CfPR

Council for Policy Review

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Leadership

Leadership for independent, evidence-led policy work.

CfPR leaders bring experience from research, government, media, and civic engagement to ensure every publication meets high standards of clarity, rigor, and public relevance.

Editors

Editorial leaders responsible for publication standards, argument clarity, and public-facing analysis.

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Editors

Arman Siddiqi

Executive Editor

Oversees editorial standards, publication cadence, and strategic policy framing across all verticals.

Focus

Editorial governance and policy communication

"Policy writing is only useful when it changes decisions."
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Editors

Lamia Ahmed

Managing Editor

Leads commissioning, copy workflow, and newsroom coordination for long-form analysis.

Focus

Editorial operations and newsroom workflow

"Discipline in editing is discipline in thinking."
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Editors

Shafayet Karim

Senior Editor, Economics

Guides fiscal and macroeconomic coverage, ensuring evidence-led interpretation of market and policy shifts.

Focus

Macroeconomic and fiscal editorial line

"Numbers are only useful when context is honest."
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Editors

Tanjina Noor

Senior Editor, Internal Affairs

Shapes institutional and governance reporting with a focus on legal systems and democratic accountability.

Focus

Governance and public institutions

"Institutional detail is where policy succeeds or fails."

Advisors

Independent advisors supporting quality control, strategic direction, and methodological rigor.

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Advisors

Dr. Naila Rahman

Senior Policy Advisor

Supports long-term strategy and external partnerships across democratic governance and institutional reform.

Focus

Institutional reform and democratic accountability

"Evidence should guide power, not follow it."
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Advisors

Prof. Imran Chowdhury

Advisory Council Member

Advises on economic governance and industrial policy design using comparative regional evidence.

Focus

Industrial policy and economic competitiveness

"Good policy is tested, not assumed."
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Advisors

Farzana Huq

Advisory Council Member

Provides guidance on civic participation, rights-centered governance, and citizen-state trust.

Focus

Civic institutions and social legitimacy

"Public trust is a policy output."
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Advisors

Justice (Retd.) Hasan Murad

Legal and Governance Advisor

Supports legal analysis, constitutional interpretation, and institutional accountability standards.

Focus

Constitutional governance and justice systems

"Rule-of-law reform needs patient architecture."

Researchers

Core researchers producing data-backed analysis on policy delivery, institutions, and economic change.

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Researchers

Samira Hossain

Director of Research

Coordinates fellows and datasets across internal affairs, economic policy, and regional security.

Focus

Comparative research design and data quality

"Strong methods are a public good."
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Researchers

Rafiq Mahmud

Director of Public Engagement

Builds public-facing initiatives and translates technical evidence for civic and policy audiences.

Focus

Public engagement and civic policy literacy

"Trust is built when institutions communicate clearly."
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Researchers

Muntasir Habib

Senior Research Fellow

Leads institutional capacity research with emphasis on decentralization and local service delivery.

Focus

State capacity and decentralization

"Implementation is policy's true battlefield."
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Researchers

Rukaiya Sultana

Research Fellow, Policy

Examines policy execution gaps, procurement quality, and agency-level incentive structures.

Focus

Policy implementation and delivery metrics

"What gets measured gets improved."
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Researchers

Abrar Mahfuz

Research Fellow, Economics

Studies debt sustainability, labor-market transition, and industrial productivity trajectories.

Focus

Debt, labor transitions, and growth

"Macroeconomic stability is built from micro-level choices."
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Researchers

Tasnia Qader

Research Fellow, Governance

Focuses on election systems, local legitimacy, and public sector integrity mechanisms.

Focus

Institutional trust and accountability

"Legitimacy depends on repeatable rules."

Research Assistants

Early-career analysts supporting fieldwork, data cleaning, source validation, and publication prep.

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Research Assistants

Nafis Ahmed

Research Assistant

Supports data collection, source coding, and statistical checks for policy and economics projects.

Focus

Data cleaning and quantitative support

"Reliable data is the first editorial standard."
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Research Assistants

Iffat Hossain

Research Assistant

Coordinates interview transcripts, qualitative coding, and citation verification across teams.

Focus

Qualitative research and source tracking

"Good evidence starts with careful listening."
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Research Assistants

Rakibul Islam

Research Assistant

Assists with background research, legal references, and policy timeline mapping.

Focus

Legal and policy source synthesis

"Speed matters, but accuracy matters more."
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Research Assistants

Maliha Ferdous

Research Assistant

Supports charts, data notes, and publication packets for long-form analytical pieces.

Focus

Research visualization and briefing prep

"Clarity is part of the evidence chain."

Governance and Editorial Integrity

CfPR leadership oversees research ethics, conflict-of-interest safeguards, and publication review standards. All major outputs undergo internal quality checks to ensure argument clarity, source integrity, and policy relevance.