Accurate data vital for sound policymaking

For proper policymaking, there is no alternative to reliable data

BBS must be overhauled to ensure that it provides accurate data

Government must ensure that the most vulnerable get the assistance they need

At least 552 projects that were supposed to be finished by June this year could not meet deadlines.  

The planning ministry is expected to place a project proposal at today's meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec), for introducing electronic passports (e-passports) for Bangladeshi citizens, making a transition from the Machine-Readable Passport (MRP) era, sources said.