In honour of Professor Gustav F Papanek, President of the Boston Institute for Developing Economies (BIDE) and Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Boston University, CPD hosted a lunch at the Hotel Westin, Dhaka on 17 April 2010. The lunch meeting was attended by Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Executive Director and other senior officials and researchers of CPD. The discussion at the meeting centred around the state of the Bangladesh economy, challenges ahead, and the best modalities to address these challenges.