High tariff protection for local industries is making it harder for Bangladesh to diversify its exports beyond ready-made ...

The government’s austerity drive, introduced to ease economic pressure and restore fiscal discipline, appears to be losing momentum as spending priorities raise questions over the effectiveness of ...

Non-resident Bangladeshi (NRB) scholars who are interested to spend at least one year in Bangladesh are encouraged to apply for various research positions at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). They ...

Export-oriented plastic industry of Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges by Khondaker G Moazzem and Farzana Sehrin, published in The Financial Express on Tuesday, 27 January 2015.

An effective regional collaboration is essential in South Asian countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as many of the goals are transnational besides being interrelated. But the ...

Estimating Women’s Contribution to the Economy: The Case of Bangladesh In Bangladesh a large part of economic activities undertaken by women ...

Launching of "From Two Economies to Two Nations: My Journey to Bangladesh" authored by Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) ...

Published in The Daily Star on 6 July 2015. Bangladesh: Promise and Performance Edited by Rounaq Jahan Reviewed by Shahid Alam ASSESSING THE FIRST QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF BANGLADESH Edited by Rounaq ...

Agriculture is the source of livelihood for a large portion of Bangladesh’s total population and the fundamental basis of national food security. In recognition of this, the current government has ...

Former Chief adviser Interim Government of Bangladesh and Member, CPD Board of Trustees; Educational Qualification (1960) BA. University of Dhaka (1961) MA. University of Dhaka (1969) PhD. Vanderbilt ...

Published in The Daily Star on Sunday, 5 April 2015. Political parties not democratised Agree leaders from three major parties at the launch of Rounaq Jahan’s new book ‘Political Parties in Bangladesh ...