CPD finds 4.7pc rise in payments since FY18 The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at seminar on power and energy sector budget said the capacity payment to private sector power plants, including rental and quick rental plants, has gone up to Tk 26,505 crore in FY2022 from Tk 5,600 crore in
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CPD initiates green transition of textile sector
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has launched a programme titled, "Securing Green Transition of the Textile and Readymade Garments Sector in Bangladesh". During the inauguration event, Dr Fahmida Khatun, executive director of CPD said, Bangladesh is vulnerable to the impact of climate change and is also beset with problems of environmental
Industrial safety in non-RMG sector deteriorating
Industrial safety in the non-RMG sector has been deteriorating rapidly for a lack of measures undertaken with regard to structural, fire and electrical issues, according to a recent study by Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The civil society think-tank blamed the absence of proper monitoring and enforcement of different compliance standards
Govt should opt for expansionary fiscal policy
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Thursday suggested the government opt for a focused and targeted expansionary fiscal policy reinforced by accommodative monetary policy. "Given the current context, a targeted flow of fiscal resources towards the more vulnerable households alongside the relatively small (and informal) enterprises will generate more 'aggregate domestic
86pc reemployed people can’t meet costs of living
Employment, real wages not in match with rapid growth
Public, private data collaboration strengthened after Covid
The collaboration between the government and non-government organisations over data initiatives has become more robust after the Covid-19 pandemic. However, both government and non-government entities had to take up multiple roles (data generator, data manager, data user, data appraiser etc) to carry out the Covid-targeted data initiatives, according to a research
Strategic trade, investment must for sustainable LDC graduation: CPD
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has urged the government to pursue strategic trade and investment policies to ensure a sustainable LDC graduation. The social think-tank body made the recommendation during a virtual dialogue on Bangladesh's role, opportunities, and prospects in the upcoming 12th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (WTO-MC12). CPD Chairman Professor
Researches played limited roles for SMEs to tackle pandemic: CPD
The researches related to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) done by different entities during the coronavirus pandemic have played limited roles in taking time-befitting policy measures to tackle the situation, the Centre for Policy Dialogue said Sunday. Both the government and the central bank have issued many guidelines for the implementation
Integrated database needed for COVID-19 relief distribution: CPD
Speakers at a webinar on Thursday underscored the need for developing an integrated and updated database for effective distribution of relief among the poor badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. They said there is a lack of disaggregated national-level database which is required for effective distribution of various government supports provided