The Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) was held virtually on Monday, 28 February 2022.
The Board approved CPD’s plan for research, dialogue, publication and outreach-related activities for 2022. CPD Board also approved CPD’s revised budget for FY2021-22.
CPD Board appreciated the Centre’s research and outreach-related activities during July-December 2021. Some of the significant research during this period include—State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2020-21 (Second Reading) and CPD’s Recommendations for the National Budget FY2021-22; Incentives for Green Investment in Bangladesh; Securing Green Transition in the Textile and RMG Sector; CPD Green City Initiative; State of the Power Sector in FY2020-21 and Allocative Priorities in the National Budget in FY2021-22; Potential for Transforming Bangladesh’s Healthcare through Technology; Building the RMG Sector Adhering to the United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGPs); Potential for Transforming Bangladesh’s Healthcare through Technology; Opportunities and Challenges of Establishing a Blended Finance Mechanism Involving Climate Funds in Bangladesh; Challenges of Industrial Safety in the RMG Sector at the Post-Accord-Alliance Era; Macroeconomic Challenges from COVID-19; Youth, SDG Accountability & the Voluntary Local Review: Situating Bangladesh’s Experience within the Global Context; and Industrial Safety and Workers Issues in Non-RMG Enterprises and Establishments.
Presided over by Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD, the Board meeting was attended by Trustee Members Ms Khushi Kabir, Coordinator, Nijera Kori; Mr M Syeduzzaman, former Finance Minister; Mr Syed Manzur Elahi, Chairman, APEX Group and Treasurer, Board of Trustees, CPD; Ms Rasheda K Choudhury, Former Advisor to the Caretaker Government and Executive Director, CAMPE; Dr Shahdeen Malik, Advocate at Supreme Court of Bangladesh; Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, Formerly Professor of English Department, Dhaka University; Ms Parveen Mahmud FCA, Former Managing Director, Grameen Telecom Trust and Former President, ICAB and Director, DSE; Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, CPD; Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, CPD; Professor Rounaq Jahan, Distinguished Fellow, CPD; and Dr Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director, CPD and Member-Secretary, CPD Board of Trustees.