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List of the News Clips

Sl. Headline Newspaper Date
1 Budget beyond reality: CPD Dhaka Tribune 6/8/2013
2 Budget surreal : CPD The Financial Express 6/8/2013
3 CPD terms budget surreal New Age 6/8/2013
4 CPD dubs budget ‘a surrealistic one’ The Independent 6/8/2013
5 Muhith terms it a compromise The Daily Star 6/8/2013
6 Budget surreal, says CPD The Daily Star 6/8/2013
7 CPD doubts revenue plan in surreal budget Daily Sun 6/8/2013
8 Confrontational politics behind falling growth Dhaka Tribune 6/4/2013
9 Rental power: a no-go The Daily Star 6/4/2013
10 Government may ignore economic, political realities: CPD New Age 6/4/2013
11 Lack of consensus to sink economy The Daily Star 6/4/2013
12 Govt fails to meet GDP target: CPD The Independent 6/4/2013
13 Robust rise in remittances, exports: CPD The Bangladesh Today 6/4/2013
14 Economic cost of political unrest irreparable: CPD Daily Sun 6/4/2013
15 CPD for feasible Padma Bridge funding New Age 6/4/2013
16 Fall in investment seen as major factor The Financial Express 6/4/2013
17 Own funding to create resource constraints The New Nation 4/21/2013
18 CPD raises the alarm The Daily Star 4/21/2013
19 Don’t let election influence budget The Daily Star 4/21/2013
20 PADMA BRIDGE PROJECT-Own funding to affect edn, health sectors: CPD New Age 4/21/2013
21 CPD against populist measures in new budget ahead of polls New Age 4/21/2013
22 CPD advises realistic budget The Independent 4/21/2013
23 Bridge with own fund to create resource constraints: CPD The Financial Express 4/21/2013
24 Padma bridge with own fund unrealistic : CPD The News Today 4/21/2013
25 Political crisis risk factor for growth Daily Sun 4/21/2013
26 CPD urges balance in next budget Dhaka Tribune 4/21/2013
27 AL, BNP leaders rule out talks The Independent 4/14/2013
28 Economy in double jeopardy: CPD The Daily Star 4/14/2013
29 Get rid of impasse The Daily Star 4/14/2013
30 Politicians reject CPD proposal to end standoff Daily Sun 4/14/2013
31 No possibility of AL-BNP dialogue: Tofail The News Today 4/14/2013
32 Hartal imparting serious shocks to economy: CPD The Bangladesh Today 4/14/2013
33 CPD for road map with framework of poll-time govt The New Nation 4/14/2013
34 Announce roadmap for polls, create environ for talks : CPD The Financial Express 4/14/2013
35 Opposition leaders call for dialogue New Age 4/14/2013
36 Experts, businesses for stricter regulation of energy sector FDI New Age 3/12/2013
37 Energy crunch holding the country back The Daily Star 3/12/2013
38 Education needs more investment: analysts The Daily Star 3/12/2013
39 FDI not attracted due to lack of good governance The Financial Express 3/12/2013
40 Role of edn instts for expansion of entrepreneurship stressed The Financial Express 3/12/2013
41 More FDI in energy sector stressed Daily Sun 3/12/2013
42 Formation of local govt commission suggested The Financial Express 3/11/2013
43 Strong local govt must to contain violence The New Nation 3/11/2013
44 Sixty per cent unhappy over services of Pourashavas The Independent 3/11/2013
45 Leave local govt alone The Daily Star 3/11/2013
46 BCIM may shine on Saarc 'ineffectiveness': Experts The Financial Express 3/2/2013
47 BCIM may shine on Saarc ‘ineffectiveness’: Experts Daily Sun 3/2/2013
48 BCIM can help increase regional trade, investment The News Today 3/2/2013
49 BCIM may shine on Saarc ‘ineffectiveness’, say experts The Independent 3/2/2013
50 BCIM stress identifying of priority projects The Financial Express 2/25/2013
51 Taka's continuing appreciation The Daily Star 2/25/2013
52 BCIM Forum for multimodal connectivity within region New Age 2/25/2013
53 Joint exploration of energy resources recommended New Age 2/25/2013
54 BCIM meet concludes in city on grand hope of cooperation The Financial Express 2/25/2013
55 Remove trade barriers The Daily Star 2/25/2013
56 Multimodal transport is a must for BCIM to boost trade The Daily Star 2/24/2013
57 Exporters on edge as taka hardens against dollar The Daily Star 2/24/2013
58 BCIM forum moots common fund to face challenges ahead The Financial Express 2/24/2013
59 GM Quader stresses boosting trade with Myanmar Daily Sun 2/24/2013
60 Call to strengthen connectivity in BCIM region The News Today 2/20/2013
61 Four-nation forum kicks off in Dhaka next week The Daily Star 2/20/2013
62 BCIM Forum for enhancing regional trade, connectivity The Independent 2/20/2013
63 BCIM confce starts in Dhaka Feb 23 New Age 2/20/2013
64 Four-nation BCIM forum begins in Dhaka Feb 23 The Financial Express 2/20/2013
65 Global crisis cost Bangladesh $2b in 2009: CPD The Daily Star 1/30/2013
66 Punish errant owners The Daily Star 1/27/2013
67 Arrest of Tazreen owner demanded The Independent 1/27/2013
68 RMG owners urged to abide by labour laws The News Today 1/27/2013
69 Call to allow TUs for RMG workers to protect rights The Financial Express 1/27/2013
70 Owners, then govt responsible for RMG fires: CPD dialogue New Age 1/27/2013
71 Development goals on post-MDGs era Int’l confce on post-MDGs agenda opens Friday Daily Sun 1/10/2013
72 Southern think tanks to review MDGs The Independent 1/10/2013
73 BD succeeds in six MDG goals The Financial Express 1/10/2013
74 Development activists to convene in Dhaka to discuss post-MDG targets The Daily Star 1/10/2013
75 RMG under buyer scanner The News Today 11/27/2012
76 Remittance receipts hampered by high costs: UNCTAD The Daily Star 11/27/2012
77 Trade union is the solution, Debapriya says The Daily Star 11/27/2012
78 Focus on free movement of labour for regional coop The Financial Express 11/27/2012
79 Overseas employment policy lacks stance on long-term migrants Daily Sun 11/27/2012
80 CPD calls for renaming expat welfare ministry New Age 11/27/2012
81 Ironic rice of India The Daily Star 11/25/2012
82 Lack of political hinders functioning of SAARC food bank The News Today 11/25/2012
83 Lack of political will hinders SAARC food bank functioning: Razzaque New Age 11/25/2012
84 Economic integration to fuel growth in South Asian nations: UN report The Daily Star 11/25/2012
85 Give full autonomy to central bank The Daily Star 11/6/2012
86 CPD meet singles out SBL failure for Hall-Mark scam The Financial Express 11/6/2012
87 CPD DIALOGUE ON BANKING SECTOR: Commission for monitoring financial sector proposed New Age 11/6/2012
88 Dhaka-Delhi ties Pranab for implementing top-level decisions The News Today 10/6/2012
89 Move fast: Pranab for quick implementation of decisions to better ties with Dhaka The Daily Star 10/6/2012
90 Dialogue on Indo-Bangla ties Oct 4-5: CPD to lead BD team to Delhi The Financial Express 10/3/2012
91 Economy to face near-term risks due to global food prices rise: IMF The Financial Express 9/18/2012
92 IMF for automatic fuel price adjustment mechanism Daily Sun 9/18/2012
93 ‘Economy set to face fuel price hike, election stress’ The Independent 9/18/2012
94 Economists ask govt not to hike fuel, electricity prices further New Age 9/18/2012
95 IMF wants more clout for BB to govern banks The Daily Star 9/18/2012
96 Experts to review UN LDC IV confce The Financial Express 9/7/2012
97 Fixing economic vulnerabilities vital for Bangladesh to remove LDC tag: CPD New Age 9/7/2012
98 Dhaka may graduate from LDC status first: CPD Daily Sun 9/7/2012
99 Raising per capita income not enough The Daily Star 9/7/2012
100 BD slips by 10 positions in 2012 GCI ranking The Financial Express 9/6/2012
101 Investment climate worsens The Daily Star 9/6/2012
102 Bangladesh suffers steepest fall in a decade New Age 9/6/2012
103 Bangladesh 10 steps down The Independent 9/6/2012
104 Dhaka slips down in global competitiveness Daily Sun 9/6/2012
105 Bangladesh ranks 118th in GCI The New Nation 9/6/2012
106 Bangladesh slips 10 slots down The Daily Star 9/6/2012
107 Bangladesh gets 10 steps down in GCI 2012-13 The News Today 9/6/2012
108 Economists sceptical about reaping substantial benefits The Financial Express 8/3/2012
109 Doubt over benefits of FTA with India The Daily Star 8/3/2012
110 Experts for total framework of trade with India instead of FTA New Age 8/3/2012
111 Call for ‘no FTA’ with India for now Daily Sun 8/3/2012
112 Indo-Bangla free-trade has immense potentials, experts The News Today 8/3/2012
113 Comprehensive trade policy by December The Independent 7/4/2012
114 Stress on comprehensive trade policy to spur growth Daily Sun 7/4/2012
115 Tariff Commission to finalise trade policy by December The Financial Express 7/4/2012
116 Experts for growth, poverty reduction-focused trade policy New Age 7/4/2012
117 Next economic driver: manufacturing The Daily Star 7/4/2012
118 CPD suggests separate local govt budget The Daily Star 6/26/2012
119 7.2 pc GDP growth possible: Khandakar The Bangladesh Today 6/17/2012
120 Need to help augment level of investment stressed The Financial Express 6/17/2012
121 Dr Kamal slams govt for not punishing stock manipulators The Daily Star 6/17/2012
122 7.2 pc growth possible, says planning minister: Mission impossible, says Aziz The News Today 6/17/2012
123 Bangladesh to achieve 7.2 pc growth, claims minister The New Nation 6/17/2012
124 7.2pc GDP growth linked to investment flow The Daily Sun 6/17/2012
125 7.2 pc GDP growth unlikely The Independent 6/17/2012
126 Economy faces biggest challenge due to crony capitalism New Age 6/17/2012
127 Budget lacks plan for implementation: CPD The Independent 6/9/2012
128 Black money whitening can’t continue for long: CPD The New Nation 6/9/2012
129 Budgetary tax measures to be burden on general people: CPD New Age 6/9/2012
130 Proposed budget is a ‘fiscal illusion and unrealistic’, says CPD New Age 6/9/2012
131 It's political bankruptcy The Daily Star 6/9/2012
132 Govt opts for 'easy tax' The Daily Star 6/9/2012
133 CPD sees Achilles heel in budget implementation The News Today 6/9/2012
134 High GDP growth, curbing inflation to be too tough for govt to deliver The Financial Express 6/9/2012
135 Some tax measures go against social justice: CPD The Daily Star 6/8/2012
136 Budget challenge: economic discipline The Daily Star 6/8/2012
137 Self-reliance the way for curbing graft The Daily Star 6/8/2012
138 Energy sector liable for fiscal mismanagement The News Today 6/5/2012
139 CPD sees more headwinds for govt Daily Sun 6/5/2012
140 Economy under great stress The Independent 6/5/2012
141 GDP growth might be lower than 6.3pc this fiscal : CPD The Financial Express 6/5/2012
142 CPD terms current FY the weakest New Age 6/5/2012
143 Sloppy economic management snowballs into big troubles: CPD The Daily Star 6/5/2012
144 EU urged to go for investment-oriented coop The News Today 5/13/2012
145 Foreign investors jittery The Daily Star 5/13/2012
146 Multiple approaches needed to grab EU market opportunities: dialogue New Age 5/13/2012
147 Strong ties with EU vital to be in middle-income group Daily Sun 5/13/2012
148 EU urged to go for investment-oriented cooperation The Independent 5/13/2012
149 EU-BD relationship to be trade-based in future The Financial Express 5/13/2012
150 Budget must focus on investment promotion: CPD The New Nation 5/8/2012
151 Allow taka-whitening after tax plus penalty The Daily Star 5/8/2012
152 Higher growth hinges on investment: CPD The Daily Star 5/8/2012
153 CPD advises boosting private investments Daily Sun 5/8/2012
154 Political stability, improved HR, curbing graft crucial to attaining growth: CPD The Financial Express 5/8/2012
155 CPD urges govt to cut bank borrowing New Age 5/8/2012
156 Subsidy requirements hit fiscal management The Independent 5/8/2012
157 Budget should focus on investment promotion: CPD The Bangladesh Today 5/8/2012
158 Experts for formation of independent commission The News Today 5/6/2012
159 Commission to regulate financial guidelines for local govt instts stressed The Financial Express 5/6/2012
160 ‘Form independent commission for local govt institutions’ Daily Sun 5/6/2012
161 Local govt bodies face severe funds crises The Independent 5/6/2012
162 Commission for local govt bodies stressed The New Nation 5/6/2012
163 Mini fund stymies local progress The Daily Star 5/6/2012
164 Economists, experts for separate budget for local govt New Age 5/6/2012
165 Trade to dominate Rio+20 summit: CPD Daily Sun 4/11/2012
166 Population boom prevents BD from becoming a developed country The Financial Express 4/11/2012
167 Trade to dominate Rio+20 summit The Independent 4/11/2012
168 Bangladesh must ready itself for Rio Earth Summit The Daily Star 4/11/2012
169 Trade likely to dominate Rio+20 summit The News Today 4/11/2012
170 ADB-CPD seminar on Myanmar New Age 3/16/2012
171 Myanmar promises future food security The Daily Star 3/16/2012
172 CPD sees tough economy ahead The Daily Sun 3/12/2012
173 Onus of protecting economy lies with ruling party: CPD The Independent 3/12/2012
174 Govt fails to establish good governance: CPD The News Today 3/12/2012
175 BD's inflation rate is highest in S Asia: CPD The Financial Express 3/12/2012
176 Policy mismatch slows investment The Daily Star 3/12/2012
177 Economics Study Center Arranges Intergenerational Dialogue with CPD at Dhaka University The Independent 2/9/2012
178 Lecture on Macroeconomic Challenges at DU The Daily Sun 2/7/2012
179 Mandatory use of Jute Packaging Act stressed The Financial Express 1/1/2012
180 Mandatory jute use for packaging to create demand for 840m jute bags: study New Age 1/1/2012
181 Mandatory Use of Jute Packaging Act: 840m jute bags needed a year for selected products: Study The Daily Sun 1/1/2012
182 Demand for jute bags may rise manifold: study The Daily Star 1/1/2012
183 Muhith sees bright prospect of jute The News Today 1/1/2012
184 Strong EC no substitute for caretaker govt The Independent 12/31/2011
185 Drivers of change vital for country's progress The Daily Star 12/31/2011
186 Amartya wants Dhaka to lead climate battle The Daily Star 12/31/2011
187 The Spirit of the Liberation War The Daily Star 12/31/2011
188 Corporate cabals influencing certain public policies The Financial Express 12/31/2011
189 Amartya Sen stresses women’s greater role in economy The Daily Sun 12/31/2011
190 Focus on uplift not isms: Amartya The New Nation 12/31/2011
191 Democratise economic opportunities The News Today 12/31/2011
192 Violence being deployed for political gains: Rehman Sobhan New Age 12/31/2011
193 Experts, stakeholders oppose intervention in stock market The Financial Express 12/13/2011
194 Lack of confidence in stock market triggers fall: experts The Independent 12/13/2011
195 Stocks lack investors’ confidence Daily Sun 12/13/2011
196 Govt trying to hide something on capital market: Ibrahim Khaled The News Today 12/13/2011
197 Govt trying to hide something: Ibrahim The New Nation 12/13/2011
198 No action against manipulators blamed for stock market crisis New Age 12/13/2011
199 Leave stockmarket alone The Daily Star 12/13/2011
200 Govt trying to hide something The Daily Star 12/13/2011
201 Stress removal of non-tariff barriers at WTO meet New Age 12/8/2011
202 Focus more on non-tariff issues: CPD asks govt ahead of WTO meet The Daily Star 12/8/2011
203 BD should 'work closely with African LDCs to get duty-free access to US' The Financial Express 12/8/2011
204 Doha Agenda ‘dead’, think of alternative The Daily Sun 12/8/2011
205 Focus on services sector in next WTO talks urged The Independent 12/8/2011
206 CPD on development scenario: Bangladesh better among LDCs The New Nation 11/18/2011
207 Country has to raise per capita income to rise above LDC rank New Age 11/18/2011
208 BD performs well in terms of HR dev, economic growth The Financial Express 11/18/2011
209 Status of economy in 2011 downgraded The Independent 11/18/2011
210 Crisis in rich nations to take toll on LDCs The Daily Star 11/18/2011
211 Bangladesh doing well among LDCs: States Unctad report The Daily Star 11/18/2011
212 Economy in critical situation The News Today 11/4/2011
213 CPD warns of economic risks The Daily Star 11/4/2011
214 Upward revision of fuel-oil, power tariffs should be in phases : CPD The Financial Express 11/4/2011
215 Economy is in critical situation, says CPD The Independent 11/4/2011
216 Economic risks heighten: CPD New Age 11/4/2011
217 Faruk: separate trade from politics The Daily Star 10/24/2011
218 Fixing politics prescribed for S Asian economy The Daily Star 10/24/2011
219 Water sharing lacks proper approach The Daily Star 10/24/2011
220 S Asian grouping key to get climate fund The Daily Star 10/24/2011
221 Saarc promises remain unmet: analysts The Daily Star 10/24/2011
222 Regional growth needs close cooperation: Faruk The News Today 10/24/2011
223 Greater South Asian coop in trade, connectivity, energy, food stressed The Financial Express 10/24/2011
224 Bureaucratic tangles hinder regional co-op: Faruk Khan The Independent 10/24/2011
225 Meaningful progress in South Asia slow: Atiur New Age 10/24/2011
226 Muhith for stepped-up efforts to boost food security in South Asia The Financial Express 10/23/2011
227 Dhaka seeks connectivity among SAARC countries The Independent 10/23/2011
228 'Parliament not main centre for democratic practices' The Financial Express 10/14/2011
229 Absence of opposition made JS ineffective: civil society New Age 10/14/2011
230 ‘Democracy may be at stake if JS not made effective’ Daily Sun 10/14/2011
231 Disrespect fails democracy The Daily Star 10/14/2011
232 Bangladesh slides one notch in WEF global competitiveness ranking New Age 9/9/2011
233 Dhaka downgraded in GCR rankings: CPD The Independent 9/9/2011
234 Corruption emerges as major threat to Bangladesh The Daily Star 9/9/2011
235 Graft, red tape mar business activities in BD : WEF survey The Financial Express 9/9/2011
236 S Asian nations urged to work together for dev Daily Sun 8/26/2011
237 Govt must pay attention to build country: Kumaratunga The Independent 8/26/2011
238 Include all in anti-poverty efforts: Kumaratunga The Daily Star 8/26/2011
239 Inclusive people's participation needed for sustainable dev in SA: It's vital to establish good governance: Chandrika The Financial Express 8/26/2011
240 Microcredit funds to be bolstered The Independent 7/27/2011
241 Critics of microcredit chastised: Experts hail role of microcredit in poverty reduction The Daily Star 7/27/2011
242 Dialogue stresses more transparency for MFIs Daily Sun 7/27/2011
243 More transparent microfinance institutes suggested New Age 7/27/2011
244 Microfinance ‘did tremendous job in poverty alleviation despite limitations’ The Financial Express 7/27/2011
245 UNICEF calls for child-friendly budget New Age 6/27/2011
246 Budgetary fund for children only 4.1pc: CPD The Daily Star 6/27/2011
247 Muhith rejects CPD-UNICEF study findings The Financial Express 6/27/2011
248 Muhith for overcoming problems of slum children The News Today 6/27/2011
249 Budget for FY12 not people-friendly Daily Sun 6/19/2011
250 Higher public borrowing from banks to crowd out pvt sector The Financial Express 6/19/2011
251 ADP implementation, political stability needed for desired outcome New Age 6/19/2011
252 Full ADP implementation, political stability needed for desired outcome The News Today 6/19/2011
253 Hefty govt borrowing to hurt private investment The Daily Star 6/19/2011
254 CPD points out major budgetary challenges The Independent 6/19/2011
255 Budget to face 4 major hurdles: CPD NEW AGE 6/11/2011
256 Money Whitening: Muhith defends, CPD opposes The Daily Star 6/11/2011
257 Target to achieve 7pc GDP uncertain The New Nation 6/11/2011
258 Implementation biggest challenge for budget: CPD The News Today 6/11/2011
259 CPD lists four budget implementation risks The Financial Express 6/11/2011
260 Budget for FY'12: Traversing the same old orbit The Financial Express 6/11/2011
261 Budget out of sync with AL manifesto The Daily Star 6/11/2011
262 Estimate raises eyebrows The Daily Star 6/5/2011
263 CPD for consensus on contentious issues The News Today 6/5/2011
264 CPD finds holes in GDP growth estimate The Financial Express 6/5/2011
265 Tough challenges for economy in FY 2011-2012: CPD New Age 6/5/2011
266 Investment growth zero, says CPD The Independent 6/5/2011
267 CPD unveils recipe to calm economic nerves The Daily Star 6/5/2011
 
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