Independent • Diagnostic • Policy
Diagnostics that hold under scrutiny.
Independent research and public finance tracking that links policy choices to household outcomes.
Selected engagements across partners
The Eagle represents Power—state actors managing macro-policy. The Fish represents Participation—the collective agency and lived realities of the grassroots citizenry.
PPRC’s mandate is to intensely study the friction, interaction, and continuous interplay between the two.
— PPRC Founding Thesis
Strategic Goal
Providing the empirical foundation for a National Roadmap for Economic Democracy.
Pioneering longitudinal framework tracking 1,245 households across 62 villages to identify chronic extreme poverty.
Urban spectrum database covering 24,283 slum households.
Founding drivers of the 'Healthy Bangladesh' platform.
Poverty & Social Protection
GraduationGovernance & Politics
ElectionsClimate & Urban Resilience
SpatialThirty years of policy engagement, supporting the macro-strategic architecture of Bangladesh.
Contributions to national frameworks including PRSP, 8th FYP, and White Paper.
Bridge for development partners
Evidence: Published Frameworks
Lead authorship of Delta Plan 2100 (Vol 4) for Agriculture.
Structuring climate targets
Evidence: Delta Plan Vol. 4
Pioneered PETS/IBM applications; supported tracking of large-scale SSN flows.
National beneficiary monitoring
Evidence: Verification Reports
Contributed to the Expert Taskforce for evaluating BBS methodologies.
Aligning with global standards
Evidence: GoB ToR
Capacity to deploy nationally representative diagnostics (8,000+ HH) within days.
Rapid Adaptive Policy
Evidence: 2025 Real Economy Survey
Unique methodological frameworks that bypass bureaucratic inertia to deliver decision-grade evidence.
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Lead author for Volume 4: Agriculture & Food Security. Designing the foundational, 80-year strategy for Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA).
Planning Commission
Commissioned by the MoF post-uprising to survey 8,000+ households, exposing the reality of severe poverty reversals.
Ministry of Finance
Joint initiative tracking 12,000 households over two years. Identified the "New Poor" phenomenon shaping relief responses.
WFP & BIGD Partner
Diagnosing the continuity of crises post-July 2024 uprising. Formulating responses to the poverty surge.
Mapping structural inequities in accessing urban services. Officially adopted into the 8th Five Year Plan.
Empirical evidence showing rural agricultural market centers and CSMEs as the engines of poverty reduction.
Findings have informed policy briefs, national media, and stakeholder consultations.
Data defining the post-2024 economic environment, harvested directly from grassroots diagnostics.
Upper Poverty
27.9%Surge documented in 2025
Health Burden
51.3%Households w/ Chronic Illness
Labor Crisis
38%Severe Underemployment
A Crisis of Continuity
PPRC data exposed a massive reversal in national poverty reduction, necessitating shifts in macroeconomic stabilization efforts.
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Institutional Overview
Led by Founder Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Former Advisor to the Caretaker Government.