2009-2010 - BIDS

Presented a paper titled “Agro-processing Sector
of Bangladesh and Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary
Standards”, BIDS-EU Seminar on SPS and Agroprocessed
Sector of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 13
October 2008.
Serajul Islam Laskar
Research Fellow
Presented the Preliminary Report on ‘The Labor
Force Survey 2009’ in a seminar jointly organized
by BBS and the World Bank, Dhaka, 28 December
2009.
and USAID-PROGOTI, Dhaka, 21 March 2010.
Delivered a key note presentation titled
“Bangladesh Knitwear Industry, Crisis and Beyond:
Challenges and Strategies” at the national seminar
organized by Bangladesh knitwear Manufacturer
and Exporters’ Association (BKMEA), Dhaka, 3
November 2009.
Delivered a presentation titled “Social Management
in EPZs: Towards a Better Practice” at the seminar
organized by Dhaka Export Processing Zone,
Dhaka, 2 November 2009.
Delivered a presentation titled “BEPZA’s Approach
to Social Management: Towards a Better Practice”
at the Gender Seminar organized by IFC-BICF,
Dhaka, 12 August 2009.
Delivered a key note presentation titled “2009-10
m‡bi RvZxq ev‡R‡Ui †RÛvi ms‡e`bkxjZv” in a seminar
organized by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, Dhaka,
27 June 2009.
Gave a presentation on “WTO and Bangladesh”
participated as a resource person in a workshop
with the Members of Parliament on Trade Policy
and Trade Agreements, Dhaka, 23-24 May, 2009.
Presented a paper titled “‡`‡ki wkíLv‡Z wek¦g›`vi m¤¢ve¨
cÖfve: DËi‡Yi Dcvq”, in a seminar organised by the
Ministry of Industry, Government of Bangladesh,
Dhaka, 23 April, 2009.
Narayan Chandra Nath
Research Fellow
” Status and Determinants of Investment and
Options for Future Development”, Paper presented
at BEA 17th Biennial Conference, Dhaka, April 8-10,
2010.
“Industrial Policy Issue of Privatization”, Paper
presented at 17th BEA Biennial Conference in
Dhaka, 8-10 April 2010.
Salma Chaudhuri Zohir
Research Fellow
“Who Does What and Where: State Response to
Violence Against Women in Bangladesh”, Paper
presented at the workshop on “Inventory of
Statistics on Violence Against Women”, BIDS, May
25, 2009.
“Gender Issues in Dhaka Urban Transport: A Review”,
Paper presented at the International Conference
on Best Practices to Relieve Congestion on Mixedtraffic
Urban Streets in Developing Countries at IIT
Madras, Chennai, September 12-14, 2008.
“Protecting Geographical Indications in
Bangladesh”, Paper presented at the FAO-
EC Regional Seminar on Rural Development
and Agriculture and Food Quality Linked
to Geographical Origin in Asia: Lessons and
Perspectives, held at Imperial Queen’s Park,
Bangkok, Thailand, on 8-11 June 2009.
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BIDS Biennial Report 2009-2010