UNDP Resident Representative Jorgen Lissner speaks at a function on releasing a study report titled "Beyond Hartals: Towards Democratic Dialogue in Bangladesh" yesterday in Dhaka. The Netherlands and UNDP-funded study reveals that the economic cost of hartal is 3-4 percent of GDP. Professor Rehman Sobhan, chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Samson H Chowdhury, chairman of Square Group, and Yasmeen Morshed of Scholastica School, are also seen. PHOTO: STAR