A trillion dollars, one constraint at a time
The Business Standard (National) · ৭ নভে, ২০২৬
Bangladesh wants to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2034. Since the government made this goal its economic centrepiece, the commentary in our leading newspapers has settled into a familiar shape.
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনThe Business Standard (National)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
The Business Standard (National)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- Since the government made this goal its economic centrepiece, the commentary in our leading newspapers has settled into a familiar shape.
- The government's own five-year strategic framework goes further, with detailed targets: a $742.57 billion economy by 2030, foreign direct investment at 2.5% of GDP, and 10 million new jobs.
- Private sector credit growth fell to 4.47% in June 2026, the lowest on record, and nearly a third of all bank loans are non-performing.
বিসিএস ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষা তথ্য ছক (Exam Fact Sheet)
হাই-ইল্ড ডেটাপ্রিলিমিনারি নৈর্ব্যক্তিক ও লিখিত রচনায় কোটেশনযোগ্য সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিসংখ্যান
| ধরন | তথ্য | প্রতিবেদনের যে বাক্য থেকে নেওয়া |
|---|---|---|
Figure | $742.57 billion | “The government's own five-year strategic framework goes further, with detailed targets: a $742.57 billion economy by 2030, foreign direct investment at 2.5% of GDP, and 10 million new jobs.” |
Figure | 4.47% | “Private sector credit growth fell to 4.47% in June 2026, the lowest on record, and nearly a third of all bank loans are non-performing.” |
Figure | 3.4% | “The World Bank expects the economy to grow just 3.4% this fiscal year.” |
Figure | 32.78% | “With non-performing loans at 32.78% in June, banks are rationing credit, and the Bangladesh Bank itself links weak lending to rising bad loans.” |
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
Of or relating to administering or administration.
“The trouble is that a government with thin administrative capacity and finite political capital cannot push on all of them at once.”
The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
Synonyms: crossroads
“When one intersection is jammed, widening every other road changes very little.”
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work
Synonyms: scholia, secondary source
“Since the government made this goal its economic centrepiece, the commentary in our leading newspapers has settled into a familiar shape.”
A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
“The government's own five-year strategic framework goes further, with detailed targets: a $742.57 billion economy by 2030, foreign direct investment at 2.5% of GDP, and 10 million new jobs.”
Of or pertaining to strategy
Synonyms: strategetic, strategetical, strategical
“The government's own five-year strategic framework goes further, with detailed targets: a $742.57 billion economy by 2030, foreign direct investment at 2.5% of GDP, and 10 million new jobs.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Bangladesh wants to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2034. Since the government made this goal its economic centrepiece, the commentary in our leading newspapers has settled into a familiar shape. Raise skills, bring more women into work, attract foreign investors, collect more revenue. Every item on that list holds.
The government's own five-year strategic framework goes further, with detailed targets: a $742.57 billion economy by 2030, foreign direct investment at 2.5% of GDP, and 10 million new jobs.
The trouble is that a government with thin administrative capacity and finite political capital cannot push on all of them at once. Anyone who has sat in Dhaka traffic knows the problem. When one intersection is jammed, widening every other road changes very little. Clear that one junction and the whole city starts moving.
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Question 1: Choose the correct answer.
1.Bangladesh wants to become a trillion-dollar economy by _____.
Questions 2–3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
2.The government's own five-year strategic framework goes further, with detailed targets: a $1485.14 billion economy by 2030, foreign direct investment at 2.5% of GDP, and 10 million new jobs.
3.Anyone who has sat in Dhaka traffic knows the problem.
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Banking & loans
Some people think banks should be strictly controlled by the government. Others think they should be free to run their own business. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।