BIDS organized an online remembrance meeting observing the National Mourning Day
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...
BIDS Webinar on "Economic Impact of Rohingya Refugees: A Natural Experiment" Held
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 Webinar- Critical Conversations 2020: In the Shadow of COVID - Coping, Adjustments, Responses Held
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...
Obituary
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...
Obituary
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...
Obituary
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 book titled "Seeing the End of Poverty: Bhaimara Revisited" held
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)...
Dr. Minhaj Mahmud, Senior Research Fellow, attended the "Empirical Study on Risk and Poverty in Bangladesh" as the Visiting Research Scholar of the JICA Research Institute, Tokyo
Dr. Minhaj Mahmud, Senior Research Fellow, attended the ”Empirical Study on Risk and Poverty in Bangladesh” as the Visiting Research Scholar of the JICA Research Institute, Tokyo during 16-22 February, 2020.
Uploaded Date : 2020-02-23Newsletter Vol. 7 Issue 2 December 2019
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Obituary: Dr. Kazi Ali Toufique, Research Director, BIDS passed away
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...