We have stated a group in Facebook and Linkedin. "Think Bangladesh" is to promote Bangladesh. Our vision to promote Ethical Bangladesh with a passionate HOPE to see a better Tomorrow. We dream for prosperous Bangladesh by 2021. We dream for eight goals to be achieved by 2021:
1. Goal One: To be a true democracy
1.1. Democracy and Constitutional provisions
1.2. Role of political parties
1.3. Role of public representatives
1.4. A strong and neutral Election Commission
1.5. A neutral, merit based and professionally oriented public administration
1.6. Human rights
1.7. Rule of law
1.8. Transparency and accountability at all levels of national and local administration, with necessary institutional reforms
1.9. Separation of the Judiciary and the Executive
1.10. Judicial reforms especially in lower courts
1.11. Strong local government system with resources and accountability
1.12. Compassionate welfare arrangements for social protection of the vulnerable at all levels as stated in the Constitution
2. Goal Two: To have a publicly accountable and transparent government
2.1. Fiscal
2.1.1. Fiscal discipline and Fiscal Responsibility Legislation
2.1.2. Budgetary reforms
2.1.3. Revenue administration and generation of public savings
2.1.4. Implementation of Public Investment Programme/ADP, and optimum use of foreign aid
2.1.5. Transparent procurement system
2.1.6. Access to information
2.1.7. e-governance
2.2. Monetary Policy
2.2.1. Independence of the Central Bank in formulating monetary policy, and in administration of the financial sector institutions
2.2.2. Coordination of fiscal and monetary policy through an active and effective institutional arrangement to maintain a healthy investment climate
2.3. Balance of Payments
2.3.1. Transparency regarding ‘management’ of the exchange rate
2.3.2. Keeping the exchange rate competitive globally and regionally
2.3.3. Policy regarding access to international financial markets
3. Goal Three: To be a middle-income country
3.1. Coordinated and complementary roles of the public and private sectors in all areas of the economy
3.2. How has the existing arrangement, i.e. the relative roles of the public and the private sectors, worked? Where it has not, how to optimize the benefits for the economy and the society?
3.3. Poverty, income and employment
3.4. Agriculture
3.4.1. Land management,
3.4.2. Diversification of agriculture, agricultural research, extension and communication
3.4.3. Agricultural input supply, including irrigation
3.4.4. Issue of subsidy
3.4.5. Trade liberalisation and agriculture
3.4.6. Food security and social safety nets
3.5. Rural infrastructure and rural non-farm sector
3.6. Industry
3.6.1. Domestic industry
3.6.2. Export oriented production
3.6.3. Physical infrastructure
3.6.4. Financial sector, financial infrastructure and capital markets
3.6.5. Role of multinational corporations, foreign private investment and level playing field
3.6.6. Revival of the jute industry
3.6.7. Privatization of state-owned industries
4. Goal Four: To be a more equitable society
4.1. Income inequality
4.2. Regional inequality
4.3. Gender inequality
4.4. Equality of opportunities irrespective of religion or ethnicity
4.5. Equality of access to education and health facilities
5. Goal Five: To have skilled, creative and healthy people
5.1. Education
5.1.1. Universal scientific education for all
5.1.2. Basic literacy, Primary, Secondary and Higher education
5.1.3. Science and technology
5.1.4. Curricula of all educational institutions & quality of education at all levels
5.1.5. Extra-curricular activities at all levels of education
5.1.6. Public-private controversy
5.1.7. Gender balance at all levels of education
5.1.8. Appropriate measures to generate a large base of low skilled/semi-skilled workers; a supporting base of vocationally trained labour force; and a growing pool of world-class professionals trained in science and technology
5.2. Culture
5.2.1. Protection and promotion of inclusive Bangali cultural heritage
5.3. Health and Population
5.3.1. Primary health care
5.3.2. Promotion of sports and fitness for all ages
5.3.3. Disease control
5.3.4. Immunization
5.3.5. Safe water and sanitation
5.3.6. Population planning and reproductive health system
5.3.7. Child and mother care
5.3.8. Nutrition
5.3.9. Quality of service delivery and supervision at all levels of health and population planning
6. Goal Six: To offer necessary infrastructure to be a regional hub
6.1. Infrastructure
6.1.1. Roads and highways – rural, regional, national, international
6.1.2. Railways
6.1.3. Inland water transport
6.1.4. Ports: sea and air transport
6.1.5. Telecommunications, internet, ICT technology, and development of facilities for exporting services in this sector
6.2. Energy
6.2.1. Gas – exploration, development, estimation of reserves, principles of pricing of gas
6.2.2. Electric power –
6.2.2.1.Stock-taking of generation, transmission and distribution
6.2.2.2.The optimum and alternative ways of bringing a reasonable balance between growth of demand, existing unprecedented shortfall in supply, and development of short-term and medium term plans
6.2.2.3.Principles of pricing of power
6.2.3. Private-public interface and investments in the energy sector
7. Goal Seven: To be environmentally sustainable
7.1. Maintenance of soil quality for a sustainable agricultural system
7.2. Irrigation and protection of water bodies
7.3. Afforestation
7.4. Coastal area protection
7.5. Solid, air and water pollution
7.6. Urbanization, rural-urban migration, infrastructure and utilities to cope with urbanisation
7.7. Development of renewable energy
7.8. Disaster management
7.9. Tracking of climate change
8. Goal Eight: To be effectively integrated in the regional and the global economy
8.1. Trade relations and negotiation of trading arrangements
8.2. Regional cooperation: economic and political
8.2.1. Strengthening of the SAARC – Prospects
8.2.2. Cooperation in the development of cross-country infrastructure such as roads, railways, waterways, energy, and in the use of port facilities
8.2.3. Taking advantage of globalization and making Bangladesh a regional hub
8.3. Transparent foreign policy and defence policy objectives – emphasis on non-alignment, peacekeeping, and popular aspirations for greater economic cooperation with neighbours in South Asia and South-East Asia.
