Centre for Policy Dialogue

Bangladesh: Government to publish ‘white paper on the state of the economy’

In Bangladesh, the interim government has taken a decision to publish a white paper on the state of the economy in six priority areas, including public finance, inflation, and food management. An economist and a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Debapriya Bhattacharya will be the chief of a panel of economists and eminent citizens, who will come up with the white paper, according to the press wing at the Chief Adviser's office. The committee will publish the white pa...

May 6, 2024 11:25 AM

In Bangladesh inflation snatches people’s purchasing power: Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya

In Bangladesh, the purchasing power of marginal, middle class and lower middle class has decreased due to the direct impact of double-digit inflation, said Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Dr Bhattacharya made this statement on the occasion of unveiling a survey report titled "New Government, National Budget and Citizen's Aspirations" held on Sunday in Dhaka. Addressing the media on the occasion Dr Debpriya said "the inflation situatio...