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...
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...
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...
Energy experts in a dialogue on Thursday emphasised the revision of Bangladesh鈥檚 existing energy pricing system, particularly for fuel oils, for the betterment of both consumers and producers.
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...
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...
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...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Wednesday said that Bangladesh was lagging behind in securing the geographical identification on the country鈥檚 products due its inaction in this connection...
The Center for Policy Dialogue said on Wednesday that Bangladesh had lost the Geographical Indication status of Sundarbans鈥� honey due to the negligence of the authorities concerned....
Bangladesh鈥檚 power and energy sector is set to downslide further with the budgetary measures announced this month, ignoring the need to make amends that could have...
Speakers in a post-budget discussion on Wednesday said that the country had been trapped into inefficiency while corruption was going to take on an institutional shape owing to the immoral scope of the legalisation of undisclosed assets...
Independent think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue said on Friday that the proposed budget for the financial year 2024鈥�25 failed to offer concrete measures to...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue, in an immediate response on Thursday to the proposed budget, expressed appreciation for the reduction of taxes on some essential items....
The Center for Policy Dialogue on Sunday said that the government had failed to tackle the inflation due to weak market monitoring causing price hike of...
Oligarchs have emerged in the banking sector, leading to a deterioration in governance, transparency, and accountability, which has created distrust among...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Saturday recommended that the tannery industry workers should get at least Tk 22,776 as minimum wage amid high inflation in the...
The country has been mired in a prolonged economic crisis due to a lack of reform, leading to decade-high inflation and a persistent shortage of dollars over the past two years. The economic challenges exacerbated by the conflict between...