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.

This article has made an attempt to undertake an in-depth and detailed investigation into the underlying factors driving the gender wage gap and wage discrimination in Bangladesh’s labour market. Read more
২০১৭-১৮ সালে সিপিডি স্বল্পোন্নত দেশ (এলডিসি) হতে বাংলাদেশের উত্তরণ এবং টেকসই উন্নয়ন অভীষ্ট (এসডিজি) অর্জনে বাংলাদেশের করণীয় ও চ্যালেঞ্জ নিয়ে বিশদভাবে গবেষণা করেছে। Read more
While Bangladesh has made notable progress, especially in terms of meeting the MDG target of halving the proportion of undernourished people, it remains challenged by high poverty rates, severe climate change impacts, land utilisation constraints and price volatilities. Read more
Young population is the most important resource that can contribute to accelerated economic and social development of a country. Read more
Blended finance is picking up as a new source of finance to meet the funding gap in implementing SDGs. However, country perspectives reveal that the concept it is yet to gain full momentum in LDCs. Lack of awareness as well as absence of consensus regarding its definition has held back the instrument from being mainstreamed into the policy discourse. Read more
This report was prepared with an aspiration to give voice to the ordinary citizens of the country, so that their priority development interests and concerns are reflected in the election discourse Read more
In the backdrop of limited data on the key manufacturing sectors of Bangladesh, this paper reviews the data situation of the readymade garments (RMG) sector. Read more
This paper examines the livelihood issues of the workers in the readymade garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh, and identifies the scope of determining a minimum wage that would address their requirements of a decent livelihood standard Read more
This paper aims to capture the possible short- and mediumterm implications of Brexit for the economy of Bangladesh. Read more
The journal article, “Human Insecurity in South Asia: Challenging Market Injustice” by Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD, recently published under SAGE Journals. The article has addressed the issue of market injustice rooting from the human insecurities in South Asia. Professor Sobhan also gave recommendations on how the underprivileged segments in the society should be uplifted through state initiatives. Read more
Drawing on the negotiations and other developments that transpired in the run up to MC11 and thereafter, the paper underlines four core directions to be considered while giving shape to a revamped LDC agenda. Read more
The study presents some preliminary observations on economic and social impact of recent Rohingya influx to Bangladesh, based on field-level investigations. Read more