Technical Session 1: Agriculture and Rural Non-farm Sector 

Paper 1: Dynamics of Rural Nonfarm Sector in Bangladesh: 2000-2016    

Kazi Iqbal, Kazi Ali Toufique, Nazneen Ahmed, Nahid Ferdous Pabon, and Wahid Ferdous Ibon   

Paper 2: Holy Cows and Unholy Institutions: Analyzing the Pattern of Growth of Cattle Population in India     

Kazi Ali Toufique, Kazi Iqbal and Wahid Ferdous Ibon 

Paper 3: Rice Market in Bangladesh: Role of Key Intermediaries  .     

Nazneen Ahmed, Md. Mainul Hoque and Nahian Azad Shashi

Technical  Session 2: Poverty and Unemployment 

Paper 1: S-Curve, Mini Big-Push and Escape from Poverty: Insights from a Micro Panel Data     

Binayak Sen and Mohammad Riaz Uddin  

Paper 2: Why is poverty so pervasive and increasing in some districts in Bangladesh?     

S.M. Zulfiqar Ali and  K.A.S. Murshid  

Paper 3: Employment and Unemployment Amongst Educated Youth – A Study Based on a Large Online Survey in Bangladesh       

K.A.S. Murshid, Tanveer Mahmood and Nahian Azad Shashi

Paper 4: Urban Informal Sector: Dualism, Growth and Employment    

Binayak Sen, Mohammad Harunur Rashid Bhuyan, Shahidul Islam, Anwara Begum and Iqbal Hossain  

Technical Session 3: Macro Model, Industry and Firm Performance 

Paper 1: A Macro Model of the Bangladesh Economy    

Mohammad Yunus, Nazneen Ahmed, A.K Enamul Haque, M Salimullah and Rizwana Islam   

Paper 2: Impact of Compliance Standards on Firm Performances and Risks of Workplace Hazards: Evidence from the RMG Industry in Bangladesh     

Monzur Hossain, Kazi Iqbal and Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury  

Paper 3: Pharmaceutical Industry in Bangladesh: Prospect and Challenges     

Nazneen Ahmed, Kazi Iqbal, Rizwana Islam, and Nahid Ferdous Pabon  

Technical Session 4: Urbanization and Social Change 

Paper 1: A Glimpse into the Lives of  Dhaka City Dwellers       

S.M. Zulfiqar Ali, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Maruf Ahmed and S.M. Zahedul Islam Chowdhury 

Paper 2: What makes you a smart user of Smartphone     

Mohammad Golam Nabi Mozumder  

Technical Session 5 : Renewable Energy, and Climate Change  Adaptation 

Paper 1: Does Renewable Energy Increase Farmers' Well-being? Evidence from Solar Irrigation Interventions in Bangladesh     

Monzur Hossain and Azreen Karim   

Paper 2: Adapting to Climate Change: Migration, Vulnerability and Livelihoods in the Bengal Delta- The Search for Effective Policy Options      

Anwara Begum , Mohammad Harunur Rashid Bhuyan, Azreen Karim and Maruf Ahmed 

Paper 3: Atmospheric Particulate Matter and Black Carbon in Dhaka City- A Contributor to Climate Change     

Mitali Parvin