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

BIDS announces with great sadness that our Research Director, Dr. Kazi Ali Toufique, passed away in Dhaka on 11 February, 2020. Dr. Toufique completed his B.S.S. and M.S.S. in Economics in 1982 and 1983 from the University of Dhaka. He obtained his M.A. from Fordham University, New York, in 1987. He...

BIDS is proud to share that it has been ranked 26th in the “Top International Development Policy Think Tank Category” in The 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) published by the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Moreover, among 100 Top Think Tanks in Southeast Asia and...

Seminar on the book “Dhaka's Changing Landscape: Prospects for Economic Development, Social Change and Shared Prosperity” authored by Dr. Rita Afsar and Dr. Mahabub Hossain was held on Sunday, December 29, 2019. It was hosted by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).Dr. Shamsul...

BIDS held a Workshop on “Economics of Honesty” on 22 December, 2019 at the Seminar Room. Three papers were presented at the Workshop titled “Honest Agents in a Corrupt Equilibrium” by Dr. Fahad Khalil, University of Washington ; “Honesty, Ability, Norm, and Socioeconomic Status:...

"BIDS Research ALMANAC 2019” was held with the theme of “Tracking Bangladesh’s Development” on 1-2 December, 2019 at Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka. The aim of this annual flagship event of BIDS is to share research that has been completed or are at an advanced stage of completion and to undergo...

Newsletter Vol. 7   Issue 1  June 2019 Pdf

BIDS held a seminar titled "Estimating Trade Potentials" by Dr. Robert Beyer, World Bank on 4 September, 2019 at BIDS seminar Room where he attempted to elucidate the concerns over international trade as some countries in South Asia are under-performing and have seen export slump since 1990s. Dr....