Bangladesher Orthonity O Unnayan: Shwadhinotar Por Chollish Bochhor (Bangladesh’s Economic Growth and Development: 40 Years After Independence)
A seminar on a recently published book titled “Bangladesher Orthonity O Unnayan: Shwadhinotar Por Chollish Bochhor (Bangladesh’s Economic Growth and Development: 40 Years After Independence)” by Dr. Rushidan Islam Rahman, Research Director, BIDS was held on March 8, 2012 (Thursday) at 11:00 am at BIDS Conference Room. The seminar was chaired by Dr. Mustafa K. Mujeri, Director General of BIDS, while the keynote paper was presented by the author. The designated discussants in the session were: Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, President, Board of Trustees, East West University; Dr. Mahabub Hossain, Executive Director, BRAC Centre; Dr. Shamsul Alam, Member, General Economic Division, Planning Commission and Dr. Nazneen Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, BIDS. Please click here to download the presentation.
Lessons from the Cluster-Based Industrialization in China
A seminar titled “Lessons from the Cluster-Based Industrialization in China” was held on February 12, 2012(Sunday) at 11:00 am at BIDS Conference Room. The keynote paper was presented by Dr. Xiabo Zhang, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance, IFPRI, Washington, DC. Dr. Mustafa K. Mujeri, Director General of BIDS chaired the session. Please click here for the powerpoint presentation file.
Global Commodity Price Volatility and Domestic Inflation: Impact on the Performance of the Financial Sector in Bangladesh
Study Team: Monzur Hossain and Farhana Rafiq
Introduction:
Bangladesh has been experiencing persistent price increases, especially of food items, in the backdrop of rising global commodity prices for the last few years. Inflation in Bangladesh was 6.66 percent in 2009 and 7.31 percent in 2010. In the backdrop of rising inflation worldwide,............More
