BIDS is governed by a high-powered Board of Trustees, with the Minister for Planning as the Chairman and Director General as the Chief Executive of the Institute. Secretary of BIDS provides administrative assistance to the Director General and also officiates as Secretary to the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees
is composed of the following:
Chairman
The Minister of Planning, ex-officio
Trustees
A Member of the Planning Commission to be nominated by the Chairman;
The Director General of the Institute, ex-officio;
The Chairman or a Member of the University Grants Commission
to be nominated by it;
The Governor, Bangladesh Bank, ex-officio;
The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, ex-officio;
The Secretary, Ministry of Education, ex-officio;
The Chairman, Social Science Research Council, ex-officio;
The Director General, Bangladesh Rural Development Board,
ex-officio;
Two Senior Fellows of the Institute;
Three senior staff Members of Institute;
One Trustee to be appointed by the President.
Dr.
Quazi Shahabuddin
Director General
Dr. Quazi Shahabuddin is the Director General
of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
Prior to joining this position, he served as a Research Director
in the Institute. He did his M.A. in Economics at the University
of Dhaka in 1967, his M.Sc. in Economics at the London School
of Economics and Political Science in 1975 and his Ph.D. from
McMaster University, Canada in 1982. He received Ph.D. Thesis
Research Award from International Development Research Centre,
Canada. He has published extensively on agricultural growth
performance, food security and water resource management in
various national and international economic journals.
Dr. Shahabuddin is a life member of the Bangladesh Economic
Association, and currently a member of the Executive Committee
of Dhaka University Economics Department Alumuni Association.
He is also a member of the Network of IFPRI Associates and
currently a member of Policy Analysis and Advisory Network
for South Asia (PAANSA).
The Statutory Committees
The three statutory committees which assist the Director
General in administrative matters of the Institute are:
The Policy Coordination Committee
(PCC)
The Administrative Affairs
Committee (AAC)
The Finance Committee (FC)
The Director General is the Chairperson of
PCC and all Research Directors of the Institute, the Chairpersons
of AAC and FC, the five Chiefs of Division, and Secretary,
BIDS, are ex-officio members. The functions of PCC include
policy recommendations to the Director General on allocation
of research funds; awarding of scholarships and fellowships;
nomination to seminars, workshops and other professional activities;
control, management and administration of projects; nomination
of members to AAC and FC; and nomination of Senior Fellows.
The AAC makes recommendations on accommodation,
transport, and personnel matters of the non-research staff.
The FC supervises the incomes and expenditures of the Institute
and advises the Director General on all matters relating to
accounts, administration of property, funds, preparation of
budget and clearance of bills.
Senior Fellows
The BIDS statute provides for an advisory
committee of 12 Senior Fellows who are nominated by the Policy
Coordination Committee and are selected from among eminent
professionals in the country in various fields. The Senior
Fellows are appointed by the Board of Trustees for a period
of three years. The Senior Fellows serve in their individual
capacities without honourarium, and advices and assist the
Institute in formulating and carrying out its research, publication,
and other professional programmes.
Name of the Senior
Fellows (2003-2006)
(Period: 01-09-2003 to 31-08-2006)
Professor Md. Anisur Rahman
Eastern Villa, Flat - 802,
6, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
Dr. Sheikh Maqsood Ali
(Former Member, Planning Commission)
House No. 135, Eastern Road
Lane-5, New DOHS
Mohakhali, Dhaka-1206
Professor Mustahidur Rahman
Vice Chancellor
Jahangirnagar University
Savar, Dhaka
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed
Governor
Bangladesh Bank
Motijheel C/A
Dhaka
Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury
Vice Chancellor
BRAC University
Mohakhali, Dhaka
Mr. M. Syeduzzaman
Apartment A-3
"The Riviera"
House # 7, Road # 51
Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
Professor Abdullah Abu Syed
Chairman
Bishwa Sahittya Kendra
14, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue
Bangla Motor, Dhaka
Mr. Enayetullah Khan (died on 10-11-05)
Editor
The Holiday, Holiday Building
30, Tejgaon Industrial Area
Dhaka-1208
Dr. Mohammad Yunus
Managing Director
Grameen Bank
Mirpur, Dhaka-1216
Dr. Hafiz G. A. Siddiqi
Vice Chancellor
North South University
12, Kamal Ataturk Avenue
Banani, Dhaka-1213
Ms. Laila Rahman Kabir
40/A, Tejturi Bazar Chawk
Indira Road
Tejgaon, Dhaka
Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam
House # 3, Road # 29
Sector-7
Uttara, Dhaka
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