Dhaka, March 16 -- Public spending on education in Bangladesh has fallen to about 1.7 % of GDP, far below global recommendations, raising concerns about the country's future human capital development.

The findings were presented by Towfiqul Islam Khan, Additional Director (Research) at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), at an event of the Citizens' Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh titled 'Education for Tomorrow in Light of the Election Manifesto: New Thinking, New Structure and New Initiatives.'

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