Board of Trustees

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:

Chairman:

The Minister for Planning, ex-officio: Mr. Muhammad Abdul Mannan, MP

Trustee


A Member of the Planning Commission to be nominated by the Chairman (Secretary, Ministry of Planning)	Mr. Ziaul Islam
The Director General of the Institute, ex-officio	Dr. Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid
The Chairman or a Member of the University Grants Commission to be nominated by it	Professor Abdul Mannan
The Governor, Bangladesh Bank, ex-officio	Mr. Fazle Kabir
The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, ex-officio	Mr. Mahbub Ahmed
The Secretary, Ministry of Education, ex-officio	Mr. Sohrab Hossain
Member, General Economic Division, Planning Commission	Professor Dr. Shamsul Alam
Two Senior Fellows of the Institute	Professor Rehman Sobhan Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin
Three Senior Staff Members of the Institute	Dr. Kazi Ali Toufique Dr. Mohammad Yunus Dr. Nazneen Ahmed
The Director General, Bangladesh Rural Development Board, ex-officio	Mr. Mohammad Abdul Qayyum
One Trustee to be appointed by the President.	Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud

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