A Tribute to an Institutional EconomistDr. Kazi Ali Toufique was born in 1960, in Tangail, Bangladesh as the youngest son of his parents. “Lintu,” as he was affectionately called by his relatives, close circles and peers, completed SSC and HSC from West End High School and Dhaka College, and...

Newsletter Vol. 8 Issue 1 June 2020 Pdf

The Four Pillars of the Constitution: Vision of Bangabandhu for Independent BangladeshPledging that the high ideals of nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism which inspired our heroic people to dedicate  themselves to, and our brave martyrs to sacrifice their lives in the national...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) hosted an online- seminar titled “Economic Impact of the Rohingya Refugees: A Natural Experiment” on the 5th of August Wednesday at 3.30 pm. In this seminar Dr. M Emranul Haque from Department of Economics, University of Manchester presented...

BIDS CC 2020 this year took the shape of a webinar and was held on 24 June 2020. BIDS researchers highlighted their work focusing on three core areas of covid impact, namely effect on unemployment, especially in the SME/MSME sector, the consequences for poverty and a more general assessment of covid...

BIDS deeply mourns the demise of National Professor Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury who breathed his last in the early morning of April 28th 2020. He was 77.He was an honorable member of the Board of Trustees of BIDS.Professor Choudhury was the current vice chancellor of University of Asia Pacific and...

BIDS mourns the death of Mr. Shamsul Huq, a staff of BIDS who passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Dhaka at the age of 53. He has ensured timely pick and drop of BIDS staff for the last 22 years with dedication and professionalism. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter. May his...

BIDS mourns the death of  Dr. Monowar Hossain, Acting Chairman, BIDS (1975-83) who passed away in Dhaka on 4 March, 2020 due to old age complications. He was a brilliant scholar, a PhD from the London School of Economics,  and a deeply committed researcher. Before joining BIDS, he was Head...

The launching event of the UPL published book titled "Seeing the End of Poverty: Bhaimara Revisited" authored by Dr. Eirik Jansen was held on Sunday, March 1, 2020. It was hosted by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)...

Newsletter Vol. 7 Issue 2 December 2019Pdf