Dhaka, April 29 -- The government has constituted an eight-member expert taskforce to assess the quality, transparency and accessibility of statistics produced by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Chaired by Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, Executive Chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), the taskforce will consult relevant stakeholders to devise specific, actionable recommendations aimed at strengthening the institution, reports UNB.

The other members are: Former Director General of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Dr. Mohammad Abdul Wazed, Executive Director of the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr. Fahmida Khatun, Chairman of the Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID) Dr. Mohammad Abdu...