Debapriya Bhattacharya

Debapriya Bhattacharya

Debapriya Bhattacharya. Sketch: TBS

Debapriya calls for investment-driven national budget, clear reform-roadmap

He also called for reviewing tax exemptions to ensure they support productive investment.

Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Illustration: TBS

Loan defaulters now part of political system, blocking reforms: Rehman Sobhan

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Hormuz a hurdle, but US deal bigger barrier to fuel imports: Debapriya

Debapriya addressed a discussion organised by the Citizen's Platform for SDG, Bangladesh, and the Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) at the ERF auditorium in the capital on 9 April/ Collected

Reform an ongoing process, essential for economic dynamism: Debapriya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Tax net expansion, subsidy cuts should be priorities for next budget: Debapriya

Illustration: REUTERS/Illustration/Catherine Tai

Energy crisis deepens macro stress, exposes policy constraints: Debapriya

Citizen’s Platform for SDGs Convener Debapriya Bhattacharya speaks at a briefing titled 'Thoughts on the First Budget of the New Government', in Dhaka on Tuesday, 31 March. Photo: TBS

Limited fiscal space among key challenges for new govt ahead of budget: Debapriya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Human Rights Commission Ordinance should be passed even as 'lesser evil': Debapriya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Debapriya calls for audit of previous govt's liabilities, contracts

Debapriya Bhattacharya. Photo: Collected

'Uncertainties remain over what kind of election it will be'

Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), spoke at the launching of a report titled From Commitment to Implementation: Political Inclusion and Democratic Accountability: Bangladesh’s Election 2026, at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Sunday (8 February 2026). Photo: TBS

Interim govt has run out of steam for reform, justice: Debapriya

Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue and convener of Citizen's Platform for SDGs. FIle photo: Screengrab from video

People concerned about whether election will be meaningful even if it is fair: Debapriya

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Digital platforms creating jobs but also new inequality: Debapriya