, Sept. 30 -- Economists and business leaders at a policy dialogue on Monday stressed the urgent need for tax reforms, central bank independence, and institutional strengthening to ensure Bangladesh's economic stability and sustainable growth.

The discussion was held at the Policy Research Institute (PRI) conference room as part of the July-August edition of its Monthly Macroeconomic Insights (MMI), hosted by PRI's Centre for Macroeconomic Analysis (CMEA) in partnership with the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Chaired by PRI Executive Director Dr Khurshid Alam, the session highlighted the difficult trade-offs facing the economy.

"Growth is being held back by constraints on imports of capital mach...