BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs): AN EVALUATION

Author: Razia Sultana

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2009v30n3a2

ABSTRACT

Since its initiation in 2000, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are considered as important initiatives fortheoverall social, political and economic development of the poor countries.Though governments of the poor countries are committed to accomplish theseprominent targets within particular time frames, the projections, however, are challengeddue to some institutional, political and fundamental problems of MDGs. Tohighlightthe gaps, this paper attempts to analyse the issues and concerns of MDGs and their implications on the developing countries. The paper also tries to reveal that despite some of the good proposals and targets given by the international agencies, MDGs tend tobedifficult to attain by the developing countries,due toweaknesses ofthe precise goalsthemselves. To look at these issues critically, the paper identifiesthe goals and their existing achievements in a particular developing country like Bangladesh.