Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- An Independent Taskforce on Strengthening Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday recommended reforms to transform the agency into a modern and trusted national statistical organization and rebranding it as Statistics Bangladesh (StatBD).

The Taskforce, chaired by Executive Chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman formally submitted its report to the Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud at his office.

The Taskforce has proposed elevating the head of StatBD to the position of Chief Statistician, a Special Scale post, to underscore independence and professionalism.

It also recommended creating the Trust and Transparency Council of Statistics (TTCS) - a seven-memb...