The BIDS is governed by a high-powered Board of Trustees, with the Minister for Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as the Chairman and the Director General as the Chief Executive of the Institute. The Secretary of BIDS provides administrative assistance to the Director General and also officiates as the Secretary to the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees is composed of the following:
Hon’ble Members`
1. Mr. M. A Mannan, MP
Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh &
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
2.Mr. Abdur Rouf Talukder
Governor
Bangladesh Bank
3. Ms. Fatima Yasmin
Senior Secretary
Department of Finance, Ministry of Finance
4.Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud
Nominated by the hon’ble President
5. Mr. Satyajit Karmaker
Secretary
Planning Division, Ministry of Planning
6.Dr. Md. Kawser Ahmed
Member (Secretary)
General Economics Division (GED)
Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning
7. Mr. Suleman Khan
Secretary
Secondary and Higher Education Division
Ministry of Education
8. Mr. Abdul Gaffar Khan
Director General (Grade-1)
Bangladesh Rural Development Board
9. Professor Dr. Kazi Shahidullah
Chairman
University Grants Commission
10. Professor Nazrul Islam
Senior Fellow
BIDS
11.Barrister Nihad Kabir
Senior Fellow
BIDS.
12. Dr. Binayak Sen
Director General
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
E-17 Agargaon, Sher-e-Banglanagar Dhaka – 1207
13. Dr. Monzur Hossain
Research Director, BIDS
14. Dr. Mohammad Yunus
Research Director, BIDS
15. Dr. S. M. Zulfiqar Ali
Research Director, BIDS