, April 6 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said the government is working with a comprehensive plan to increase people's income and transform Bangladesh into a trillion-dollar economy by 2034.

Replying to a written question from ruling party lawmaker from Dhaka-18 SM Jahangir Hossain in Parliament, he said the per capita income of the country stood at US$2,769 in the fiscal year 2024-25 as per the latest data published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

The minister said the present government has set a major target to achieve the milestone of a trillion-dollar economy by 2034, and in this regard a broad-based action plan is being formulated focusing on investment, employment generation, economic dem...