BNP to create one crore jobs within first 18 months in office

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has pledged to create 10 million (one crore) jobs within the first 18 months if the party comes to power.

The party has a goal to achieve a staggering $1 trillion GDP within 2034.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir unveiled an ambitious and visionary blueprint of the party in his verified Facebook on Thursday.

The party also aims to raise the foreign direct investment-to-GDP (FDI/GDP) ratio from the current 0.45% to 2.5%.

The BNP’s economic roadmap also emphasises reforming tax collection by easing the burden of excessive taxes on citizens and eliminating the public's fear surrounding taxation.

The BNP has put forward 11 regulatory reforms aimed at making foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh more attractive to global investors.

These reforms encompass a dynamic range of initiatives, such as implementing the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), streamlining and modernising visa and work permit regulations, launching round-the-clock investor services, enabling seamless profit repatriation, leveraging locally skilled talent, enacting robust investor protection legislation, and accelerating infrastructure development, among other measures.