Dhaka, Aug. 6 -- Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has decided to set up 'citizen's review commission' on banking in view of what it said the "deteriorating health" of the banking sector and the "inertia" of the government to address the problems pro-actively.

This was decided by the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the CPD at its 53rd meeting held on Tuesday in the city.

The commission will include eminent economists and experts, private sector representatives and former bankers and government officials, according to the civil society think tank.

The proposed citizen's review commission on banking seeks to establish transparency regarding data and information on the sector, identify the root causes of the malaise, and, suggest remedial measu...