Dhaka, Sept 11 (UNB)- The government has formed a 12-member taskforce to reframe the development strategies aiming to attain anti-discriminatory sustainable development.
 
The taskforce, titled "Re-strategising the economy and mobilising resources for equitable and sustainable development", will be led by former director general of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dr KAS Murshid.
 
According to a circular of the Planning Division the taskforce that has,been formed to formulate anti-discriminatory and sustainable development strategies will prepare a primary full-fledged report within the next three months to lay the foundation of a just, sustainable and dynamic economy.
 
New members can be included in the Taskforce while General Economics Division (GED) member of the Planning Commission will act as its member secretary.
 
Other members of the taskforce are: former World Bank official Akhtar Mahmood, Professor of Dhaka University's Economics department Dr Selim Raihan, former head of the research department of Commonwealth Secretariat Dr Abdur Razzak, Professor of Yale University's Economics Department Dr Mushfiq Mobarak, Professor of BUET Dr Shamsul Haque, Professor of Dhaka University's Economics department Dr Rumana Huque, former president of MCCI Nasim Manzoor, Research Director of BIDS Dr Monzur Ahmed, Executive Director of CPD Dr Fahmida Khatun, Chief Executive Officer of BDjobs AKM Fahim Mashrur and member of General Economics Division of the Planning Commission Dr Md Kawser Ahmed.

 
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