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 of Studies (BIDS)
2.Mr. Pradip Ranjan Chakraborty
Secretary
Planning Division, Ministry of Planning
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka
3. Dr. Md. Kawser Ahmed
Member (Secretary)
General Economic Division (a.i)
Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka
4. Professor Dr. Kazi Shahidullah
Chairman
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC)
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon Dhaka- 1207
5. Mr. Fazle Kabir
Governor, Bangladesh Bank
Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
6. Mr. Abdur Rouf Talukder
Senior Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
7. Mr. Md. Mahbub Hossain
Secretary, Secondary & Higher Educaion Divisiotn
Ministry of Education
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
8. Professor Nazrul Islam
Centre for Urban Studies (CUS)
Road No: 16 (Old 27), House No: 27, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
“Kolotan Building”, (Beside the Shampan Restaurant)
9. Ms. Nihad Kabir
President
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)
Chamber Building
122-124, Motijheel CA, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
10. Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud
11. Mr. Supriya Kumar Kundu
Director General (Grade-1)
Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB)
Karwan Bazar, Dhaka.
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
Senior Research Fellow, BIDS
15. Dr. S. M. Zulfiqar Ali
Senior Research Fellow, BIDS