An Expert Group Consultation on State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2010-11 was organised by CPD on 2 June 2011 at its office. The draft report prepared by the CPD-IRBD team was shared at this meeting with a distinguished group of policymakers and professionals for their views, insights and comments. The expert group members were Professor Abu Ahmed, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka; Dr Mahabub Hossain, Executive Director, BRAC; Dr Zahid Hussain, Senior Economist, The World Bank; Dr A B Mirza Azizul Islam, Former Advisor to the Caretaker Government; Dr Salahuddin Ahmed Khan, Professor, Department of Finance and Banking; Dr Ahsan Habib Mansur, Executive Director, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh; Dr Binayak Sen, Research Director, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS); Mr M Syeduzzaman, Member, CPD Board of Trustees; Dr M Tamim, Professor, PMRE Department, BUET and Former Advisor to the Caretaker Government and Dr Sayera Younus, Deputy General Manager, Bangladesh Bank.