PM tells economists to make plans, policies considering local realities

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the country's economists to formulate their plans, policies and programs considering the local people and local realities.

"My expectations from economists are that you will think about the people of the country and plan your policies," she said while inaugurating the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in Dhaka's Ramna area on Friday.

Mentioning that advice from foreigners will not be fruitful in the country, she said: "Someone will come to the country [from abroad] for a day or two and give us advice, but that advice will not be useful to us."

"It will be useful what you see with your own eyes, and work for people. This will be useful. That is how you set your policy," she added.

She went on to say: "Yes, we will learn from outsiders, but while doing it, we will do it by looking at our own country, by looking at our people and by looking at what resources we have."