a Reference and Documentation Unit (RDU) which serves as a repository of books, monographs, journals, periodicals and newspaper clippings on current and strategic policy issues. RDU puts special emphasis on policy documents and unpublished policy-related materials. Information generated through CPD's dialogue programmes and research activities is also systematically catalogued by the RDU. Website and Media CPD has created a website to expand its outreach and expedite the dissemination of dialogue and research outputs. The website has enabled CPD to substantially enhance its networking capacity. The address of the website is http://www.cpd.org.bd CPD has also launched its own blog for enhancing interaction with its stakeholders from different quarters. The blog was launched in March 2010. The blog allows posting of comments and sharing of views on CPD's latest activities, published reports and all other postings. It can be visited from the CPD Website Homepage. CPD's public dialogues are usually extensively reported by the print media and covered by the electronic media in Bangladesh. Networking with Partner Institutions CPD looks upon its capacity to fruitfully network with various organisations and institutions within the civil society as one of its core strengths. As of now, CPD has initiated and hosted a number of dialogues and research programmes in collaboration with organisations such as Oxfam International, ICTSD (Geneva), ODI (London), The Commonwealth Foundation, OECD, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UNDESA, UNDP, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), World Trade Organization (WTO), ILO, FAO, IRRI, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the World Bank. CPD is a partner institute of the World Economic Forum, popularly known as the Davos Forum, since 2001; DeFiNe Network of OECD Development Centre, Paris; and the ARTNeT-UNESCAP. CPD also maintains membership with the South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI) and a number of other Networks, and is one of the four Founders of the South Asia Economic Summit, an initiative of the premier civil society think-tanks in South Asia. Key personnel Chairman: Rehman Sobhan Executive Director: Fahmida Khatun Distinguished Fellow: Debapriya Bhattacharya Distinguished Fellow: Prof Mustafizur Rahman Director (Dialogue & Communication): Anisatul Fatema Yousuf Head, Research Division: Khondaker Golam Moazzem Significance According to the University of Pennsylvania's 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, CPD is number 46 out of 60 in the "Top Think Tanks in Southeast Asia and the Pacific". See also List of institutes in Bangladesh References External