All the reform commissions that have been set up might not be able to rid the country of crony capitalism without wholesale structural reforms, said Rehman Sobhan, chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
More than 16 percent of Bangladeshi businesses identified corruption as the biggest obstacle to their operations, according to a survey conducted between April and July of this year.
Around 17% of businesses identified corruption as biggest challenge, according to a CPD survey
The think-tank suggested adopting a short-term build-operate-transfer model to address infrastructure issues
The study highlighted that the damage represents 1.81 percent of the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25
The Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday urged the interim government to phase out all inefficient power plants as early as possible.
Several banks in Bangladesh are clinically dead but are being kept alive through bailouts, said Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
The suggestion comes after Sundarbans’ honey was displayed as a GI product of India
The budget for the next fiscal year may not be able to end the chronic gas shortage, cut import reliance and guarantee credible supply of electricity as it has fallen short of taking up sufficient measures needed to ensure energy sustainability, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.
All the reform commissions that have been set up might not be able to rid the country of crony capitalism without wholesale structural reforms, said Rehman Sobhan, chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
More than 16 percent of Bangladeshi businesses identified corruption as the biggest obstacle to their operations, according to a survey conducted between April and July of this year.
Around 17% of businesses identified corruption as biggest challenge, according to a CPD survey
The think-tank suggested adopting a short-term build-operate-transfer model to address infrastructure issues
The study highlighted that the damage represents 1.81 percent of the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25
The Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday urged the interim government to phase out all inefficient power plants as early as possible.
Several banks in Bangladesh are clinically dead but are being kept alive through bailouts, said Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
The suggestion comes after Sundarbans’ honey was displayed as a GI product of India
The budget for the next fiscal year may not be able to end the chronic gas shortage, cut import reliance and guarantee credible supply of electricity as it has fallen short of taking up sufficient measures needed to ensure energy sustainability, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.
The government is not moving at full throttle in bringing discipline to the banking sector, implementing reforms wholeheartedly, taking measures against syndication, and bringing money launderers under the rule of law, said a top economist.
