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Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the CPD, speaks at a regional pre-election consultation meeting of the Citizen's Platform organised by the CPD in Sylhet on 23 October 2025. Photo: TBS

Reforms will stall if govt shifts to caretaker mode, warns Debapriya

"This government has initiated some reforms, but it cannot complete them all. If it [govt] now moves into a caretaker mode, reform efforts will slow down even further,” he says

Representational image of Bangladesh flood. File Photo: TBS

Bangladesh must fund its own climate future: Experts

Illustration of noted economist and Chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Rehman Sobhan/TBS

Rehman Sobhan calls for clear inclusion of climate costs in Bangladesh's debt planning

CPD Climate Week 2025 CPD Climate Week 2025, organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) under the theme “A World Beyond Crisis: Climate Solutions That Work,” began with calls for measurable and accountable climate action ahead of COP30 in Brazil held in Dhaka on 18 October 2025. Photo:
Masum Billah/TBS

Carbon market could be Bangladesh's next green investment frontier: Danish envoy at CPD climate meet

CPD to organise Climate Week 2025 to turn climate ambition into action

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30% of fish harvest wasted due to illegal nets, targeted fishing: Fisheries adviser

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Executive Director Fahmida Khatun at a “Shadow Parliament” debate competition today (27 September), organised by Debate for Democracy on “Bringing Discipline Back to the Banking Sector Through Bank Mergers.” Photo: TBS

Prolonged interim govt tenure may cause greater economic damage: Fahmida Khatun

NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan and other officials at a CPD dialogue in Gulshan, Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo: TBS

CPD stresses tax justice as Bangladesh targets 17% tax-GDP ratio by FY30

CPD proposes CCTV coverage at NBR officials' rooms to combat corruption

CPD Senior Research Associate Tamim Ahmed, who made the claim. Photo: TBS

NBR officials demanded bribes for data requests: CPD researcher

Officials of CPD and NBR at a programme titled "Reform in Corporate Tax and VAT: A Justice Perspective for NBR" in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo: TBS

CPD survey reveals 72% businesses believe corruption exists among tax officials

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh needs $35b to meet 2040 clean energy target: CPD

Illustration: TBS

Inflation eases, but institutional weakness still a concern: CPD