Quazi
Shahabuddin
Director General
2004-2006
1. Member, Board of Governors, BARD, Comilla.
2. Member, Board of Management, BARI, Gazipur.
3. Member, Senate, Chittagong University.
4. Member, Steering Committee, Capacity Building for GED for Preparation of Develop-ment Plans, Planning Commission.
5. Member, Advisory Committee on Review of National Accounts, BBS.
6. Member, Independent Committee for Monitoring and Evaluation of PRS and Attain-ment of MDGs in Bangladesh.
7. Resource person in the technical committee on Macroeconomic Stability and Pro-poor Growth thematic group for contribution towards preparation of PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance.
2002-2004
1. Member, Board of Governors, BARD, Comilla.
2. Member, Board of Management, BARI, Gazipur.
3. Member, Senate, Chittagong University.
4. Member, Steering Committee, Capacity Building for GED for
Preparation of Development Plans, Planning Commission.
5. Member, National Steering Committee, BBS.
6. Resource person in the technical committee on Macroeconomic
Stability and Pro-poor Growth thematic group for contribution
towards preparation of PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance.
Agriculture
and Rural Development Division
Md. Asaduzzaman
Research Director
2004-2006
1. Coordinator, SANEI matters and BIDS representative to SANEI Steering Committee.
2. Rapporteur of the CGE of UNFCCC (as nominee of the Government).
3. Elected Chair of the CGE of UNFCCC.
4. Member, Steering Committee on NAPA, Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
5. Member, Technical Committee on Climate Change for the Government’s “Comprehensive Disaster Management Project.”
6. Member, Programming Committee and the Declaration Drafting Committee for the SAARC Environment Ministers’ meeting in May/June 2006.
7. Resource person in the technical committee for Rural Development: A Strategy for Rural Development towards Poverty Reduction thematic group for contribution towards PRSP for Bangladesh, Rural Development and Cooperatives Division.
8. Resource person in the technical committee for Agriculture (Crops, Fisheries and Livestock) thematic group for contribution towards PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Agriculture.
9. Resource person in the technical committee for Environment (including Forestry and Land Use) thematic group for contribution towards PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
2002-2004
1. Member, Review Committee on National Water Management
Plan, 2003.
2. Member, Education Commission, 2003.
3. Convenor, Committee for preparation of thematic report
on Environment for PRSP, 2004.
4. Member, Steering Committee, Agriculture Sector Review.
5. Member, Steering Committee, National Action Plan for Adaptation,
2004.
6. Resource person in the technical committee for Rural Development:
A Strategy for Rural Development towards Poverty Reduction
Thematic Group for contribution towards PRSP for Bangladesh,
Rural Development and Cooperatives Division.
7. Resource person in the technical committee for Agriculture
(Crops, Fisheries and Livestock) thematic group for contribution
towards PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Agriculture.
8. Resource person in the technical committee for Environment
(including Forestry and Land Use) thematic group for contribution
towards PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment.
Rushidan Islam Rahman
Research Director
2004-2006
1. Member, Microcredit Regulatory Authority, September 2006 to date.
2. Member, Executive Committee on Assessment of the current status of national accounts data, Ministry of Planning, March 2005 to date.
3. Member, General Body, Bangladesh Social Development Foundation, May 2005 to date.
4. Member, General Body, Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation, October 2001 to September 2004.
1. Member, Technical Committee, Child Labour Survey, BBS,
January 2002 to 2003.
2. Member, General Body, Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation, October
2001 to September 2004.
"Top" General Economics
Division
Omar Haider Chowdhury
Research Director
2004-2006
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Domestic Resources Mobilization thematic group for contribution towards preparation of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance.
2002-2004
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Domestic
Resources Mobilization thematic group for contribution towards
preparation of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance.
Binayak Sen
Senior Research Fellow
2002-2004
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Reforms
in Governance thematic group for contribution towards preparation
of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Prime Minister's Office.
Human Resources Development Division
Rita Afsar
Senior Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Advisor, Editorial Committee of Coalition for the Urban Poor (CUP), Newsletter, Nagar Darpan.
2. Member, PETRRA Policy Cell.
3. Member, Bangladesh Migration Development Forum.
Pratima Paul-Majumder
Senior Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Advisor of Agribusiness Development Organization of Bangladesh (ADOB).
2. Member, Executive Committee, Karmajibi Nari (KN).
3. Member, Executive Committee, Bangladesh Freedom Foundation (BFF).
2002-2004
1. Member, Technical Committee, National Statistical Council, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Report for BR 2003-04.
S.I. Laskar
Research Fellow
2002-2004
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Women’s
Advancement and Rights thematic group for contribution towards
preparation of PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Women and
Children Affairs.
Anwara Begum
Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Children's Advancement and Rights thematic group for contribution towards preparation of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Children and Women Affairs.
2002-2004
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Children's
Advancement and Rights thematic group for contribution towards
preparation of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Children
and Women Affairs. Industry and Physical Infrastructure
Division
Zaid Bakht
Research Director
2004-2006
1. Member, WTO related Advisory Committee Ministry of Commerce.
2. Member, Free Trade Group, Ministry of Commerce.
3. Member, Committee to Review National Income Accounts, Ministry of Planning.
4. Member, Committee to Review Fuel Conservation in Bangladesh, Ministry of Energy.
5. Resource person in the technical committee for Private Sector Development for thematic group contribution towards preparation of PRSP for Bangladesh, Board of Investment.
1. Member, Public Expenditure Review Commission, Ministry
of Finance, 2002-03.
2. Member, WTO related Advisory Committee, Ministry of Commerce,
2003-04.
3. Member, Free Trade Group, Ministry of Commerce, Government
of Bangladesh.
4. Resource person in the technical committee for Private
Sector Development for thematic group contribution towards
preparation of PRSP for Bangladesh, Board of Investment.
Abdul Latif
Senior Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Member, Committee on Evaluation of Twenty Selected Projects, IMED, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh.
2. Member, Terms and Conditions Committee, Bangladesh Sthala Bandar Kartripaksha (BSBK), Ministry of Shipping, Government of Bangladesh.
1. Member, Road Fund Steering Committee, Ministry of Communication,
Government of Bangladesh, since October 2002.
2. Member, Committee on “Evaluation of Twenty Selected
Projects”, IMED, Ministry of Planning, Government of
Bangladesh, since December 2003.
Abdul Hye Mondal
Senior Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Member, Advisory Council, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
2. Member, Independent Evaluation Committee for PPI Revenue Zones-3, 4 and 5 Programs of Dhaka, WASA.
3. Member, Research Proposal Evaluation Committee, Capacity Building of General Economics Division for Preparation of Development Plans Project.
4. Member, National Committee on SAARC Convention Implementation Progress and UN CRC Third and Fourth Periodic Report Preparation, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.
1. Member, Advisory Council, Bangladesh Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research.
Salma Chaudhuri Zohir
Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Member, National Committee on “SAARC Gender database”, Ministry of Women’s Affairs.
2. Member, Committee on Survey of Hotel and Restaurants, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
3. Member, Committee to Advice on “Market Access”, WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce.
4. Member, Committee to Advice on “Export Diversification”, WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce.
5. Resource person in the technical committee for Women’s Advancement and Rights thematic group for contribution towards preparation of PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.
2002-2004
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Women’s
Advancement and Rights thematic group for contribution towards
preparation of PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Women and
Children Affairs.
K.M. Nabiul Islam
Senior Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Member, Research and Academic Committee, Water and Flood Management Institute, BUET.
2. Member, Technical Committee on Central Effluent Treatment Program (CETP), Chamra Shilpa Nagari, Savar, Ministry of Industries.
3. Resource person in the technical committee for Water Resources Management thematic group for contribution towards preparation of PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Water Resources.
2002-2004
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Water Resources
Management thematic group for contribution towards preparation
of PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Water Resources.
Md. Salimullah
Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Member, Major Terms and Conditions Committee for the Operation and Management of the New Mooring Container Terminal Development, Chittagong Port Authority.
2. Member, Major Terms and Conditions Committee for Purchase of Electricity for Chittagong Port Authority from a Private Company Through Installation and Operation of 5 MW Power Plant on Build, Own and Operate (BOO) basis by Ministry of Shipping.
Nazneen Ahmed
Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Member, Committee to Advice on Trade in Services, WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce.
"Top" Population
Studies Division
Simeen Mahmud
Research Director
2004-2006
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Children's Advancement and Rights thematic group for contribution towards preparation of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Children and Women Affairs.
2002-2004
1.Resource person in the technical committee for Children's Advancement and Rights thematic group for contribution towards preparation of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Children and Women Affairs.
M. A. Mannan
Senior Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Member, Technical Committee, Social Science Research Council (SSRC), Ministry of Planning.
2. Member, Technical Committee, Health Economics Unit (HEU), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3. Resource person in the technical committee for Health including Population Planning, Nutrition and Sanitation thematic group for contribution towards preparation of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
2002-2004
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Health
including Population Planning, Nutrition and Sanitation thematic
group for contribution towards preparation of the PRSP for
Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Sharifa Begum
Senior Research Fellow
2004-2006
1. Member, Technical Committee on ‘‘Life Expectancy,’’ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
2. Resource person in the technical committee for Health including Population Planning, Nutrition and Sanitation thematic group for contribution towards preparation of the PRSP for Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
2002-2004
1. Resource person in the technical committee for Health
including Population Planning, Nutrition and Sanitation thematic
group for contribution towards preparation of the PRSP for
Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
"Top"
Sustainable
Development Networking Program (SDNP)
The sustainable Development Networking Program (SDNP) is a
global catalytic initiative by the United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) in response to Agenda 21, which articulated
the need for improved information dissemination to support
sustainable development.
SDNP in Bangladesh is acting as a not-for-profit organization
under Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP)
supported by Ministry of Environment & Forest and United
Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Project is being
implemented by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
(BIDS). This component is dedicated to network development
program for environment awareness, education, health care
and countryside development projects in the rural areas of
Bangladesh.
During 2000-2002, the Sustainable Development Networking Project
(SDNP) of BIDS had a number of successes, the important ones
being (i) establishment of VLlS (Virtual Library Information
System), (ii) launching of an online Blood bank named as 'Raktakorobi'
in collaboration with Sandhani Dhaka Medical College Unit',
(iii) establishment of Cyber Cafe at Rajshahi City Press Club
and Dinajpur Press Club, (iv) collaboration with BPATC (Bangladesh
Public Administration Training Centre) link, (v) ccTLD training
(in association with World Wide Alliance of Top Level Domain-names),
(vi) launching of BSS Financial Information Service (BFIS)
to serve the country's trade and industry, banking and finance.
During the year 2002-2004, SDNP has continuously updated its
website; opened four regional nodes at Mymensingh, Cox’s
Bazar, Satkhira and Barisal; extended the Mymensingh node
services further towards the villages by entering into collaboration
with a local NGO; started a MDG web site in Bangla; started
MDG survey at village level in two areas, Phulpur in Mymensingh
and St. Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar; opened
an Internet Exchange, the first of its kind in the country
to facilitate the faster and cheaper routing of locally-originating
and locally-terminating mails; digitalised and put on the
web a large part of collections of several libraries (including
that of BIDS) in Dhaka;
The period 2002-2004 was an era of intensifying current activities
as well as broadening of SDNP activities. The successes were
(i) establishment of four Regional Nodes of SDNP at BAU, Mymensingh,
Barishal, Cox's Bazar and Satkhira (ii) development of Dynamic
web sites for SEMP with self access and updating facilities
by each SIA (iii) Development of Sustainable Development Information
(SDI) databank - a knowledge warehouse/one stop information
centre on reliable and quality information (iv) initiation
for establishing country's first ever Internet exchange. With
help from PCH (Packet Clearing House) a national workshop
was held on the benefit of IX and its necessity (v) development
of Millennium Development Goals Bangla Portal - a one stop
knowledge warehouse on reliable and quality information.
In a nutshell, the unit provided valuable services for research
and administration.
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