R&D can drive societal progress through communication between researchers and policymakers.

When assessed against global benchmarks, the research output and its impact in Bangladesh are still relatively modest.

The R&D allocation is too meagre for an economy like Bangladesh

Investing more in research and development vital for future economic growth

Most industries in Bangladesh spend less than Tk 500 per year on research and development (R&D) per worker, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a scenario that may hold back a country aiming to become a manufacturing hub and a developed nation in less than two decades.

Without it, our economic growth will lose momentum