Industrial Policy 2016 of Bangladesh: An Assessment from the Green Perspective

Abstract

Green growth, green energy, and green industrialization have been moved tothe forefront of economic development in the present crux of environmentaldegradation and climate change. Nowadays, different policies are havinggreen features. Literarily, the green policy generally denotes theenvironmental policy, but other policies related to the environment may alsobe green focusing on environmental issues. And his industrial policydeserves a great attention of the policymakers in this regard. TheGovernment of Bangladesh (GoB) has formulated Industrial Policy 2016which has been embedded with several targets conducive to green growthand sustainable development goals (SDGs). As it is not a declared greenindustrial policy, the question has been raised here and attempts toscrutinize that to what extent or whether this policy can promote greenindustries in the obvious socioeconomic condition of Bangladesh. Thisarticle has maneuvered to evaluate this policy through content analysis andfound this policy as an elementary initiative for green industries inBangladesh.