Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the country’s development partners to help implement the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 that seeks sustainable development for future generations. “The cooperation or participation of all at home and abroad– our friendly countries or development partners—is absolutely necessary in every field of knowledge, technology and exchange of experiences, starting from financing,” she said while opening an international conference on the Delta Plan 2100 through a videoconference from Ganobhaban. The premier said the 100-year Delta Plan, approved by her government in 2018, is a techno-economic master plan based on information technology and knowledge. “It’s phased implementation will require about 2.5 percent of GDP by 2025,” she added. The two-day event titled “Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 International Conference: Issues and Challenge of Implementation” started in the morning at a city hotel with participation of policy makers, researchers, teachers, development activists and development partners from home and abroad. Hasina said her government has adopted the Delta Plan not for today, rather for making Bangladesh sustainable for the future generations of the next century. “Since Bangladesh is a Delta, we’ll have to build the country in such a way so that its future generations can lead a decent life,” she said. The PM said her government has been taking various steps to improve the life of future generations. Also read: PM: Let’s not forget climate crisis amid geo-political tension

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Rohingyas have become a huge burden for Bangladesh as there has been no progress yet over their repatriation although three years have elapsed since their massive influx into Bangladesh. “They’ve become a huge burden for Bangladesh. The environment and forest resources in Cox’s Bazar are getting destroyed,” she said. The Prime Minister said this when newly-appointed Ambassador of The Netherlands Anne Gerard Van Leeuwen met her at her official residence Ganobhaban. Read:President urges world leaders to take effective steps to solve Rohingya problem PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. About the stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh, the Prime Minister said, “They’re creating economic pressure on us.” The Ambassador said he has talked to various people, including refugees and NGO activists, and all of them think that the solution to the Rohingya crisis lies there in Myanmar. Hasina appreciated the contributions of The Netherlands for the development of the country. She mentioned Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s stance to develop Bangladesh through land reclamation like the Netherlands.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government is looking for a suitable place in the southern region to build another nuclear power plant to meet the country’s growing demand for power. “We’re looking for a place in the Southern region…it’s difficult to find hard soil there but we’re surveying various islands and different places to find a suitable one,” she said. Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing the installation programme of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of Power unit-1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project. Read:Russia ships equipment for Rooppur nuclear plant She joined the programme from her official residence Gonobhaban through a videoconference. Hasina said the government has taken a decision to set up another nuclear power plant on completion of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project. “We’ll do that if we get a suitable place. My choice is to do that on the other side of the Padma River… that means the southern region of the country.” Mentioning that the government is conducting surveys to select a suitable place, she said it would not be a tough job to select a site. “If the government can build another nuclear power plant in the country, there’ll be no problem in power supply.” The Prime Minister said the government has set a target to make the country a developed one within 2041. “Already, we’ve got the status of a developing country…this is not enough.” In 2071, the Prime Minister said, the country will celebrate its 100 years of independence. “That will surely be celebrated by the new generation in a beautiful, developed, prosperous and modern technology knowledge-based country,” she said. Hasina said the government has formulated the Delta Plan 2100 so that this country never lags behind and no clutch of vultures falls upon this country ever. Read: Nuclear plant to be a big breakthrough: FM

The government needs to allocate a specific budget, set a target and formulate policy guideline to promote renewable energy in the country, experts and stakeholders said Saturday in a webinar.

Bangladesh is fully committed to take all measures to tackle climate change to protect the people from its adverse impacts, Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin said Monday.

 

Experts at a workshop suggested re-fixing the target of solar power generation  to 30,000 MW by 2041 instead of current target of 40,000 MW and  linking  it with other national plans like Delta Plan 2100.

Solar power could well be a solution to Bangladesh's energy woes.

The government is going to form a special fund, 'Bangladesh Delta Fund', for implementing its long-term integrated master plan, ‘Delta Plan 2100’, to harness the huge potentials of Bangladesh through water resource management, ensuring food and water security and tackling disasters.

Dhaka, July 29 (UNB) - The Netherlands has reassured Bangladesh of extending its support for implementing the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.