To celebrate the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will host a virtual international conference to explore the country's developments in different dimensions – politics, economy, society and culture.

The conference will be organised in collaboration with the Cornell University of the US, and experts from across the world will join it.

The conference will try to deepen the understanding of Bangladesh's multifaceted developments over the last 50 years and explore the processes that led to these changes.

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The CPD Board of Trustees came up with the decision at its 57th virtual meeting Wednesday.

Also, the board appreciated CPD's research and outreach-related activities during January-June 2021.

It approved the CPD's plan for research, dialogue, publication and outreach-related activities for July-December 2021.

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Presided over by CPD Chairman Professor Rehman Sobhan, the board meeting was attended by trustee members Khushi Kabir, coordinator of Nijera Kori; M Syeduzzaman, former finance minister; Syed Manzur Elahi, chairman of APEX Group; Advocate Sultana Kamal, former executive director of Ain o Salish Kendra; Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, former professor of the Dhaka University's English department; and Parveen Mahmud, managing director of Grameen Telecom Trust.

CPD distinguished fellows Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Professor Rounaq Jahan, Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, and Executive Director Dr Fahmida Khatun also joined the meeting.