Co-edited Books (Since 2012)
Bhattacharya, D. (Ed). (Forthcoming). Delivering SDGs in South Asia in Post-pandemic Context: Issues and Challenges. Singapore: Springer.
Bhattacharya, D. (Ed). (Forthcoming). COVID-19 and Bangladesh: Inclusion, Disaggregation and Transition. United Kingdom: Routledge.
Bhattacharya, D. (Ed). 2018. Bangladesh’s Graduation from the Least Developed Countries Group; Pitfalls and Promises. London: Routledge.
Bhattacharya, D. and Ordonez A. (Eds.). 2016. Southern Perspectives on the Post-2015 International Development Agenda. London: Routledge.
Bhattacharya, D. and Miki´c, M. (Eds.). 2015. Least Developed Countries and Trade: Challenges of Implementing the Bali Package. Studies in Trade and Investment No. 83. Bangkok: United Nations publication. Available at: http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/LDCs%20and%20trade.pdf
Bhattacharya, D. and Rahman, M. 2012. Global Recovery, New Risks and Sustainable Growth: Repositioning South Asia. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Co-authored Books (Since 2015)
Bhattacharya, D., et al, (2022). Data for Policymaking in the Pandemic Period: The Bangladesh Experience. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Bhattacharya, D. (2021). Bangladesh Economy in FY2020-21: Interim Review of Macroeconomic Performance. (Contributed as a Team Leader of CPD-IRBD Team). Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D., et al. (2020). Global State of SDGs-Three Layers of Critical Action: Southern Voice. http://southernvoice.org/state-of-the-sdgs/
Bhattacharya, D., et al. (2020). Four Years of SDGs in Bangladesh: Measuring Progress and Charting the Path Forward. Dhaka: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.
Bhattacharya, D. (2019). Bangladesh Economy in FY2018-19: Interim Review of Macroeconomic Performance. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D. (2018). Bangladesh Economy in FY2017-18: Interim Review of Macroeconomic Performance. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D. (2017). Bangladesh Economy in FY2016-17: Interim Review of Macroeconomic Performance. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D.; Higgins, K.; & Kindornay, S. (2016). Implementing Agenda 2030: Unpacking the Data Revolution at Country Level. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D. (2016). Bangladesh Economy in FY2015-16: An Interim Review of Macroeconomic Performance. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D. (2015). Bangladesh Economy in FY2014-15: Third Interim Review of Macroeconomic Performance. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D. and Mikic, M. (2015). Least Developed Countries and Trade: Challenges of Implementing the Bali Package. UN ESCAP.
Bhattacharya, D., et al. (2015). European Report on Development. 2015: Combining finance and policies to implement a transformative post-2015 development agenda. Brussels: European Union. https://ecdpm.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-European-Report-on-Development-English.pdf
Book Chapters (Since 2015)
Bhattacharya, D. (2022). :Five Readings on Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation.” In I. Ahmed, M. A. Razzaque, N. Ahmed and M. Kabir (Eds.), Bangladesh Foreign Policypaedia: Bangladesh Economy in an Evolving Regional and Global Context (Vol – 1, pp. 299 – 322). Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka.
Bhattacharya, D., Gonsior, V. and ¨ Ohler, H. (2021). “The Implementation of the SDGs: The Feasibility of Using the GPEDC Monitoring Framework.” In S. Chaturvedi et. al. (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of development cooperation for achieving the 2030 Agenda: contested collaboration (pp. 309-325). Singapore: Springer.
Bhattacharya, D. (2018). “External Observers: Game changer for SAARC?” In Kharel, P. (Ed.), South Asian cooperation: Issues old and new (pp. 35-44). Kathmandu: South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SWATEE).
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S. S., (2017). “Will the Least Developed Countries be left behind? The risks of a universal development agenda” in Beyond Shifting Wealth: Perspectives on Development Risks and Opportunities from the Global South. Paris: OECD Publishing.
Bhattacharya, D. and Rezbana, U. S. (2016). “Reframing South Asian cooperation with 2030 Agenda: Benchmarking the SDGs and a new role for SAARC”. In De, P. & Rahman, M. (Eds.), Regional integration in South Asia: Essays in honour of Dr. M. Rahmatullah (pp. 239-268). New Delhi: KW Publishers.
Bhattacharya, D. (2015). “Role of South-South Cooperation in the Context of the Post-2015 Agenda.” In Boussichas, M. and Guillaumont, P. (Eds.) Financing Sustainable Development: Addressing Vulnerabilities. Clermont-Ferrand: Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (Ferdi) in association with Éditions Economica, Paris.
Journal Articles, Working and Occasional Papers:
Bhattacharya, D., Bari, E., Altaf, N. M. (2023, June). New Realities in the Education Sector Confronting the Disadvantaged Communities. Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, Working Paper 9.
Bhattacharya, D., Bari, E.,Khan, F. B. (2023, June). Vaccinations, Food Consumption and Access to Health Services. Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, Working Paper 8.
Bhattacharya, D., Bari, E., Chowdhury, A. T. (2023, June). Disadvantaged Groups Coping with the Pandemic Fallouts. Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, Working Paper 7.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T. I., Sabbih, M. A. (2023, May). How successful were the least developed countries in attaining the Millennium Development Goals? An assessment based on a synthetic approach. Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal 3 (1), 165-193.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T. I., and Altaf, N. M. (2023). Unpacking ‘ownership’ in development co-operation effectiveness: Perspectives of Southern recipients. Helsinki: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T. I., Kamal, M., and Khan, R. (2022). Improved Fiscal Data in Bangladesh for a Transparent and Accountable Public Sector. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue and The Asia Foundation.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T. I., Chowdhury, F. S., and Chowdhury, A. T. (2022). Dealing with the Aftermath of COVID-19: Adjustments and Adaptation Efforts of the Apparel Workers in Bangladesh. Working Paper 6. Dhaka: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, F. B., and Khan, T. I. (2022). Assessing COVID-19 Impact on SDG Delivery in Bangladesh: Framework, Measurement and Perspectives. Working Paper 5. Dhaka: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T. I., and Khan, S. S. (2021). “Are we asking the right questions?: Choices and Challenges in Assessing COVID-19 Impact on the Vulnerable in Bangladesh”. Working Paper 1. Dhaka: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T. I., and Sabbih, M. A. (2020). “Role of Media in Delivering the SDGs: A Mapping Exercise on Bangladesh”. Working Paper 131. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, S.S. (2020). Rethinking Development Effectiveness: Perspectives from the Global South. Southern Voice Occasional Paper 59. Dhaka: Southern Voice.
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S. (2020). Effectiveness of development cooperation: Need for a new conversation on how to assess it. Global Solutions Journal. Issue 4.
Bhattacharya, D. and Rashmin, R. (2019). Financial flows from China and India: How concessional are they? Forum for Development Studies. DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2019.1672780.
Bhattacharya, D., Rahman, M. and Al-Hasan, M. (2019). Dimensions of Informality in Bangladesh Labour Market and the Consequent Wage Penalty. South Asia Economic Journal. Vol 20, Issue 2, September 2019. doi.org/10.1177/1391561419850303.
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S. S. (2019). Effectiveness of Development Cooperation: Need for a new conversation on how to assess it. Global Solutions Journal. Issue 4: 278-286.
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S. S. (2018). Is Blended Finance Trending in the LDCs?: Perspective from the ground. Southern Voice Occasional Paper 49. Dhaka: Southern Voice.
Bhattacharya, D., M. Rahman and A. Muzib Suchi (2018), “Post-MC11 Trade Agenda for the Least Developed Countries”, International Trade Working Series (Working Paper, No. 2018/05), Commonwealth Secretariat, London, https://doi.org/10.14217/ef4773c8-en.
Bhattacharya, D. and Ashraf, Z. (2018). Is Bangladesh Rolling towards Debt Stress? An Exploration of Debt Sustainability in the Context of Recent External Financial Flows. In South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, 7(2), 137-173. New Delhi: Sage Publications India Private Limited.
Bhattacharya, D.; Rashmin, R. & Mahfuze, A. H. (2016). Strengthening Accountability in Development Cooperation – Role of GPEDC Monitoring Indicators in the Context of Agenda 2030 and AAAA. Southern Voice Occasional Paper No. 29. Dhaka: Southern Voice.
Bhattacharya, D., Akbar, M. I., Khan, T. I., and Sadique, Z. (2016). Assessing the economic implications of the present political shocks: The economics of ‘Hartal’ in Bangladesh. Journal of Bangladesh Political Economy, 31 (1).
Bhattacharya, D. (2015). Regional Integration and the Post-2015 Framework: A South Asian Perspective. In Kelegama, S. & De, P. (Eds.) ‘Selected Papers of the Seventh South Asia Economic Summit, New Delhi, 5-7 November, 2014.’ South Asia Economic Journal Supplement Issue. New Delhi: SAGE Publications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1391561415594903
Bhattacharya, D. (2015). The Post-2015 Agenda and its Implementation Challenges: A View from the South. Southern Voice Occasional Paper Special Issue 3. Dhaka: Southern Voice on Post-MDG International Development Goals.
Policy Briefs/ Reports
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T.I., and Altaf, N.M. 2023. Exploring “Development Effectiveness” at the Sectoral Level in Southern Countries. Synthesis Report. Published by European Commission, Brussels.
Bhattacharya, D. and Rahman, M. 2020. Sustainable Graduation: International Support Measures for Graduating LDCs. Published by Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
Bhattacharya, D. and Rahman, M. 2020. In Preparation for WTO MC 12: Safeguarding Trade Interests of LDCs and Securing Trade Interests of Graduating LDCs. Published by UNESCAP, Bangkok.
Bhattacharya, D. and Rahman, M. (2020). Sustainable Graduation: International Support Measures for Graduating LDCs. Commonwealth Secretariat.
Bhattacharya, D. and Rahman, M. (2020). In Preparation for WTO MC 12: Safeguarding Trade Interests of LDCs and Securing Trade Interests of Graduating LDCs. UNESCAP.
Bhattacharya, D. and Rahman, M. (2019). Graduating LDCs in an Evolving WTO: Options and Strategies. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bangladesh and Centre for Policy Dialogue.
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S. S. (2018). Bangladesh Becoming a Middle-Income Country, Ceasing to be a Least Developed Country: Clarifying Confusion. (CPD Policy Brief 1). Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S. S. (2018). Learning from the past, preparing for the future: What Bangladesh needs to know (CPD Policy Brief 2). Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
Bhattacharya, D., and Khan, T.I. (2016). Data Ecosystem Mapping in the context of SDG 16 in Bangladesh. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T. I., Khan, S. S., Sinha, M. M., Fuad, S. M.,Biswas, S. and Muzib, A. (2017). Quest for Inclusive Transformation of Bangladesh: Who Not to Be Left Behind. Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T.I., and Sabbih, M. A. (2016). Delivering on the Promise: Ensuring the Successful Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Bangladesh. Save the Children in Bangladesh.
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T.I., and Sabbih, M. A. (2016). SDG 16 in the context of Bangladesh: Challenges towards establishing peace and security, human rights and good governance. Dhaka: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh. (In Bangla vernacular).
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T.I., Rezbana, U. S., Mostaque, L. (2016). Moving forward with the SDGs: Implementation challenges in developing countries. Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Department for Asia and the Pacific.
Blogs, Interviews, Op-Eds and Newspaper Articles
Bhattacharya, D. (2023, 2 November). “He has his head, heart and words aligned…”. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/daily-star-books/news/mahfuz-anam-the-editor-30-years-and-counting-3458946#:~:text=Mahfuz%20Anam%20%2D%20The%20Editor%3A%2030,and%20counting%20%7C%20The%20Daily%20Star
Bhattacharya, D. (2023, 1 June). Between political imperative and economic reality. The Business Standard. https://www.thedailystar.net/special-events/national-budget-2023-24/news/fy24-budget-unjust-illogical-if-not-immoral-debapriya-3335466
Bhattacharya, D. (2023, 10 May). We must take forward the ideas Prof Nurul Islam stood for. The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/obituary/we-must-take-forward-ideas-prof-nurul-islam-stood-629578
Bhattacharya, D. (2023, 31 May). Between political imperative and economic reality. The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/between-political-imperative-and-economic-reality-641762
Bhattacharya, D. (2022, November 13). Denial syndrome is hampering our economic policies. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/denial-syndrome-hampering-our-economic-policies-3167426
Bhattacharya, D. (2022, October 31). This is not a seasonal challenge; this is a structural problem. The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/features/panorama/not-seasonal-challenge-structural-problem-522918
Bhattacharya, D. (2022, June 8). Anticipating a budget of inflation management, fiscal. The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/budget/anticipating-budget-inflation-management-fiscal-consolidation-and-growth-trade-435898
Bhattacharya, D. (2022, May 19). Fiscal consolidation is a way out. The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/analysis/fiscal-consolidation-way-out-423186
Bhattacharya, D. (2022, May 15). Celebrating Fulbright Program on the golden jubilee of US-Bangla partnership. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/views/opinion/news/celebrating-fulbright-program-the-golden-jubilee-us-bangla-partnership-3023591?amp
Bhattacharya, D., and Jannat, M. (2022, May 11). Three thoughts on the graduating Commonwealth LDCs. OECD Development Matters. https://oecd-development-matters.org/2022/05/11/three-thoughts-on-the-graduating-commonwealth-ldcs/
Bhattacharya, D. (2022, May 10). Per capita income figure is illusive. The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/analysis/capita-income-figure-illusive-417226
Bhattacharya, D. (2022, April 4). FY23 budget: Need for expansion, but govt opts for contraction. The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/fy23-budget-need-expansion-govt-opts-contraction-398030
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S.S. (2021, June 14). Removing the Wedge between Process Actors and Knowledge Actors in Development Cooperation: A Step toward More Inclusive and Networked Global Governance. Centre for Global Development (CGD). https://www.cgdev.org/blog/removing-wedge-between-process-actors-and-knowledge-actors-development-cooperation-step-toward
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S.S. (2021, January 11). Post-COVID world discourse: four fault lines. On Think Tanks. https://onthinktanks.org/articles/post-covid-world-discourse-four-fault-lines/
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T.I., Kamal, M., Altaf, N.M., Alam, M. (2021, December 20). Data for policymaking in the pandemic period: Bangladesh experience. The Financial Express. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/data-for-policymaking-in-the-pandemic-period-bangladesh-experience-1640012865
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T.I., Rabbi, M.M.H. (2021, November 24). Covid-19 makes things worse. The Financial Express. https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/28th-anniversary-issue-2/covid-19-makes-things-worse-1637656470
Bhattacharya, D. (2021, July 27). Intellectual property rights issues must be embedded in Bangladesh’s LDC graduation strategy. The Financial Express. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/intellectual-property-rights-issues-must-be-embedded-in-bangladeshs-ldc-graduation-strategy-1627315096
Bhattacharya, D. (2021, July 9). Bidding Adieu to Emeritus Publisher Mohiuddin Ahmed. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/tribute/news/bidding-adieu-emeritus-publisher-mohiuddin-ahmed-2125476
Bhattacharya, D. (2021, July 5). Disadvantaged people neglected in the budget. The Financial Express. https://www.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/disadvantaged-people-neglected-in-the-budget-1625498452
Bhattacharya, D. (2021, June 3). Glimpses from our national budget history. The Financial Express. https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/budget/glimpses-our-national-budget-history-254791
Bhattacharya, D. and Hossain, M. (2021, 28 May). Unpacking the Covid-19 stimulus packages: The devil is in the details. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/unpacking-the-covid-19-stimulus-packages-the-devil-the-details-2100097
Bhattacharya, D. (2021, May 4). Direct cash transfer needed for the poor. The Business Standard. https://publisher.tbsnews.net/analysis/direct-cash-transfer-needed-poor-241000
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T.I., Bari, E. Chowdhury, F.S. and Khan, S.S. (2021, April 27). Marginalised communities dealing with the COVID-19 fallouts. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh/news/covid-19-fallout-79-marginalised-households-faced-financial-hardship-study-says-2074221
Bhattacharya, D. (2021, April 21). Life after LDC Graduation: How is Bangladesh poised for EU GSP+? The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/feature/panorama/life-after-ldc-graduation-how-bangladesh-poised-eu-gsp-234775
Bhattacharya, D. (2021, March 11). Bangladesh qualifies for LDC graduation: What next? The Financial Express. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/bangladesh-qualifies-for-ldc-graduation-what-next-1615473209#:~:text=According%20to%20an%20earlier%20timeline,years%2C%20i.e.%2C%20in%202026
Bhattacharya, D. (2021, January 20). LDC graduation: Sophie’s Choice? The Business Standard. https://www.tbsnews.net/first-anniversary/ldc-graduation-sophies-choice-188413
Bhattacharya, D., Islam, R. F. (2020, April 23). The COVID-19 Scourge: How affected are the Least Developed Countries? OECD Development Matters. https://oecd-development-matters.org/2020/04/23/the-covid-19-scourge-how-affected-are-the-least-developed-countries/
Bhattacharya, D., Islam, R. F. (2020, April 14). Least Developed Countries Confronting COVID-19: Response and Resilience. South-South Galaxy. https://www.southsouth-galaxy.org/covid-19/article-on-least-developed-countries-confronting-covid-19-response-and-resilience/
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, S.S. (2020, September 2). COVID-19: A game changer for the Global South and international co-operation? OECD Development Matters. https://oecd-development-matters.org/2020/09/02/covid-19-a-game-changer-for-the-global-south-and-international-co-operation/
Bhattacharya, D. (2019 June 10). National Budget Measured through Five Senses. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/national-budget-measured-through-five-senses-1754533
Bhattacharya, D. and Khan, S. S. (2018, December 6). Why do we need to rethink Development Effectiveness. Southern Voice. http://southernvoice.org/why-do-we-need-to-rethink-development-effectiveness/
Bhattacharya, D. (2017, October 31). Walking the talk on international development assistance. Policy Options Politiques. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/october-2017/walking-talk-international-development-assistance/
Bhattacharya, D. (2016, December 11). Analysing Results Frameworks: What is Missing? Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. http://southernvoice.org/analysing-results-frameworks-what-is-missing-dr-debapriya-bhattacharya/
Bhattacharya, D. (2016, March 28). Aspects and Implications of SDGs and Other Crucial Economic Issues. Voice of Business. Issue 7. http://cpd.org.bd/resources/2016/04/Voice-of-Business-Interview-Dr-Debapriya.pdf
Bhattacharya, D. (2015, May 27. Time to ‘call EU’s bluff’ on paradigm shift. Devex, https://www.devex.com/news/time-to-call-eu-s-bluff-on-paradigm-shift-86229
Bhattacharya, D. (2015, July 15). National strategy needed to make new development goals work. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/business/national-strategy-needed-make-new-development-goals-work-debapriya-82299
Bhattacharya, D. (2015, June 5). Hard to achieve. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/hard-achieve-92383
