In recognition of their unique contributions to research, economics, policymaking, and development thinking, Mashiur Rahman, the immediate past economic affairs adviser to the prime minister, and A. B. M. Md. Azizul Islam, former finance and planning adviser to a caretaker government, were jointly...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) paid tribute to the distinguished philosopher, economist, and Nobel laureate, Amartya Sen, by organizing a public lecture titled "Amartya Sen: The Lion Who Defies Winter—A Personal Tribute on his 90th Birthday" on November 2, 2023. The event...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies organized a seminar titled Competitive Procurement with Ex Post Moral Hazard. The seminar was held on 19 September 2023 in BIDS conference room. The seminar started at 2:30 pm and ended at 5:00 pm (BST). Professor Fahad Khalil, Department of Economics,...

BIDS organized a seminar titled "Tariff protection and export diversification are not mutually exclusive: The Bangladesh phenomenon." The event was held on 13 September, 20233, at BIDS conference room. The seminar started at 2.30 pm and ended at 5.30 pm. Dr. Zaidi Sattar, chairman of the Policy...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) has organized a public lecture on 30 August 2023. Dr. Abdul Momin Chowdhury, a former Professor at the Department of History, University of Dhaka, and Former Vice-Chancellor of the National University, provided that lecture on "Who Are We:...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) has organized a fortnightly seminar on 20 August 2023. Dr. Mohammad Golam Nabi Mozumder, Research Fellow, BIDS, presented a paper titled Mobile Phone: Skill, Communication & Sociation. The seminar was held in BIDS conference room, starting at...

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies organized an event titled “Bangabandhuke Kache Theke Dekha: Remembrance by His Contemporaries Part III” at the BIDS Conference room. The event took place on August 17, 2023, at 11.00 am BST. Dr. Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Adviser to the...

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Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) organized a seminar titled as “Four Key Challenges for the National Budget 2023-24: Some Reflections” on 12 June 2023 at the BIDS Conference Room. Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, Former Chief Economist, South Asia Region, World Bank and Vice Chairman, Policy...

BIDS arranged a public lecture titled “The Past, Present, and Future of Pandemics: A Retrospective on COVID-19” on 7 June (Wednesday). The lecture was held at BIDS conference room at 2.30 pm. The speaker of the public lecture was Dr. Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Professor of Economics, Yale...