Publications
CPD’s current publication list contains more than 500 titles including Books, Monographs, Working Papers, Dialogue Briefs and Policy Briefs. If you want to collect the hard copies of the publications, please contact with CPD. You can find the soft copies of the book in the CPD website.

September 30, 2022
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. Read more

September 30, 2022
বাংলাদেশে একটি শিল্পকারখানা স্থাপন বেশ সময়সাপেক্ষ ও জটিল এক প্রক্রিয়া। নির্দিষ্ট করে বলতে গেলে, শিল্পকারখানা স্থাপনের জন্য লাইসেন্স, সনদ অনুমোদন বা নিবন্ধনের ক্ষেত্রে কী কী প্রয়োজনীয় কাগজপত্র কোথায় জমা দিতে হবে, সেসব তথ্য সঠিকভাবে জানতে পারা একজন উদ্যোক্তার জন্য কঠিন বিষয়। Read more

September 29, 2022
Setting up a factory in Bangladesh is a lengthy and time-consuming process. It requires a long list of licenses, certificates, and other documents Read more

September 25, 2022
With the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution of 24 November 2021, Bangladesh, along with Nepal and Lao People’s Democratic Republic, has been set on track to graduate from the LDCs in 2026. Read more

September 23, 2022
Issues relating to the quality of investment concerning public infrastructure projects, in developing country contexts, have been attracting increasing attention in recent times, for several reasons Read more

September 18, 2022
গত ৫ আগস্ট দেশে জ্বালানি তেলের দাম ৪২ থেকে ৫২ শতাংশ বাড়ানো হয়। ডিজেল ও কেরোসিনের দাম প্রতি লিটারে ৮০ টাকা থেকে বাড়িয়ে ১১৪ টাকা নির্ধারণ করা হয়। একই সাথে পেট্রোলের দাম ৮৬ থেকে ১৩০ টাকা এবং অকটেনের দাম বাড়ানো হয় ৮৯ থেকে ১৩৫ টাকা। Read more

September 12, 2022
Bangladesh’s export sector performance in the outgoing FY2021-22 has been quite impressive by any measure: compared to FY2020-21 when Bangladesh’s global export was USD 38.76 billion, export earnings in FY2021-22 stood at USD 52.08 billion, a robust growth of 34.4 per cent. Read more

August 17, 2022
State of the Power Sector in FY2020–21 and Allocative Priorities in the National Budget of FY2021–22
For the power and energy sector, the national budget carries special importance in terms of policy issues, and sectoral allocation priority. Read more

August 11, 2022
Economic and social infrastructure is one of the key foundations that drive the development of any country. Broadly speaking, infrastructure is defined as the basic systems and structures and facilities and services which are required for smooth operation of an economy, at various levels. Read more

August 10, 2022
Bangladesh currently stands at an important turning point in its developmental journey – it has made the middle-income transition (from low income to lower middle-income status according to the World Bank) in 2015 Read more

August 8, 2022
In recent months, Bangladesh’s macroeconomic situation has moved out of the comfort zone. The macroeconomic stability has considerably deteriorated owing to challenges from both domestic and external fronts. Read more