Post-Budget Seminar 17th June, 2009
Primary, Secondary Education and Health Sectors have to be excluded from Public-Private Partnership. Farmer’s association should be formed in order to get fair price of their production.
In
order to ensure accessibility of poor and marginalized people towards education
and health facilities, Primary, Secondary Education and Health Sectors have to
be excluded from Public-Private Partnership (PPP). It has been mentioned in the
budget for a legal framework of PPP and there should be outlined clear roles
and responsibilities of government and private entrepreneurs. Without having a legal regulatory of
framework, there should not be any control of government upon this Public-Private
Partnership sector. Today, (17 June 2009) prominent economist of
Bangladesh and chief speaker of the round table seminar, Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmed “National Budget Review 2009-10;Agriculture,
Food sovereignty and priority of public service sectors” at VIP lounge
of National Press Club, Dhaka Bangladesh. addressed in the
round table discussion titled
“National Budget Review 2009-10;Agriculture, Food sovereignty
and priority of public service sectors” at VIP lounge of National Press Club, Dhaka
Bangladesh. 
National Pre-Budget Seminar 2nd May 2009
Bangladesh needs to regain sovereignty in policy-making for Development. Farmers’ association should be formed for fair price of agricultural products through the involvement of local government.
Bangladesh needs to regain
sovereignty in policy-making for Development. Farmer’s association should be formed through
direct assistance and involvement of local government to get fair price of
their production. Agricultural insurance should be introduced. The jute
industry should be revived. Agricultural supports especially loan to the small
and marginal farmers should be strengthened. Development planning should be
formulated in consistence with Climate Change. Agriculture, employment
generation and strengthening of local government should be prioritized and
allocation should be increased in those sectors according to the need of the
people. For the proper implementation of development budget, activities should
be started just after the declaration of the budget. The gaps should be
minimized between declared budget, revised budget and implemented budget.
According to the pledge of election manifesto, road map should be declared
earlier”. Today, (2nd May
2009) prominent
economist of Bangladesh and chief guest of
the round table seminar, Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmed addressed in the round
table discussion titled “Agriculture, Food sovereignty and priority
of public service sectors” dated May 2, 2009 at VIP lounge of
National Press Club, Dhaka Bangladesh.