Dhaka, May 14 -- Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Thursday said to establish an accountable, transparent and implementation-oriented development process the government's proposed Five-Year strategic economic framework would be a milestone in the country's planning history.

"This is a different and timely initiative. In Bangladesh's recent history, such an inclusive advisory committee for economic strategy formulation has never been formed before," he said while Speaking at a press briefing after the second meeting of the Advisory Council on formulation of the strategic economic framework at the NEC Conference Room.

He said the government is determined to move away from the ineffective planning culture of the...