BIDS is governed by a high-powered Board of Trustees, with the Minister for Planning as the Chairman and Director General as the Chief Executive of the Institute. Secretary of BIDS provides administrative assistance to the Director General and also officiates as Secretary to the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees
is composed of the following:
Chairman
The Minister of Planning, ex-officio
Trustees
A Member of the Planning Commission to be nominated by the Chairman;
The Director General of the Institute, ex-officio;
The Chairman or a Member of the University Grants Commission
to be nominated by it;
The Governor, Bangladesh Bank, ex-officio;
The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, ex-officio;
The Secretary, Ministry of Education, ex-officio;
The Chairman, Social Science Research Council, ex-officio;
The Director General, Bangladesh Rural Development Board,
ex-officio;
Two Senior Fellows of the Institute;
Three senior staff Members of Institute;
One Trustee to be appointed by the President.
Director General
The Statutory Committees
The three statutory committees which assist the Director
General in administrative matters of the Institute are:
The Policy Coordination Committee
(PCC)
The Administrative Affairs
Committee (AAC)
The Finance Committee (FC)
The Director General is the Chairperson of
PCC and all Research Directors of the Institute, the Chairpersons
of AAC and FC, the five Chiefs of Division, and Secretary,
BIDS, are ex-officio members. The functions of PCC include
policy recommendations to the Director General on allocation
of research funds; awarding of scholarships and fellowships;
nomination to seminars, workshops and other professional activities;
control, management and administration of projects; nomination
of members to AAC and FC; and nomination of Senior Fellows.
The AAC makes recommendations on accommodation,
transport, and personnel matters of the non-research staff.
The FC supervises the incomes and expenditures of the Institute
and advises the Director General on all matters relating to
accounts, administration of property, funds, preparation of
budget and clearance of bills.
Senior Fellows
The BIDS statute provides for an advisory
committee of 12 Senior Fellows who are nominated by the Policy
Coordination Committee and are selected from among eminent
professionals in the country in various fields. The Senior
Fellows are appointed by the Board of Trustees for a period
of three years. The Senior Fellows serve in their individual
capacities without honourarium, and advices and assist the
Institute in formulating and carrying out its research, publication,
and other professional programmes.
Name of the Senior Fellows (2007-2009)
(Period: 01-01-2007 to 31-12-2009)
Prof. Khandaker Mustahidur Rahman
Vice Chancellor
Jahangirnagar University
Savar, Dhaka.
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed
Governor
Bangladesh Bank
Dhaka
Prof. Jamilur Reza Choudhury
Vice Chancellor
BRAC University
Mohakhali, Dhaka Mr. M. Syeduzzaman
Apartment 401/402
Concord Windsor
House 7, Road 59
Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212
Prof. Abdullah Abu Sayeed
Chairman
Bishwa Sahittya Kendra
14, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue
Bangla Motor, Dhaka
Prof. Hafiz G. A. Siddiqi
Vice Chancellor
North South University
12, Kamal Ataturk Avenue
Banani, Dhaka 1213
Ms. Laila Rahman Kabir
40/A, Tejturi Bazar Chawk
Indira Road
Tejgaon, Dhaka
Dr. A.B. Mirza Md. Azizul Islam
House 3, Road 29
Sector 7
Uttara, Dhaka
Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed
Managing Director
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207
Dr. A.M.M. Shawkat Ali
Former Secretary, Government of Bangladesh
House 44, Road 23
Block B, Banani, Dhaka 1213
Mr. Mahfuz Anam
Editor, The Daily Star
19, Karwan Bazar
Dhaka 1215
Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury
Chairman
Gonoshasthya Kendra
House 14 E, Road 6
Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
Name of the Senior
Fellows (2003-2006)
(Period: 01-09-2003 to 31-08-2006)
Professor Md. Anisur Rahman
Eastern Villa, Flat - 802,
6, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
Dr. Sheikh Maqsood Ali
(Former Member, Planning Commission)
House No. 135, Eastern Road
Lane-5, New DOHS
Mohakhali, Dhaka-1206
Professor Mustahidur Rahman
Vice Chancellor
Jahangirnagar University
Savar, Dhaka
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed
Governor
Bangladesh Bank
Motijheel C/A
Dhaka
Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury
Vice Chancellor
BRAC University
Mohakhali, Dhaka
Mr. M. Syeduzzaman
Apartment A-3
"The Riviera"
House # 7, Road # 51
Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
Professor Abdullah Abu Syed
Chairman
Bishwa Sahittya Kendra
14, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue
Bangla Motor, Dhaka
Mr. Enayetullah Khan (died on 10-11-05)
Editor
The Holiday, Holiday Building
30, Tejgaon Industrial Area
Dhaka-1208
Dr. Mohammad Yunus
Managing Director
Grameen Bank
Mirpur, Dhaka-1216
Dr. Hafiz G. A. Siddiqi
Vice Chancellor
North South University
12, Kamal Ataturk Avenue
Banani, Dhaka-1213
Ms. Laila Rahman Kabir
40/A, Tejturi Bazar Chawk
Indira Road
Tejgaon, Dhaka
Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam
House # 3, Road # 29
Sector-7
Uttara, Dhaka
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