The country's economy now faces three major challenges – uncontrolled inflation, rising risky debt and slow pace of the economy. The Citizens Forum has identified these three problems in implementing the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and made several recommendations to address these challenges. Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Citizens Platform jointly organized a discussion […]
Key industry stakeholders including Minimum Wage Board Chairman Liaquat Ali Mollah and Tanners Association President MD Shaheen Ahmed were present and contributed to the discussion. The proposed salary structure of the CPD takes into account a total monthly expenditure of Tk 33,445, which includes Tk 20,564 for food and Tk 12,881 for non-food expenditure. The […]
Considering the circumstances, CPD has advised to set three main objectives in preparing the next budget. First, to restore macroeconomic stability and protect disadvantaged populations; Secondly, to take initiative to increase revenue collection so that dependence on banks is reduced and it becomes possible to meet necessary expenditure from revenue income; And third, to prioritize […]
“Such amendments have raised questions about the transparency and accountability of the regulatory process. As a result, the entire burden has been placed on the shoulders of consumers which is neither expected nor appreciated”, he said. The CPD proposed a mixed approach to reduce the subsidy amount paid to BPDB without significantly increasing electricity prices […]
The seminar was addressed by Tanveer Shakeel Joy, MP, Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Mohammad Hussain, Director General of Power Cell, Power Division, Dr M Tamim, Professor and Dean of Chemical and Materials Engineering. Former Special Assistant to the Faculty, BUET and Chief Advisor; Mohammad […]
Despite various steps and schemes of the government, the business environment in Bangladesh has not improved, which is evident from the survey conducted by research organization Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Unveiling the survey report ‘State of Business Environment in Bangladesh-2023’, the organization highlighted 17 problems. About 68 percent of businessmen in the country consider […]
CPD Executive Director Fahmida Khatoon briefed the media on the current economic crises and possible solutions, while Distinguished Fellow Mustafizur Rahman, Research Director Khondakar Golam Moazzam and Senior Research Fellow Taufiqul Islam answered media questions. According to CPD, various metrics including non-performing loans of the banking sector have seen a steady decline over the last […]
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I am not very optimistic. For the first time, the central bank has made structural changes in monetary policy. Till now they used to prepare monetary policy by targeting money supply. But this time from July to December he has made monetary policy targeting interest rates. They will try to control inflation. September is likely […]
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The information that came out in the survey of two research institutes on Bangladesh’s business environment on Sunday is very shocking. The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has conducted a survey under the title ‘Bangladesh: Business Environment 2022’. And the Center for Governance Studies (CGS) has another work on corruption in the private sector and […]
The study revealed other most problematic factors for doing business. These are inadequate infrastructure (44.6 percent), limited access to finance (43.1 percent), inefficient government bureaucracy (43.1 percent), inflation (38.5 percent), foreign exchange volatility (38.5 percent), policy instability (35.4 percent). ), complexity of tax regulations (26.2 percent), high tax rates (24.6 percent), poor work ethic in […]
The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has raised questions about the need for an electricity tariff hike against the backdrop of the relevant ministry’s reported proposal for allocation of 568 billion taka as subsidy, UNB reports. “We do not understand why the Ministry of Energy, Energy and Mineral Resources wants to increase electricity tariffs at […]