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THE FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN 1973-78

December 15, 2024

The "First Five Year Plan 1973-78" refers to the initial national development plan implemented in Bangladesh following its independence, focusing on a socialist development policy with the primary goals of accelerating economic growth, poverty alleviation, and employment generation through human resource development, all within the timeframe of 1973 to 1978; it aimed to achieve a balanced approach between public and private sector involvement in the economy while prioritizing agriculture and basic infrastructure development.

  • Published by: General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission
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THE SECOND FIVE YEAR PLAN (1980-85) Part-2

December 15, 2024

The Second Five Year Plan of Bangladesh, spanning from 1980 to 1985, was a crucial economic development strategy focused on accelerating agricultural growth, diversifying the export base, and improving basic infrastructure, aiming to stabilize the post-liberation economy while dealing with challenges like natural disasters and limited resource availability. Key aspects of the Second Five Year Plan:

  • Agricultural Emphasis:Prioritized increasing food production through improved irrigation facilities, promotion of high-yielding varieties, and expanding rural credit access. 
  • Industrial Diversification:Sought to move beyond traditional jute exports by developing new industries like textiles, leather goods, and light engineering to boost export earnings. 
  • Infrastructure Development:Focused on improving transportation networks by expanding roads, waterways, and power generation capacity to facilitate economic activity. 
  • Social Sector Focus:Included programs for primary education, healthcare, and family planning to improve human capital development. 

Challenges faced during the Second Five Year Plan:

  • Frequent Natural Disasters:Frequent floods and cyclones disrupted development efforts and required significant resources for relief and rehabilitation. 
  • Foreign Aid Dependency:The plan heavily relied on foreign aid, which was susceptible to fluctuations in donor commitments. 
  • Political Instability:Political turmoil during the period could have impacted policy implementation and investment decisions. 

Overall, the Second Five Year Plan aimed to lay the foundation for a more robust and diversified Bangladeshi economy, but its progress was hindered by external factors like natural disasters and fluctuating foreign aid. 

  • Published by: General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission
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THE SECOND FIVE YEAR PLAN (1980-85) Part-1

December 15, 2024

The Second Five Year Plan of Bangladesh, spanning from 1980 to 1985, was a crucial economic development strategy focused on accelerating agricultural growth, diversifying the export base, and improving basic infrastructure, aiming to stabilize the post-liberation economy while dealing with challenges like natural disasters and limited resource availability. Key aspects of the Second Five Year Plan:

  • Agricultural Emphasis:Prioritized increasing food production through improved irrigation facilities, promotion of high-yielding varieties, and expanding rural credit access. 
  • Industrial Diversification:Sought to move beyond traditional jute exports by developing new industries like textiles, leather goods, and light engineering to boost export earnings. 
  • Infrastructure Development:Focused on improving transportation networks by expanding roads, waterways, and power generation capacity to facilitate economic activity. 
  • Social Sector Focus:Included programs for primary education, healthcare, and family planning to improve human capital development. 

Challenges faced during the Second Five Year Plan:

  • Frequent Natural Disasters:Frequent floods and cyclones disrupted development efforts and required significant resources for relief and rehabilitation. 
  • Foreign Aid Dependency:The plan heavily relied on foreign aid, which was susceptible to fluctuations in donor commitments. 
  • Political Instability:Political turmoil during the period could have impacted policy implementation and investment decisions. 

Overall, the Second Five Year Plan aimed to lay the foundation for a more robust and diversified Bangladeshi economy, but its progress was hindered by external factors like natural disasters and fluctuating foreign aid. 

  • Published by: General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission
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THE THIRD FIVE YEAR PLAN 1985-90

December 15, 2024

The "Third Five Year Plan 1985-90" refers to a national development plan implemented in Bangladesh during the period between 1985 and 1990, focusing on economic and social development across various sectors like industry, agriculture, infrastructure, and education, aiming to improve the country's overall living standards during that timeframe.

  • Published by: General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission
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THE FOURTH FIVE YEAR PLAN 1990-95

December 15, 2024

The Fourth Five Year Plan, 1990-95 was a plan by the Government of Bangladesh to focus on poverty alleviation, human resources development, and environmental sustainability. The plan was launched in July 1990 but was not formally approved until June 1995. The plan's main objectives were: Economic growth: To achieve an annual GDP growth rate of 5% Poverty alleviation: To generate employment through human resources development Self-reliance: To increase self-reliance The plan's allocations were: Public sector: Tk. 347 billion (56%) Private sector: Tk. 273 billion (44%) Part-1

  • Published by: General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission
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8th Five Year Plan (English Version)

April 15, 2022

The preparatory process of the Eighth Five Year Plan is marked by the infestation of the major global catastrophe ‘COVID-19’, which has caused consequential economic conundrum across the world. The Eighth Five Year Plan is unique compared to its preceding two plans as it blends the COVID-19 recovery strategies in the macroeconomic framework as well as developing sectoral strategies in the plan. The government was in strong favor of the continuation of the Five Year Plan instead of formulating a separate COVID-19 response plan as discontinuation of the Five Year Plan could slow down the ongoing development initiatives of the government, which are extremely essential to face the challenges of LDC graduation, to meet the targets of SDGs and to fulfill the aspiration of the Vision 2041. Besides, the implementation of the Perspective Plan (PP) 2021-2041 is envisaged in four ‘Five Year Plans’; the first quinquennium starts with the Eighth Five Year Plan. Hence, the main objective of the Eighth Five Year Plan is to start the implementation of PP2021-2041 in a way that brings Bangladesh closer to the goals of achieving UMIC status by 2031 and attaining SDGs targets through managing the challenges of LDC graduation, which will also help to eliminate extreme poverty by 2031.

  • Published by: GED
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8th Five Year Plan (Bangla Version)

August 17, 2021

অষ্টম পঞ্চবার্ষিক পরিকল্পনা প্রণয়ন প্রস্তুতি ২০১৯ সালে শুরু হয়। সূচনালগ্নে, পরিকল্পনাটি প্রণয়নের সার্বিক প্রস্তুতি তদারকির জন্য মাননীয় পরিকল্পনা মন্ত্রীর সভাপতিত্বে একটি জাতীয় স্টিয়ারিং কমিটি গঠন করা হয়েছিল। ড. ওয়াহিদউদ্দিন মাহমুদের সভাপতিত্বে অর্থনীতিবিদ প্যানেলও তৈরি করা হয়, যেখানে দেশের খ্যাতনামা অর্থনীতিবিদ, সমাজবিজ্ঞানী, শিক্ষাবিদ এবং প্রাসঙ্গিক ক্ষেত্রের বিশেষজ্ঞ অন্তর্ভুক্ত ছিলেন, যারা অষ্টম পঞ্চবার্ষিক পরিকল্পনা তৈরিতে অব্যাহত সমর্থন ও সহায়তা দিয়েছেন। এই মহতী উদ্যোগে অর্থাৎ পরিকল্পনাটি প্রণয়নের ক্ষেত্রে জিইডি সরকারের সকল মন্ত্রণালয়/বিভাগ/সংস্থা, নীতি নির্ধারক, একাডেমিয়া, সিভিল সোসাইটি, এনজিও, উন্নয়ন সহযোগী, থিংক ট্যাঙ্ক এবং নতুন চিন্তকদের অংশীদারিত্ব নিশ্চিত করেছে। স্ব স্ব ক্ষেত্রে সর্বজন শ্রদ্ধেয় বিশেষজ্ঞদের সহায়তায় মোট ২৫টি ব্যাকগ্রাউন্ড স্টাডিও সম্পন্ন করা হয়। অষ্টম পঞ্চবার্ষিক পরিকল্পনায় সর্বাধিক গুরুত্ব পেয়েছে সংশ্লিষ্ট মন্ত্রণালয়/বিভাগসমূহ হতে প্রাপ্ত হালনাগাদ তথ্যসমূহ।

  • Published by: General Economics Division
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SEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN FY2016 – FY2020

February 19, 2021

The 7th FYP has been formulated with full recognition that the 'outlier' phenomenon is not merely a blip on the development path but rather a sustainable occurrence chartering a new development trajectory. Lauded as a 'Development Surprise' by prominent international media, Bangladesh has emerged as a shining example for countries throughout the world as it continues to defy traditional, linear development models and innovate a novel, alternative pathway for socioeconomic progress.

  • Published by: GED
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Sixth Five Year Plan FY-2011 -FY-2015 Part 3

February 19, 2021

  • Published by: GED
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Sixth Five Year Plan FY-2011 -FY-2015 Part 2

February 19, 2021

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SIXTH FIVE YEAR PLAN – FY2011-FY2015

February 19, 2021

Over the past 40 y¬ears since independence, Bangladesh has increased its real per capita income by more than 130 percent, cut poverty by more than half, and is well set to achieve most of the Millennium Development Goals. Bangladesh’s development experience is particularly remarkable in that it stands out as a positive example of a resilient young nation that has fought many natural and global disasters as well as internal political debacles and yet stayed firm on the development path. Notwithstanding many external and internal shocks, per capita income has risen continuously and steady progress has been made in lowering poverty. This positive development experience provides the basis for optimism, notwithstanding the many remaining policy and institutional constraints and the global uncertainties, that Bangladesh will continue to make inroads in improving the living standards of its citizens.

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Fifth Five Year Plan

February 19, 2021

The Fifth Five Year Plan (1997-2002) has been formulated with a vision as a guide. The dream of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Sonar Bangla from where poverty and deprivation will be banished forever has served as a beacon to the plan formulators. For too long this dream has remained unrealised. Adverse international situation affected our efforts to take a place of pride in the comity of nations. The brutal assassination of the Father of the Nation in 1975 took the nation away from the charted course of attaining prosperity in freedom. Our steps faltered. We continued along the trend lines. We did not yield ratchet effects through conscious, dispassionate and determined endeavour.

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