Centre for Policy Dialogue
Govt stimulus packages fail to address jobs crisis, say experts
With the Covid-19 pandemic morphing into a major jobs crisis in Bangladesh, experts have claimed that the various stimulus packages offered by the government lack incentives for employers to sustain employment.
Pay more attention to risk of loans: Speakers
Participants in a webinar on Tuesday urged the government to be more careful about the risk of loans as the trend of loans has gone up following the coronavirus pandemic, LDC graduation and SDGs indexes.
Enhance accountability for voluntary national reviews on SDGs: Speakers
Speakers in a webinar on Monday underscored the need for enhancing accountability at both national and international level for the voluntary national reviews (VNRs) on the SDGs.
Enhanced coordination required in relief distribution: Speakers
Discussants at a virtual sub-national dialogue on Tuesday said there is a need for increased collaboration among all to ensure effective distribution of the relief efforts undertaken by the government in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent flood situation in Rangpur district.
Independent commission must for accurate data: CPD’s Mustafizur
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)’s Distinguished Fellow Professor Mustafizur Rahman on Sunday underscored the need for the formation of an “Independent Commission” to provide accurate data for the sake of proper policies of the country.
‘Don’t be complacent’: Economists about robust remittance inflow
The record inflow of remittance in the last two months should not give any sense of complacence for Bangladesh as the situation in overseas labour market remains fluid and the migrant workers are possibly sending their last savings before they exist, cautioned economists.
Economists fear double-whammy of unemployment may sow social tensions
Piling on top of the pre-pandemic stock of jobless population, economists apprehend the newly unemployed resulting from firms severely scaling back on their activities as part of ‘lockdown’ measures may lead to serious social headwinds on the country’s economy during the post-Covid era.
Having returnees an opportunity for rural economy: Experts
Accelerating infrastructural development, ensuring utility services and upgrading education and medical services in rural areas may help engage the large number of people returning to their villages losing the sources of their income in the wake of COVID-19 fallout.
Speakers for strong coordination between govt, NGOs to face Covid challenges
Speakers in a virtual dialogue on Wednesday underscored the need for a strong coordination among the government institutions and the NGOs to tackle the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
New energy regulatory bill won’t protect consumers’ right: Energy Experts
Energy experts at virtual seminar on Wednesday said that the new energy regulatory bill will not protect consumers’ right.