Accurate statistics imperative for proper development planning

BSS :
Accurate statistics is very important for adopting proper development planning to take the country forward successfully through facing all the existing challenges, including the global pandemic and natural disasters.
 All the authorities and others concerned should come forward and work together for collecting and furnishing authentic statistics and information of all the nation-building issues. Administrative officials and other stakeholders came up with the observation while addressing a post-rally discussion held at the conference hall of the Divisional Commissioner office here today.
 Rajshahi divisional and district offices of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics jointly hosted the discussion in observance of the National Statistics Day-2023.
 The theme of this year’s National Statistics Day is ‘Smart Bangladesh, Smart Statistical System,’ which is appropriate and most significant to realise Bangabandhu’s dream of Sonar Bangla.
Commissioner of Rajshahi Division GSM Zafarullah and its Additional Commissioner Moinul Islam addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil in the chair.
Chairman of the Department of Statistics at Rajshahi University Prof Sayedur Rahman, Superintendent of Police Abdus Salam and Executive Engineer of the Department of Public Works Harun-Or-Rashid also spoke.
Joint Director of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) Abdur Rab Dhali welcomed the participants.
Commissioner Zafarullah said no nation can develop without statistics as future planning and development depend on it. Accurate statistics frame the stair of improved life, while unauthentic and error statistics can fetch devastation, he added.
He, however, attributed that flawless statistics can play a pioneering role towards proper planning and there is no alternative to qualitative statistical information for formulating effective planning.
 He expected that the persons and others engaged in census and other ongoing survey activities will play a responsible role in this regard. He said acceptance of data and findings largely depended on competency of statisticians.
Highlighting the importance of statistics, the divisional commissioner said data and findings are the main ingredients of planning that couldn’t be full-filled without statistics.