Priorities of Bangladesh

It refers the article “Towards a consensus on Bangladesh priorities” (August 14) by Bjorn Lomborg. The first priority must be building a consensus among the politicians and civil society about the form of government that will oversee the elections. The second priority will be to educate the illiterate persons through a crash program within the next five years. The third priority will be to modernise the education system by abandoning the three streams- Bangla medium, English medium and Madrasa medium— bringing them under one national curriculum. The fourth priority should be to educate the young population (who are left out of the tertiary level) with polytechnic courses. The fifth priority will be to modernise the railways and develop the highways and major ports. The sixth priority should be to reduce traffic congestion by developing mass rapid transport facilities like high-speed elevated train or underground train. The seventh priority will be to contain the black market and bring all capable people within the tax net so that internal resource can be mobilised for sustainable development. The eighth priority should be to reform the judicial administration, the election commission and the police so that they are efficient and justice is never delayed or denied.

Bazlur Rahman
Uttara, Dhaka