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.
March 1, 2014
This study presents a discussion on the current energy and power situation of Bangladesh, and examines the causal relationship between FDI in the energy and power sector and economic growth of the country. Read more
February 25, 2014
This study is undertaken to come up with a definition and method for calculation of the minimum wage based on the ILO Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131). Read more
February 15, 2014
This is a joint publication between CPD and Agamee Prakashani, which was brought out during the Amar Ekushey Boimela 2014. The publication comprises selected articles on Bangladesh economy. Read more
January 15, 2014
With about USD 392 million per year received since 2006, Bangladesh is among the top 15 recipients of Aid for Trade (AfT) funds. Indeed, AfT commitments increased by 35 percent since the AfT initiative was initiated in 2005, but in in recent years disbursements declined by 29 percent. Read more
December 3, 2013
The Global Policy and Development department at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), under its Perspectives Series, has published “Lagging Behind: Lessons from the Least Developed Countries for a Development Agenda Post-2015,” based on the CPD study titled “Attaining the MDGs: How Successful are the LDCs?” Read more
December 1, 2013
The policy brief published in November 2013 takes a look into areas such as sustainable food production and consumption systems, protection of vulnerable groups, holistic approach to food security, trade and climate change linkages and gender equality. Read more
November 20, 2013
This study, in the context of Bangladesh, explores the nature and extent of devolution of fiscal and financial powers to the city corporations/municipalities – the urban local government institutions. Read more
November 5, 2013
The study analyses the trends in the evolution of the mechanisms in terms of their structure, mandate, role/function and main areas of work. It explores how the various mechanisms coordinate and collaborate with each other as well as with other stakeholders. Read more
October 21, 2013
The paper presents insights into the nature and extent of participation of the civil society organisations in the Bangladesh PRS exercise, and analyses the degrees of representation, accountability and inclusiveness achieved in the country’s PRS process. Read more
September 30, 2013
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has prepared the first Independent Monitoring Report on the Rana Plaza Tragedy, on behalf of the partnership which has been set up to monitor the delivery status of follow-up activities relating to the tragedy that happened on 24 April 2013. Read more
September 15, 2013
The key socioeconomic indicators of Bangladesh have apparently experienced improvement since the advent of a new phase of democracy in 1991. Read more
August 29, 2013
Bangladesh is considered to be one of the countries highly vulnerable to climate change. As part of the ADB funded project, “Vulnerability to Climate Change, Adaptation Strategies and Layers of Resilience”, analysis of climate change vulnerability using two popular methods was carried out for Bangladesh. Read more



