh Awami league mentioned some distinct and unique promises. The special two promises of them are Digital Bangladesh and Vision-2021. By Digital Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina means a country with all the facilities of modern technology and by Vision-2021 she means that Bangladesh will achieve a number of goals between 2010 and 2021. The government of the Bangladesh Awami League is very firm to ensure 100% net student enrolment at a primary level within 2021. Supply of pure drinking water for the entire population will be ensured within 2011. Bangladesh will gain self-sufficiency in food within 2012. Each house of Bangladesh will be brought under hygienic sanitation in 2013. 87% annual growth rate will be attained within this year. Moreover, within this same year, Bangladesh will generate 7000 megawatts of electricity, which will be further increased to 8000 megawatts in 2015. And in 2021, 20000 megawatts of electricity will be generated. In 2013, degree level education will be made tuition-free especially for women. And then in 2021 a number of goals will be achieved. Contribution of agriculture, industry and service sector to GDP will stand at 15, 40 and 45 per cent respectively. The unemployment rate will be reduced to 15% from 40% at present. Labour in agriculture will come down to 30% from 48% at present. Labour in the industry will be increased to 25% from 16% at present, in service 45% from 36% at present. Poverty rate will be reduced to 15% from 45% at present. Bangladesh will be known as a country of educated people with skills in information technology. 85% of the population will have standard nutritional food. The poorer section of the people will have at least 2122 calories of food. All types of contagious diseases will be eliminated; longevity of life expectancy will increase up to 70 years. Infant mortality will come down to 15 from 54 per thousand at present. The maternal death rate will come down to 1.5% from 3.8%. Use of birth control methods will be increased to 80% and many more targets will be fulfilled. However, we have to have our all-out efforts to materialise our desired Vision-2021 for our own betterment.
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