Prof Rehman Sobhan

Prof Rehman Sobhan

Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Illustration: TBS

Structural problems run deep: Surgical interventions required

Bangladesh's governance crisis, marked by corruption, crony capitalism, and structural inefficiencies, continues to thwart its potential for equitable and sustainable development. Despite...

Rehman Sobhan. Sketch: TBS

Bringing more macroeconomic discipline to Bangladesh should be govt's top priority: Rehman Sobhan

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Reforms should address root causes of inequality: Rehman Sobhan

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Money laundering linked to default loans: Rehman Sobhan

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People don't believe key institutions run by rules: Prof Rehman Sobhan

Rehman Sobhan. Illustration: TBS

We don't have any functional institutions: Prof Rehman Sobhan

An aerial view of Dhaka city. File Photo: TBS

Bureaucratic mess fueling mismanagement in Dhaka: Rehman Sobhan

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Much progress has been made, a just society should now be the priority: Rehman Sobhan

Problems that persist over time turn into difficult to solve structural ones

Problems that persist over time turn into difficult to solve structural ones

Rehman Sobhan. Illustration: TBS

People's voice should reach policy levels to achieve dev goals: Rehman Sobhan

Cover of Rehman Sobhan's autobiography “Untranquil Recollections: Political Economy of Nation Building in Post-Liberation Bangladesh”

We lack policy implementation, not formulation: Prof Rehman Sobhan     

Got best enterprising people, need best use of them

Got best enterprising people, need best use of them

Professor Rehman Sobhan

Got best enterprising people, need best use of them