In this regard, he said that through initiatives like Yuva Bangla Andolan, steps have been taken to identify young entrepreneurs who want to be self-reliant.
Sheikh Hasina also highlighted her government’s measures for women’s empowerment and women’s education, stating that 60 percent of primary teachers are women, while gender parity at the secondary level has come with the ratio of girls to boys at 53 and 47.
The government has also laid utmost importance on ICT (Information and Communication Technology), he said, adding necessary training and incentives are being provided to add a strong and young freelancer community in the country.
The Prime Minister also referred to the services being provided from community clinics and said that women living in villages are the main beneficiaries of this.
At the meeting, the IMF delegation handed over two photographs to the Prime Minister, which were taken when Bangladesh was signing the Articles of Agreement of the IMF on August 17, 1972, to obtain its membership.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Advisor to the Prime Minister on International Relations Prof. Gowhar Rizvi, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister M. Tofajzel Hussain Miya, Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rauf Talukdar, Senior Finance Secretary Fatima Yasmin and IMF Representative in Dhaka Jayendu Dey were present .
