Dhaka, March 22 -- In the work to build his dream 'Sonar Bangla' or 'Golden Bengal', he focused on infrastructure development to expansion of trade to creation of jobs to increasing export to earning foreign currency, according to a discussion.

He took Bangladesh's economic growth to 7.4 percent in a short period after independence, it was said at the programme.

Again, Bangladesh plunged into darkness as Bangabandhu was assassinated in one of the bloodiest political massacres in the world.

Finally, the country has become eligible to graduate to a developing nation from a least developed country when his daughter Sheikh Hasina is heading the government.

And Bangladesh is celebrating 50 years of independence along with the birth centena...