Our future
Your business page (B3) presented interesting expressions of contradiction about Bangladesh. The Star Business Report quoting BTMA President states “So, the government's move with regard to gas rationing will obviously affect investment.” He also expressed the fear that textile sector entrepreneurs will incur a loss of Tk 120 crore per month due to this wrong decision.
Already power is rationed, and through it, gas too is indirectly rationed.
With direct rationing of gas on the cards, will kerosene, petrol and POL products follow suit? May be we may end up with rationing of drinking water-- already in short supply!
Contrastingly, in the same page, GrameenPhone's advertisement about its
Brand Forum begins with Price Waterhouse Cooper's ambitious and somewhat farfetched(?) statement; "Bangladesh to become one of the top 30 economies of the world by 2050". 2050 is still 42 years away, but all our present trends that we know and see point otherwise!
The two diametrically opposite views are confusing. The president of BTMA works and lives in the day-to-day environment of Bangladesh; while Price Waterhouse Cooper only knows Bangladesh from news and other media information. Logically, the accuracy of their prediction is not based on ground realities! Will our local economists please comment on this contradiction, so that we (the common people) may know which statement is right and realistic!
Let us hope and look forward to the days of milk and honey. Pragmatically speaking though, our coming generation should be prepared for the worst.
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