Khondaker Golam Moazzem

Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem is the research director at Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

Bangladesh must shift from investment promotion to facilitation

Despite substantial spending, many digitisation initiatives have turned into opportunities for rent-seeking rather than reform.

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Will an Upper House solve Bangladesh’s governance woes?

Bicameralism and proportional representation are not the panacea to solve all our problems of abuse of power.

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Limiting majority power requires a watchdog, not bicameralism

Bicameralism is unlikely to succeed without independent enforcement.

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How Bangladesh must navigate the US-led trade shift

It is apprehended that the US’s high tariffs on major global exporters of agricultural products, raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods, such as Brazil, Canada, China and India, would make those products available at lower prices in non-US markets.

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Bangladesh's export dilemma post-transshipment ban

Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about India’s decision to revoke transshipment facility for Bangladesh and its implications.

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How the power and energy sector can come out of constant financial crunch

The sector has faced prolonged financial losses, rising public debt, and increasing fiscal burdens.

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Poverty reduction requires long-term solutions

Governments tend to focus on immediate needs, but we also need to ensure that long-term poverty reduction efforts are being developed parallelly.

1y ago

2023 Integrated Energy & Power Master Plan: The numbers don’t add up

In late November 2023, the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources unveiled the IEPMP.

1y ago
October 21, 2025
October 21, 2025

Bangladesh must shift from investment promotion to facilitation

Despite substantial spending, many digitisation initiatives have turned into opportunities for rent-seeking rather than reform.

October 3, 2025
October 3, 2025

Will an Upper House solve Bangladesh’s governance woes?

Bicameralism and proportional representation are not the panacea to solve all our problems of abuse of power.

September 26, 2025
September 26, 2025

Limiting majority power requires a watchdog, not bicameralism

Bicameralism is unlikely to succeed without independent enforcement.

July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025

How Bangladesh must navigate the US-led trade shift

It is apprehended that the US’s high tariffs on major global exporters of agricultural products, raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods, such as Brazil, Canada, China and India, would make those products available at lower prices in non-US markets.

May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025

Bangladesh's export dilemma post-transshipment ban

Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about India’s decision to revoke transshipment facility for Bangladesh and its implications.

April 29, 2025
April 29, 2025

How the power and energy sector can come out of constant financial crunch

The sector has faced prolonged financial losses, rising public debt, and increasing fiscal burdens.

October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024

Poverty reduction requires long-term solutions

Governments tend to focus on immediate needs, but we also need to ensure that long-term poverty reduction efforts are being developed parallelly.

September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024

2023 Integrated Energy & Power Master Plan: The numbers don’t add up

In late November 2023, the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources unveiled the IEPMP.

April 1, 2024
April 1, 2024

Renewable energy needs proactive financial boost

Recent observations reveal a concerning trend of underfunding in renewable energy projects.

March 6, 2024
March 6, 2024

Bangladesh's Energy Backtrack

Through advanced coal-intensive technologies, the government is trying to keep coal alive and further expand the domestic use of imported LNG.