The two-day long BIDS Research ALMANAC was held on 6-7 December, 2017 at Lakeshore hotel in Dhaka with the theme of “Bridging the Research-Policy Divide”. The aim of the conference was to provide an opportunity to undergo public scrutiny of BIDS work and to highlight new research ideas and...

BIDS organized a seminar titled “DVD-based Learning Program for University Entrance Exams: Experimental Evidence from Rural Bangladesh” on 7 November 2017 at the conference room. The presentation was made by Professor Hisaki Kono from the University of Kyoto, Japan. Professor Kono evaluated a...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) organized a seminar titled ""Import Substitute Protection and the Challenge of Export Diversification" on 5th October, Thursday at the BIDS conference room. The keynote presentation was made by Dr. Zaidi Sattar, Chairman, Policy Research Institute...

 Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) organized a seminar titled "Estimating Potential Growth for Bangladesh: A Production Function Approach", on 9 August 2017 at the BIDS seminar room. The seminar was chaired by the Director General of BIDS, Dr. K.A.S Murshid, with the...

Newsletter Vol. 5   Issue 1  June 2017  Pdf

A two-day long BIDS Critical Conversation 2017 was held during 23 and 24 April, 2017 at a  hotel in Dhaka addressing the “Bangladesh Journey: Accelerating Transformation”. The event created an opportunity for the policy makers and a broad spectrum of academics, practitioners, experts and...

Bangla New Year 1424 was celebrated with fun and fervor on 16th April, 2017 at the BIDS premise. The staffs of BIDS organized a potluck type event with a cultural program. The event became joyous and colorful with traditional attire, traditional dishes like ‘muri-murki’, sweets, green mango...

BIDS and CPD jointly organized a memorial on 4th April 2017, in remembrance of Just Faaland, who was a distinguished political economist from Norway. After Independence, he had worked with the first Planning Commission and developed a close association with Bangladesh which continued throughout his...

BIDS and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) jointly organized a Workshop titled “Formal-Informal Labor Nexus and Bangladesh’s Growth” on 28 March 2017, at the BIDS conference room.  Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud, eminent economist and former Adviser to the Caretaker...

BIDS and Bonik Barta jointly organized ‘Gunijon Shangbardhona- 2017’ on 16th March, 2017, where renowned Economist Professor Rehman Sobhan was felicitated for his life-long contribution as a professional economist, researcher, policy maker and social reformer in Bangladesh. Finance Minister Mr....