sentences:  The Centre was recognised as one of the top 228 leading think-tanks by the first global "Go to Think Tank Survey in 2007", and was selected for support under the Think Tank Initiative through a globally competitive process.CPD is an independent think-tank with local roots and global outreach.CPD focuses on frontier issues which are critical to the development process of Bangladesh, South Asia and LDCs in the present context, and those that are expected to shape and influence country's development prospects from the medium-term perspective.