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 Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has recommended the government restore macroeconomic stability, widen fiscal space and ensure the best use of public resources through appropriate prioritisation in the upcoming budget for 2024-25
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday proposed increasing the tax on high-income individuals to 30 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 as the move would likely reduce income inequality in Bangladesh.
Corruption was the leading problematic cause for businesses in 2023, with energy crisis posing the highest risk over next two years
The income inequality between the rich and the poor has surged to a level that the country is witnessing two economic systems, which go against the spirit of the Liberation War, said the CPD
Bangladesh is very good at making cotton clothes but non-cotton products could be bolstered by foreign investment
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has proposed Tk 17,568 as the minimum monthly wage for garment workers in Bangladesh.
Self-motivation and marketing strategies are the key forces behind the initiative of greening of garment and textile factories in Bangladesh, according to a new study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
The weak financial state of the BPDB is partly due to the high per unit price of electricity
The members of parliament are not adequately involved in formulating the national budget even though they are an integral part of the parliament, Jatiya Party Co-chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud said yesterday.
It is unacceptable that the government has failed to deliver to Bangladeshi consumers the benefits of a fall in the prices of food items on the international market
