Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The Independent Taskforce on Strengthening the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has called for a sweeping reform package to turn BBS into a modern and trusted National Statistical Organization.
The Independent Taskforce was headed by Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Executive Chairman of PPRC, and included Mohammad Abdul Wazed, former Director General of BBS; Dr. Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of CPD; Dr. Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, Chairman of RAPID; Dr. Syed Shahadat Hossain, Professor, ISRT, University of Dhaka; Dr. Mohammad Mainul Islam, Professor, Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka; Dr. Atonu Rabbani, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka; and Dr. Mohammad Yunus, Research Direct...