DHAKA, Dec 18, 2021 (BSS) - The United Nations Economic and Social Council

(ECOSOC) has reappointed Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow of
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) as the member of the Committee for
Development Policy (CDP).

  This was announced by Liu Zhenmin, Under Secretary-General of the United
Nations on December 13, 2021.

  The CDP, a subsidiary body of the United Nations, is entrusted with
providing independent advice to the ECOSOC on development policy issues, said
a press release.

  The committee is also responsible for deciding inclusion in and graduation
from the least developed countries (LDCs) group.

  The new term of Dr Debapriya as a member of CDP will be for three years
starting January 1, 2022. He will serve in the committee in his individual
capacity.