From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Centre for Policy Dialogue

Research institute in Bangladesh

Field	Value
name	Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
logo	File:Centre_for_Policy_Dialogue_logo.jpg
founded	in Dhaka, Bangladesh
founder	Rehman Sobhan
hq_location	House 40/C, Road No 11 (new), Dhanmondi
hq_location_city	Dhaka
hq_location_country	Bangladesh
website

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) is a non-governmental think-tank in Bangladesh. It was established in 1993 by Rehman Sobhan, its founder chairman, with support from leading civil society institutions in Bangladesh

History

In 1993, Rehman Sobhan, an economist and civil society leader in Bangladesh, founded the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) to meet the emerging need for an independent civil society platform following the restoration of democracy in the early 1990s. He invited several prominent figures to join CPD’s board, which has since included globally respected personalities and social entrepreneurs, such as the late Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC, and Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank.

Key personnel

Chairman: Rehman Sobhan
Executive Director: Fahmida Khatun
Distinguished Fellow: Debapriya Bhattacharya
Distinguished Fellow: Prof Mustafizur Rahman
Director (Dialogue & Communication): Anisatul Fatema Yousuf
Head, Research Division: Khondaker Golam Moazzem

Significance

According to the University of Pennsylvania's 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, CPD is number 46 out of 60 in the "Top Think Tanks in Southeast Asia and the Pacific".

References

(2024-12-01). "CPD's 30-year journey: A testament to growth and resilience". The Daily Star.
"Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)". Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
McGann, James G.. (1 March 2015). "2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report". University of Pennsylvania.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

think-tanks-based-in-bangladesh research-institutes-in-bangladesh organisations-based-in-dhaka 1993-establishments-in-bangladesh bangladeshi-research-organisations research-institutes-in-asia economic-research-institutes

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Centre for Policy Dialogue — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report