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Towfiqul Islam Khan is an Economist by training and currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh. In his professional career of about two decades, he has undertaken research and published in several areas, including macroeconomic policy, public finance management, financing for development, inclusive society, poverty, and social protection. His co-edited volume, “COVID-19 and Bangladesh: Inclusion, Disaggregation, and Transition,” is published by Routledge. Khan is a member of the ‘SDG Working Team’ constituted under the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of Bangladesh. He is currently leading the Technical Support Team of the White Paper on the State of the Bangladesh Economy created by the Interim Government of Bangladesh. Khan was previously a member of a number of technical committees set up by Bangladeshi government agencies, including the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), External Relations Division, Ministry of Commerce, and NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh. Khan received the Australian Leadership Award (ALA) in 2008.
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