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Explore the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and their implications in Bangladesh, highlighting progress, prospects, and challenges faced. Gain insights into international cooperation, economic diversification, social protection, and more.
                
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Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Prospects and Challenges: Bangladesh Perspectives
Section I: Introduction MDGs represent a fundamental shift in perception of development . Eight Goals, 18 targets, 48 Indicators A bird’s eye view of global and regional achievements in terms of some key goals, targets or indicators
Section 2: Progress in Bangladesh Progress over time: • Mainstreaming MDGs into development agenda • Progress in 8 Goals Likelihood of MDGs to be reached Relative to performance in comparator countries (Problem of Choice)
MDGs: Comparative Picture of Bangladesh [1] Based on higher national poverty line which is higher than $1 a day [2] Marks considerable improvement over 1990 figure of 67.0 [3]Based on $ 1 a day
MDGs: Comparative Picture of Bangladesh [4] Data for 2000
Section III: International cooperation for development (MDG 8)  Duty free/quota free access: Doha meeting, 2001, Hong Kong, Doha round failure (?)  Aid going to trade-related technical assistance fell from 4.4% to 3.5% between 2001 and 2005  Level and effectiveness of ODA  MDGs Call to Action
Section IV: Prospects and Challenges for Bangladesh  Prospects  Mainstreaming MDG’s (PRSPs, MTBF, Perspective planning) MIC status by 2020  Economic structure diversified  Growth accelerating  Robust external sector driven by exports and remittances Extensive social protection network : Stipend programmes, public health services etc.
Challenges  Faster and more diversified industrialisation  Improving agricultural productivity- food security  Improving economic governance  Continued macro economic stability  Skill shortages  Export competitiveness and diversification  Improved regulatory environment  Climate Change