The role of economists in policy-making Strengthening research culture
Kazi Ali Toufique basing his discourse on the publication of An Economist in the Real World: The Art of Policy Making in IndiaThe name of Kaushik Basu is by now familiar to the academics and the media people in Bangladesh. The Chief Economist of the World Bank, he visited the country in December...
Uploaded Date : 2016-05-04উচ্চ প্রবৃদ্ধি অর্জনে বাংলাদেশ কতটুকু প্রস্তুত?
বছর শেষে বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতির একটি পর্যালোচনা করার জন্য বণিক বার্তা থেকে অনুরোধ এসেছে। সামষ্টিক অর্থনীতির...
Uploaded Date : 2016-05-04Bangladesh bank gets 2 new directors
Two new directors have been appointed to the Bangladesh Bank. Bangladesh Economic Association General Secretary Dr Jamaluddin Ahmed and Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Research Director Dr Rushidan Islam Rahman will sit on the central bank’s board, according to a news...
Uploaded Date : 2016-05-04BIDS Critical Conversations, 2016
BIDS Critical Conversations, 2016 Daily Starhttp://www.thedailystar.net/business/economists-back-foreign-loans-infrastructure-1214185 Prothom alohhttp://www.prothom-alo.com/economy/article/839731/ Financial...
Uploaded Date : 2016-05-04BIDS Research ALMANAC, 2014-2015
The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) organized a major dissemination event entitled “Presentations from the BIDS Research ALMANAC, 2014-2015", which was held on 5 November, 2015. A daylong program was arranged for the occasion spread over two sessions. The Chief Guest in the...
Inclusive Development and Agricultural Labor
Abdul Ghafur Memorial Lecture, 2015 was held at BIDS on 16 September 2015. This year this lecture was delivered by Dr. Rushidan Islam Rahman, Research Director, BIDS and the title of her lecture was “Inclusive Development and Agricultural Labor”. Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Chairman of Palli...
Post Enumeration Check (PEC) of the Economic Census (EC) 2013
A formal launching of the report on “Post Enumeration Check (PEC) of the Economic Census (EC) 2013” was held at the BIDS conference room at 11.00 am on 23rd April, 2015. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) conducted the post enumeration check of the Economic Census 2013, which was...
Is Aquaculture Pro-Poor? Empirical Evidence of Impacts on Fish Consumption in Bangladesh
A seminar on "Is Aquaculture Pro-Poor? Empirical Evidence of Impacts on Fish Consumption in Bangladesh" was held at BIDS conference room on March 1 (Sunday) at 11.00 am. The presentation was made by Dr. Kazi Ali Toufique, Research Director, BIDS and Ben Belton, WorldFish. This paper has been...
Research Studies of IFPRI-BIDS collaboration project on Policy Research and Strategy Program (PRSSP)
A seminar on research studies of IFPRI-BIDS collaboration project on Policy Research and Strategy Program (PRSSP) was held at BIDS conference room on January 7 (Wednesday), 2015 at 10.00 AM. In two technical sessions, five research papers were presented, each followed by open discussion. First...
Lecture on "Political Settlements: Theory and Application
A lecture on "Political Settlements: Theory and Application" was given by Professor Mushtaq Husain Khan of SOAS, University of London at BIDS Conference Room on December 18, 2014 (Thursday) at 3.30 pm.