The third in the series of CPD’s special lecture on Bangladesh Economy in 2011-12: The Current Macroeconomic Challenges was delivered at the Rajshahi College Auditorium for the students of the Department of Economics, Rajshahi College. The objective of this programme is to improve the students’ understanding of contemporary macroeconomic situation and also to help them grow interest in engaging themselves in economic policy debates in Bangladesh. Students studying in economics from other institutions including Rajshahi University also participated in this session. Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, CPD made a presentation to initiate the discussion. His presentation was followed by a question & answer session. About 300 students and young teachers participated in this interactive session.