The purpose of airing the talk-show, styled 'Grameenphone Nayone Bangladesh 2021', is to provide a platform for development actors to agree on common development targets and relate that to public aspirations regarding how they envisage Bangladesh in 2021when it will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

"Through this dialogue process, a unanimous 'development prescription' will emerge and we will be better aware of how each one of us can contribute from our individual positions to attain our dream for Bangladesh," Kalif HS Muyeed, director of new Business Division of Grameenphone, said at a press briefing in Dhaka yesterday.

In each episode of the programme, audiences are also being invited to participate in question and answer session, along with selected panelists.

Aired on every alternate Friday, three episodes of a total six shows have already been aired, starting the premier show at 8pm on December 8.

Based on the discussion in the first episode, agriculture and rural economy, health, environment, private and public partnership, and education were identified as issues for discussion in further episodes.

The second episode on Agriculture and Rural Economy and the third one on Health were aired recently.

Through this programme, GP wants to demonstrate its commitment towards development of the nation by creating a platform for development actors to agree on common development targets, Muyeed said.

After airing all the episodes, the GP will prepare a set of recommendations on different development issues and submit them to the government, development workers and policy makers to help them conduct the development activities accurately.

Earlier, an agreement was signed between Grameenphone Ltd and Channel-i recently in this regard.