Debapriya Bhattacharya

Debapriya Bhattacharya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Tax net expansion, subsidy cuts should be priorities for next budget: Debapriya

He said concrete steps should be taken to expand the tax net by strengthening enforcement and improving compliance.

Illustration: REUTERS/Illustration/Catherine Tai

Energy crisis deepens macro stress, exposes policy constraints: Debapriya

Citizen’s Platform for SDGs Convener Debapriya Bhattacharya speaks at a briefing titled 'Thoughts on the First Budget of the New Government', in Dhaka on Tuesday, 31 March. Photo: TBS

Limited fiscal space among key challenges for new govt ahead of budget: Debapriya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Human Rights Commission Ordinance should be passed even as 'lesser evil': Debapriya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Debapriya calls for audit of previous govt's liabilities, contracts

Debapriya Bhattacharya. Photo: Collected

'Uncertainties remain over what kind of election it will be'

Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), spoke at the launching of a report titled From Commitment to Implementation: Political Inclusion and Democratic Accountability: Bangladesh’s Election 2026, at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Sunday (8 February 2026). Photo: TBS

Interim govt has run out of steam for reform, justice: Debapriya

Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue and convener of Citizen's Platform for SDGs. FIle photo: Screengrab from video

People concerned about whether election will be meaningful even if it is fair: Debapriya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Digital platforms creating jobs but also new inequality: Debapriya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

People lack confidence in govt: Debapriya

Debapriya Bhattacharya. Photo: Collected

Not only voters, politicians also gripped by security fears ahead of election: Debapriya

Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), speaks at a pre-election regional consultation at Hotel Peninsula, Chattogram on Wednesday (10 December 2025). Photo: TBS

Doubts linger on fair polls: Debapriya

A recently taken photo shows construction activity at the Laldia Char in Chattogram, where a container terminal under the Chattogram Port will be built. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Port deals face questions on transparency, haste