Tax evasion soaring since 2012: survey
Tax evasion in Bangladesh witnessed a sharp increase for more than a decade, according to a Centre for Policy Dialogue survey...
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Policy shift leaves $300m investment stuck: CPD
With investments worth $300 million in renewable energy getting stuck, Bangladesh faces hard time in attracting foreign direct investment in energy transition, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue on Monday...
Energy crisis, green transition ignored
The national budget for the 2025鈥�26 financial year has failed to address Bangladesh鈥檚 public demand for reliable access to power and energy and necessary energy transition, said experts at a discussion organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue on Thursday...
Govt must close loopholes in tax collection: Mustafizur
Professor Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue, said that to reduce the revenue collection deficit, the government must close tax loopholes and ensure good governance...
No holistic response to crises: CPD
The proposed national budget for the 2025鈥�26 financial year lacked the structural boldness and holistic approach needed to bring Bangladesh out of its current economic distress, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue, a local think tank, on Tuesday.
Political stability essential for macroeconomic stability
MACROECONOMIC performance, despite some improvements in the past nine months of the interim government, has still remained a cause for concern. A lack of political stability and the absence of necessary institutional reforms are believed to be hindering largely sustained macroeconomic progress. The Centre for Policy Dialogue in its third interim review of the...
Announce date for polls: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Tuesday said that the partial reforms being pursued by the interim government over the past nine months were less effective in bringing about economic stability...
Time is mature for specifying polls date: CPD
Centre for Policy Dialogue executive director Fahmida Khatun on Tuesday said that the interim government of Bangladesh should announce a specific date regarding the next general elections...
Youth empowerment for digital inclusion urged
The Centre for Policy Dialogue laid emphasis on providing young people with the tools to participate in the digital world for mitigating unemployment, fostering innovation, driving economic growth, and promoting social inclusion...
Timely election stressed for FDI prospects
Investment in Bangladesh could face obstacles if the upcoming national election is not held within the promised timeframe, warned Professor Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue...
Tk 2.26 lakh crore in tax evaded in 2023: CPD
The amount in tax evasion by the taxpayers reached approximately Tk聽226,236 crore in 2023, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue...
US鈥檚 high tariff policy a 鈥榳akeup call鈥�: Fahmida聽聽
Executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Fahmida Khatun on Saturday said the high tariff policy of the US is a 鈥榳akeup鈥� call for Bangladesh since the country would not get more duty facility beyond LDC graduation.
CPD for raising tax-free income to Tk 4 lakh
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Sunday urged the government to increase tax-free income threshold for personal income to Taka 4 lakh in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) budget given the prevailing high inflationary situation...
Urgent fix needed for economic woes
Dr Fahmida Khatun expressed her disappointment over the decision to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate and impose additional supplementary duties on more than 100 products by the interim government, just six months after it assumed power following the fall of the Awami League regime, which crumbled like ninepins in the face of a mass uprising in August last year...
CPD for closing sick banks, FID
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Wednesday suggested closing down the private commercial banks which are now under life support and the finance ministry鈥檚 Financial Institutions Division for the division鈥檚 鈥榙ubious鈥� role in the financial sector...
Interim govt鈥檚 transparency in economy will be lesson for upcoming regimes: Debapriya
Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue and convener of the Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, observed that interim government has introduced greater transparency in the current economic situation, offering a lesson for upcoming governments.
Labour sector in bad shape, needs reform: experts
Labour sector experts at a dialogue on Sunday said that Bangladesh鈥檚 labour sector was in a bad shape and it needed reforms...
Digital literacy, STEM training for young women urged
Experts on Tuesday emphasised introducing digital literacy and science, technology, engineering and mathematics training to equip young women for the job market...
Bureaucrats taking on multiple roles undermine governance: Debapriya
Bureaucrats, who assume multiple roles as administrators, politicians and businesspeople, pose a significant challenge to ensuring good governance, observed Debapriya Bhattacharya, convenor of Citizen鈥檚 Platform and distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue...
Crony capitalism created undemocratic attitude: Rehman Sobhan
Centre for Policy Dialogue chairman professor Rehman Sobhan on Saturday said that over the last decade, crony capitalism had spread from the parliament to the district, upazila and...
Policy execution failure one of country鈥檚 key problems
Centre for Policy Dialogue chairman Rehman Sobhan on Sunday said that one of the biggest problems in the country was failure to implement policies...
CPD plays big role in shaping mindset for uprising: Yunus
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that Centre for Policy Dialogue鈥檚 research and public awareness activities played a huge role in creating the mindset for the recent student uprising...
Debapriya surprised as looted assets not confiscated
Centre for Policy Dialogue distinguished fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday expressed his dissatisfaction as to why the assets amassed through looting had not been confiscated...
Unemployment, lies, Aynaghar created ticking time bombs for AL: Debapriya
Centre for Policy Dialogue distinguished fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya on Monday said that poor quality of education due to insufficient investment and a dearth of employment amid...
Govt should address corruption, complexity in tax system
MOST businesses coming to find the tax system complex, burdensome and prone to corruption speaks of the sorry state of the system. A Centre for Policy Dialogue study shows that 57.1 per cent of businesses perceive bribery as commonplace in tax-related interactions while 59.4 per cent of them find difficulties in compliance. Most businesses also find the...
57pc businesses perceive bribery as usual in tax-related matters: CPD
The National Board of Revenue is grappling with various management challenges, as 57.1 per cent of businesses now perceives bribery as commonplace in tax-related interactions, up from 47.8 per cent in 2021, according to a Centre for Policy Dialogue study...
Worst-hit people get least help: CPD
The worst-affected people received the least relief assistance in the flash flooding that swept parts of Bangladesh in August affecting over 5.6 million people, revealed a...
Economy made vulnerable thru reliance on external debt
Reliance on external debts has introduced significant vulnerabilities to the Bangladesh economy, said Syed Yusuf Saadat, a research fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue, on Sunday...
White Paper to be made in 90 days
The interim government has decided to prepare a white paper focusing on public finance, inflation, external balance, energy and power, private investment and employment in the country...
CPD calls for massive power sector reforms in Bangladesh
Protected by controversial laws, a fossil fuel business syndicate turned the power and energy sector into a hotbed of corruption and inefficiency, reducing the sector into the single-most important factor behind Bangladesh鈥檚 current economic challenges, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue on Sunday...