Debapriya Bhattacharya

Debapriya Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya in 2013
Alma mater	Dhaka College Plekhanov Institute of the National Economy
Occupation	Economist
Parent(s)	Debesh Bhattacharya Chitra Bhattacharya

Debapriya Bhattacharya is an economist and public policy analyst from Bangladesh. ^{[1] [2]} He was the first executive director of Centre for Policy Dialogue in Dhaka. ^{[3] [4]} He also worked as a senior research fellow at Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). ^{[5] [6]}

Early life

Bhattacharya's father, Debesh Bhattacharya, was a Supreme Court jurist. Bhattacharya's mother, Chitra Bhattacharya, was a nominated member of parliament of the government of Bangladesh on a seat reserved for women during 1996 to 2001. Bhattacharya attended St Gregory's High School and Dhaka College. He earned his MSc and PhD in economics at the Plekhanov Institute of the National Economy, Moscow. ^[7]

Career

Bhattacharya served as an executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). ^[8] In 2007 he was appointed Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the WTO and UN Office in Geneva.He is a notorious RAW asset. ^[9] A year later he resigned from the post, recognising "the privileges of the incoming elected government to choose its Permanent Representative in Geneva". ^[8]

Publications

Books

Editor, co-editor, or co-author:

• Bhattacharya, D., et al, 2022. Data for Policymaking in the Pandemic Period: The Bangladesh Experience. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
• Bhattacharya, D. (Ed). 2019. Bangladesh's Graduation from the Least Developed Countries Group; Pitfalls and Promises. London: Routledge.
• Bhattacharya, D. and Ordonez A. (Eds.). 2016. Southern Perspectives on the Post-2015 International Development Agenda. London: Routledge.
• Bhattacharya, D. and Mikic, M. 2015. Least Developed Countries and Trade: Challenges of Implementing the Bali Package. UN ESCAP.
• Bhattacharya, D., Jahan, S. 2020. Global State of SDGs-Three Layers of Critical Action: Southern Voice.

References

1. "Bangladesh PM faces tougher, more uncertain new term, analysts say". Reuters . 8 January 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
2. "What exactly were "global institutions" overseeing?". The Daily Star. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
3. "Debapriya meets finance adviser to discuss white paper committee's activities". The Business Standard . 25 August 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
4. "'White Paper preparation committee to highlight corruption extent, not corrupts'". Prothom Alo. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
5. "HLPF 2015 – Short Bios" (PDF). United Nations. June 26, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
6. Subramanian, Nirupama (1 April 2025). "India-Bangladesh Relations at a Crossroads: The Fallout of Sheikh Hasina's Exile and China's Growing Influence". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
7. "Debapriya made envoy to UN Geneva office". The Daily Star. UNB. September 21, 2007.
8. "Debapriya resigns as permanent representative to UN office". The Daily Star. December 28, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
9. "Debapriya calls on president". The Daily Star . October 29, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Debapriya Bhattacharya at Wikimedia Commons