5-year plan postponed

The interim government has decided not to move forward with the current 8th Five-year Plan (8FYP).

Advisor of the interim government on the Ministries of Planning and Education Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud said this while briefing reporters at NEC conference room after the ECNEC meeting on Wednesday.

The first ECNEC meeting of the interim government was held at Chief Adviser's Office in Tejgaon with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair. 

Wahiduddin Mahmud said for the new thinking of the country’s economy, as well as exploring the sources of finance, the government has recently formed a taskforce to get the new direction of the economy.  

The taskforce will submit report within three months, he added. 

Dr Wahiduddin, however, said that the government would not wait for taskforce report. 

“We won't need to wait for that, we're preparing some new projects for quick execution,” he said. 

In this connection, the Planning Adviser mentioned that over the years, the country has witnessed construction of so many infrastructural projects.