Bangabandhu created field of blue economy: Gowher Rizvi

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DHAKA, Feb 7, 2021 (BSS) – Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi today said Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has created the field of blue economy after the independence of the country.

“His (Bangabandhu) worthy daughter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has established a significant domination on the country’s unlimited resources over an area of 1,18,000 square kilometers in the Bay resolving border disputes with its neighbouring countries within just four years,” he said.

He was speaking as the chief guest at a seminar titled ‘Bangabandhu’s Philosophy and Blue Economy (Bangabandhur Dorshon O Sunil Orthoniti)’ marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation, said a press release.

Ministry of Shipping organised the event in a city hotel.

The adviser said the Prime Minister called upon the nation to mobilize all its resources to realize the potential of blue economy as a model of sustainable economic growth.

That is why the premier has initiated the necessary reformation in every field of the economy, he said, adding that if all the steps are implemented in proper way, the government can erase poverty from the country soon.

State minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, MP, also addressed the function, among others, with Shipping Ministry Secretary Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury in the chair, the release added.