Rajib Dhar/Dhaka TribuneSays CPDThe decline in government expenditure and the fall in export are the major concerns and discomfort for the Bangladesh economy, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Monday. It found a substantial fall in development expenditure, with a 35.1 per cent decline in annual development programme (ADP) expenditure from a year earlier. Bangladesh’s export earnings declined 16.9 per cent and missed the growth target by a large margin of 12.2 per cent, the CPD said. The government should immediately raise the rice stock to 1 million tonnes through import on a government-to-government basis, he added. The CPD, however, appreciated the government’s vaccination programme and said the Bangladesh economy is doing better compared to some other economies of the world.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 15, 2021 18:00 UTC