Dr. Minhaj Mahmud, Senior Research Fellow, BIDS attended the conference titled “Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Asia: Past Experience and Future Opportunities”, jointly organized by ReSAKSS-Asia, International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI) and Thailand Development Research Institute(TDRI), 12-14 December, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Mahmud made a presentation on "Structural Transformation in Rural Bangladesh: Is It Market-led?" in the conference. He was invited by IFPRI.