Centre for Policy Dialogue
Corruption worsened business climate in 2022
Bangladesh's business environment deteriorated in 2022 thanks to corruption, according to a survey by the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
Karnaphuli tunnel may again incur time and cost overruns
Constructing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram is set to turn costlier apparently for poor feasibility studies as the need for new components have arisen alongside adjustments to the rise in the price of the US dollar.
LIVE UPDATE / Low-income people hit hard by rising cost of living: CPD
With the economy facing headwinds, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today said poor and low-income group have faced increasing hardship as the cost of living has continued to climb unabatedly.
Let them exercise freethinking
The country's youth must get an environment conducive to exercising free-thinking and they will oppose anything that infringes upon their freedom of expression.
Banking sector now orphan: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday came down hard on the finance ministry for the host of moves it made earlier this month to
BANGLADESH'S GRADUATION FROM THE LDC GROUP: PITFALLS AND PROMISES / Navigating in an inhospitable global and regional environment
The global economy is experiencing a multitude of transitions in terms of economic and geopolitical rebalancing, ongoing technological change and emerging social and political risks. These transitions are expected to have far-reaching impacts on Bangladesh's economy, which is becoming increasingly integrated with the global and regional economies.
CPD determined to bring down country: Muhith
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) is bent on bringing down Bangladesh, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says.
Grim year for economy
The economy has come under pressure due to the banking sector crisis, inflation and soaring imports amid inadequate export earnings and insufficient remittance inflows, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.
End disparities
A citizen's platform yesterday called for an end to discrimination and ensuring equal access of all to economic and social
Eliminate barriers to trade with India
CPD says Bangladesh should sign bilateral agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures with India so that the countries accept each other's standardisation certification.
Political unrest causes 0.55pc GDP loss: CPD
Political unrest during January to mid March of the current year has caused for a gross domestic product (GDP) loss of 0.55 percent or Tk 4,900 crore, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).