On 5 August 2022, the unprecedented hike in fuel prices occurred without any consultation with relevant stakeholders, which is going to have both immediate and medium-term impacts on various sectors of the country’s economy. Considering the paramount significance of this situation, particularly in the current macroeconomic context of Bangladesh, a media briefing titled “Record Fuel Price Hike in Bangladesh: Could It Be Avoided?” was organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on 10 August 2022. Experts from various sectors were invited to discuss the impacts of fuel price hike on their respective sectors.
This dialogue brief is based on the above-mentioned media briefing which was organised under CPD’s flagship programme “Independent Review of Bangladesh’s Development (IRBD)”.
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