2009-2010 - BIDS

ABM Shamsul Islam
Research Fellow
“Some of the Main Causes of Environmental
Pollution and Its Dreadful Consequences” (in
Bengali), published in the memorabilia in occasion
of the World Environment Day-2009, Ministry
of Environment & Forests, Government of the
People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, June 5,
2009.
“Population of the World is Expected to Exceed
9 Billion by 2050: Bangladesh Perspective” (in
Bengali), published in the memorabilia in occasion
of the World Population Day 2009, Directorate of
Family Planning, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 11, 2009.
“Elderly are a Remarkable Part of the World
Population: They should also be Contemplated
Today” (in Bengali), published in the memorabilia
in occasion of the World Population Day 2010,
Directorate of Family Planning, Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, Government of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 11, 2010.
Dr. Monzur Hossain
Research Fellow
“Exchange Rate Policy in Bangladesh: An
Assessment and Strategic Policy Options”,
presented at a national seminar at BIDS on July 16,
2009 organized by the BIDS-PRP, Dhaka.
“Exchange Rate Policy in Bangladesh”, presented
in an International seminar on “Governance and
Public Policy: Issues and Challenges” on July
18, 2009, organized by Fatima Jinnah Women
University, Rawalpindi.
“Promoting Growth with Stability: Challenges
faced by the Monetary Policy Stance”(jointly with
M.K. Mujeri and Zaid Bakht), A seminar held at
BIDS in August, 2009, Dhaka.
“Determinants of Interest Rate Spread in
Bangladesh”, presented at a national seminar at
BIDS on January 6, 2010, organized by the BIDS-
PRP, Dhaka.
Mid-term Review Report on “Integration of ICT
Industries and Its Impact on Market Access
and Trade: The Case of Bangladesh and India”
presented in the 7th Meeting of RETA 6417, 26-27
August, 2010, Singapore.
“Bangladesh’s Vision 2021 Toward Economic
Development: Strategic Plans and Policy
Directions”, Presented at a seminar at Nagoya
University, Japan on December 3, 2010.
Presented a paper on “Economic and Budgetary
Outlook for Bangladesh, 2010-11” in a seminar
organized by BIDS for the Members of Parliament
on May 5, 2010, Dhaka.
Presented a paper on “Disaster Management, Food
Security and Budgetary Implications” in a seminar
organized by BIDS for the Parliamentary Standing
Committee on the Ministry of Food and Disaster
Management on August 11, 2010, Dhaka.
Minhaj Mahmud
Research Fellow
‘Happiness in Rural Bangladesh: A Two Layer
Analysis’, Seminar presentation, Centre for
International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal
Nehru University, March 26, 2010, New Delhi.
‘Economics of Climate Change and Health
in Bangladesh’, Invited Speaker, Economic
Approaches to Climate Change and Poverty:
Workshop for Policymakers and Researchers in
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