BIDS arranged its annual picnic on 6 January 2018 for the staff and their families. The picnic spot this year was Hasnahena in Pubail, Gazipur. The whole day passed with merriment and fervour. There were activities like cricket match, football tournament and various other games for the staff, their...

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 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....

The 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) marks the tenth year of continued efforts by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania to acknowledge the important contributions and emerging global trends of think tanks worldwide. Every year the rankings...

BIDS arranged its annual picnic event of 2017 on 4th February for the staffs and their families. The picnic destination was Padma Resort in Louhaganj, a 100 minute drive from Dhaka city and then just a five minute boat ride. The whole day passed with fun and fervor. There were arrangements of a...

This special publication highlights Professor Nurul Islam’s reminiscences and the critical perspectives provided by three prominent economists of his generation, namely Professors Rehman Sobhan, Keith Griffin and Azizur Rahman Khan. They sketch a fascinating insight into the “initial...

Bangladesh can create millions of jobs in its garment sector by raising productivity of people and improving social and environmental compliance, the World Bank said in a book launching ceremony hosted jointly with Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) on 2 May 2016. The study Stitches...

BIDS Critical Conversation 2016 A two-day long conference was held at the BICC on 23 and 24 April, 2016 addressing the “Bangladesh Journey”. This was an opportunity to involve policy makers and a broad spectrum of academics, experts and civil society members in a genuine conversation on the...

Dr. Pradeep Mitra, Senior Consultant, IEG Human Development and Economic Management Department, World Bank and Ms. Kathryn Steingraber, Evaluation Analyst, World Bank visited the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies to discuss what impacts World Bank interventions in agriculture and rural...