DHAKA, 09 March 2022, (TON): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is currently in the UAE on an official visit to meet with the country’s rulers, attend the Expo 2020 Dubai, and witness the signing of several agreements.

The Bangladesh prime minister sat with the Khaleej Times for an interview ahead of the visit.

Interviewer: In line with your vision 2021, Bangladesh received the UN General Assembly approval to graduate from the least developed country category to the developing country grouping in 2026. What were the major steps taken to realise this achievement?

Bangladesh received the final recommendation to graduate from the group of LDC in February 2021. We have a five-year preparatory period to make our graduation smooth and sustainable.

Bangladesh has made this achievement on a solid economic foundation. Our government took initiatives to build a human-centred, inclusive modern democracy as envisioned by the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. We have invested heavily in our people to lift them out of poverty and to make them empowered to carry out the development journey of the country. We have been pursuing inclusive economic growth by implementing novel policies like the Vision 2021 and Vision 2041, eighth Five Year Plan, Delta Plan 2100, ‘Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan’ and so on.