Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Tazul Islam on Friday said Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 has been framed, following the model of the Netherlands. 

“The government has framed Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 in the light of the plan of the Netherlands and with the assistance of the country,” he said.

Tazul said Bangladesh now needs the assistance and investment from the development partners like World Bank, ADB and JAICA and the developed countries to implement the master plan. He said comparing collapsed economy of Sri Lanka with Bangladesh was illogical.

“Bangladesh is ruled by its own guidelines, not by the guidelines of Sri Lanka. So, comparing Bangladesh with Sri Lanka is illogical and incompatible,” said the minister.

“The economic condition of Bangladesh has undergone a change. The per capita income and the purchase capacity of people have increased. Developed countries and international agencies are making investments in Bangladesh.

 It was possible due to the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he observed. 

Tazul said the government has framed the longstanding and ambitious plan to develop Bangladesh as a self sufficient country.