BIDS hosted a seminar titled "Unpacking the Economic Manifesto of the Awami League: Trends and Challenges for Tomorrow’s Bangladesh" on 24 March 2024 at the BIDS conference room. The seminar commenced at 10.30 am (BST) and concluded at 5.00 pm (BST). Throughout the discussion, distinguished...

On 19 February 2024, BIDS organized a seminar titled Changing Horizon of Economic Analysis: A Path for Knowledge Economy. Dr Radha Binod Barman, Former Chairman, National Statistical Commission (ex officio Minister of State, Government of India); Former Executive Director (Dy Governor Status),...

On March 3, 2024, the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) convened a seminar entitled "Formation of Socio-Emotional Skills and their Impact on Educational Achievement" at the BIDS conference room. During the seminar, Dr. Shyamal Chowdhury, Professor, Department of Economics,...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) hosted the first ‘Dhaka Winter Conference in Economics 2023’ on 23 December in the BIDS conference room. The event was co-hosted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Bangladesh Economics Research Network (BERN), and the...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) has set up a bookstall in the Bangla Academy premises for this year’s “Amar Ekushey Boi-Mela” held in commemoration of the martyrs of the language movement of 1952. Dr. Binayak Sen, Director General, BIDS inaugurated the vibrant stall on the...

The sixth Abdul Ghafur Memorial Lecture was organised at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) on 31st January 2024 at 2.30 pm. The lecture on “Ten Tasks for Future Bangladesh – আগামী বাংলাদেশের দশ করণীয়” was delivered by...

To celebrate the 53rd victory day of Bangladesh,  BIDS organized a special commemoration event titled, "একাত্তরের মুক্তিযুদ্ধ: স্মৃতিতে ও ইতিহাসে — 1971 War of Liberation: Memory and History" .The event took...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) organized the three-day long international conference titled “Annual BIDS Conference on Development (ABCD) 2023”. This annual flagship event served as a pivotal forum uniting scholars, policymakers, and civil society members. Through a series...

In recognition of their unique contributions to research, economics, policymaking, and development thinking, Mashiur Rahman, the immediate past economic affairs adviser to the prime minister, and A. B. M. Md. Azizul Islam, former finance and planning adviser to a caretaker government, were jointly...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) paid tribute to the distinguished philosopher, economist, and Nobel laureate, Amartya Sen, by organizing a public lecture titled "Amartya Sen: The Lion Who Defies Winter—A Personal Tribute on his 90th Birthday" on November 2, 2023. The event...