In this regard, Satyajit said the French government has already committed to provide $1.1 billion in assistance to Bangladesh to tackle the impacts of climate change along with commitments from other development partners like the World Bank and ADB.
He said that the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, as the Chairman of a committee, has already been given the task to look into such issues and he will take immediate steps in this regard. Satyajit said, “Hopefully there will be visible progress in this regard.”
He said the Prime Minister also directed the concerned officials to utilize the maximum potential and capacity of local industries to manufacture suitable essential equipment for development projects.
Regarding the nearly Tk 3 billion project to generate employment by providing freelancing training to educated job-seeking youth in about 48 districts of the country, Planning Commission member Abdul Baki said the Prime Minister described freelancing as a global issue and the curriculum Suggested to update. In line with global demand.