Dhaka, May 14 -- A government-formed taskforce on strengthening BBS has decided to sit with key stakeholders aiming to make its recommendations for the sake of an inclusive and forward-looking reforms process.

The stakeholders include academia, researchers, NGOs, private sector, development partners and media representatives.

The decisions were taken at a meeting of the taskforce held on Tuesday at the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) headquarters in the city's Agargaon area, a press release said.

According to it, the taskforce on strengthening data quality, transparency, and access to the BBS held its second working meeting on the day to discuss how to improve the quality, openness, and credibility of Bangladesh's national statis...