2009-2010 - BIDS

eadymade garments industry. Currently, she is
working as a Research Fellow of BIDS.
Karimullah Bhuiyan
Research Fellow
Mr. Karimullah Bhuiyan obtained his M.Sc. in
Statistics from the University of Dhaka in 1970
and joined BIDS in 1972. In 1976, he received a
diploma in National Economic Planning from
Poland, and received a graduate degree in law from
Dhaka University in 1980. He obtained his M.Sc. in
Industrialization, Trade and Economic Policy from
the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow in 1996.
He completed a course on Demography at the
Institute of Statistical Research and Training, Dhaka,
and another course on Entrepreneurship at SIET,
Hyderabad. Mr. Bhuiyan has been involved in a large
number of studies in the field of rural industries,
small and large industries, poverty alleviation, food
policy and distribution, crop diversification, fish
culture, irrigation, water management and sick
industries in Bangladesh. He is currently working
as a Research Fellow in BIDS.
Md. Salimullah
Research Fellow
Dr. Md. Salimullah obtained his M.Sc. in Statistics
from the University of Dhaka in 1969. Later on,
he received M.Sc. in Industrialization, Trade and
Economic Policy (ITEP) in 1996 and Ph. D. in
Economics in 1998 from the University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow. He also obtained Postgraduate Diploma in
National Economic Planning from National School
of Planning and Statistics, Warsaw in 1974 and
training in Small Industry Management Consultancy
from SIET, Hyderabad in 1978. His main research
interest includes modeling for development policy,
trade, rural industrialization, poverty alleviation,
education and forecasting model using extended
input-output analysis. Currently, he is working as a
Research Fellow of BIDS.
ABM Shamsul Islam
Research Fellow
Mr. ABM Shamsul Islam passed M.Sc. in
Statistics from Dhaka University in 1969.
Later on, he completed a Postgraduate
Course in Economic Development and
Planning from the Institute for Studies on
Economic Development (ISVE), Naples in 1977-
78. His current areas of interests are ageing
population, pension scheme and social safety
nets, population development and international
migration. He is now working as a Research Fellow
of BIDS.
Wajid Hasan Shah
Research Fellow
Mr. Wajid Hasan Shah obtained Master’s in
Economics from the University of Missouri, Columbia
and a Bachelor’s from Truman State University with
a major in Economics and a minor in Mathematics.
He completed MBA in Development Management
with an emphasis on Governance and WTO issues
from the Institute of Business Administration under
the University of Dhaka. His major areas of research
interest include foreign investment and financial
markets, with particular emphasis on the stock
market. His interests also encompass gender issues,
privatization, governance, NGOs, environmental
and health economics. Currently, he is working as
a Research Fellow of BIDS.
Monzur Hossain
Research Fellow
Dr. Monzur Hossain obtained his Ph.D. in
International Economics from the National Graduate
Institute for Policy studies (GRIPS), Tokyo in 2007,
and Master’s in Public Policy from the same Institute
in 2003. He joined BIDS as a Research Fellow in 2008.
He has published a good number of articles both
in domestic and international academic journals.
His primary areas of interest include
macroeconomics, exchange rate, FDI, remittance,
trade, banking and financial sector development.
He has also interests in the ICT sector, SME
development and mobile phone issues.
Minhaj Mahmud
Research Fellow
Dr. Minhaj Mahmud received his Ph.D. in
Economics from the University of Gothenburg in
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