BIDS announces with great sadness the sudden death of Mr. A.H.M. Moazzem Hossain, Editor, The Financial Express on 1 August, 2018. Mr. Hossain was one of the senior fellows of BIDS  from 2010 to 2017. He was an internationally renowned journalist and also worked for The New Nation, United News...

“Bangla New Year 1425” was celebrated on 15th April, 2018 at BIDS premise. The staff of BIDS organized a joyous and colorful cultural programme. Traditional dishes like ‘muri-murki’, sweets, green mango juice, pitha-puli, jilapi, chotpoti etc were served in the event. Dr. K A S Murshid,...

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BIDS announce with great sadness the sudden death of Ms. Simeen Mahmud on 19 March, 2018. Ms. Mahmud joined the Institute in 1974 and retired in 2008 as a Research Director. She was a demographer by training but also wrote extensively on microcredit, health, employment and gender issues.

BIDS announces with great sadness the death of Dr. Chowdhury Anwaruzzaman on 2 March, 2018. Born on 3 March 1946, Dr. Anwaruzzaman joined the Institute in 1970 and retired in 2011 as a Senior Research Fellow. He received his PhD from Cornell University, USA in 1994 in Economics. His research...

BIDS has set up a bookstall in the Bangla Academy premises this year as well as part of the annual “boi-mela” held in commemoration of the martyrs of the language movement of 1952. The mela draws a large number of book lovers, academics, poets, novelists and writers along with students and...

The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) is proud to share the news that the position of BIDS has improved in two categories according to the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI). BIDS moved up 2 spots and ranked 102 (which was 104 in 2016) under the category of “Top Think...

A meeting of BIDS Senior Fellows was held on 14 January 2018. It was attended by Dr. Mohammad Farashuddin, Dr. M.A. Sattar Mandal, Mr. A.H.M. Moazzem Hussain, Professor M.M. Akash, Mrs. Rasheda K. Chowdhury, Dr. Abbas Bhuiyan, Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur and Professor S.M. Nurul Alam. DG, BIDS and senior...

BIDS arranged its annual picnic on 6 January 2018 for the staff and their families. The picnic spot this year was Hasnahena in Pubail, Gazipur. The whole day passed with merriment and fervour. There were activities like cricket match, football tournament and various other games for the staff, their...

Bangla New Year 1424 was celebrated with fun and fervor on 16th April, 2017 at the BIDS premise. The staffs of BIDS organized a potluck type event with a cultural program. The event became joyous and colorful with traditional attire, traditional dishes like ‘muri-murki’, sweets, green mango...