BSS, Dhaka :
The National Statistics Day will be observed in the country today with the theme ‘Reliable Statistics, Part of Sustainable Development’ reflecting the importance of trust, authoritative data, innovation and the public good in national statistical systems.
On the eve of the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed their happiness that Bangladesh is going to observe the day for the first time in the Mujib Year.
President Abdul Hamid in his message said, “The role of statistics is very important in national planning and socio-economic development. Accurate statistics are a prerequisite for effective planning. Extensive use of statistics in quantitative and qualitative measures is observed in all economic, demographic and social fields”.
In order to transform the country from a developing to a developed country, it is necessary to ensure the application of accurate and timely statistics in every sector, he said.
Noting that the use of accurate and timely statistics is essential for the development and progress of any country, which is also not different for developing countries like Bangladesh, Hamid said the application of accurate and timely statistics in every sector can transform the country into a developed country fast from a developing one.
The government of Bangladesh is very much sincere for modernization of the national statistics system and its use for the development activities, the President said, adding, “I am happy to know that the Statistics Act 2013 and related national strategies have been formulated for the development of the national statistics system”.
Prime Minister in her message said, “After the Great Liberation War of 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bengali of all time, the father of the nation, realized the importance of statistics in proper planning, development and monitoring of progress in Bangladesh.”
Realizing the importance of the national statistical system, the Awami League government in its cabinet meeting decided to observe ‘National Statistics Day’ on February 26, she said, adding, “Statistics is a measure of development and all other activities of the society including economy.”
