বাংলাদেশ উন্নয়ন গবেষণা প্রতিষ্ঠান (বিআইডিএস)

"BIDS Research ALMANAC 2019” was held with the theme of “Tracking Bangladesh’s Development” on 1-2 December, 2019 at Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka. The aim of this annual flagship event of BIDS is to share research that has been completed or are at an advanced stage of completion and to undergo public scrutiny of BIDS work. “BIDS Research Almanac” has now become a premier conference of its kind and attracts a wide range of audience including scholars, policy makers, development practitioners, activists, advocacy groups and journalists.

Spread over a total of five technical sessions, this year’s ALMANAC had 15 papers presented by BIDS researchers with 9 of the studies being conducted under Bangladesh Government’s Special Research Programme for BIDS, sponsored by the Ministry of Planning. It covered topics on Agriculture and Rural Non-farm Sector, Poverty and Unemployment, Macro Model, Industry and Firm Performance, Urbanization and Social Change and Renewable Energy, and Climate Change Adaptation.

The Conference was inaugurated by Mr. Abul Maal A Muhith, Former Minister for Finance, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Dr. Shamsul Alam, Senior Secretary & Member, General Economics Division (GED), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Mr. Nurul Amin, Secretary, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh were present as Special Guests.

The closing session titled “Reviewing Bangladesh’s Development Strategy”, was chaired by Dr. K.A.S. Murshid, DG, BIDS. Mr. M. A. Mannan, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was present as the chief guest for the session. The distinguished panelists of the round table discussion included Dr. Rizwanul Islam, Former Special Adviser, Employment Sector, ILO, Geneva, Dr. Zaidi Sattar, Chairman, PRI, Dr. Zahid Hussain, Former Lead Economist, World Bank and Dr. Binayak Sen, Research Director, BIDS

The presentations and videos of the program are available below.

Inaugural Session: Tracking Bangladesh’s Development

Chair: Dr. K.A.S. Murshid, Director General, BIDS

Chief Guest: Mr. Abul Maal A Muhith, Former Minister for Finance,

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Special Guest:

Dr. Shamsul Alam, Senior Secretary & Member, General Economics Division (GED), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Mr. Md. Nurul Amin, Secretary, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Technical Session 1: Agriculture and Rural Non-farm Sector

Paper 1: Dynamics of Rural Nonfarm Sector in Bangladesh: 2000-2016

Kazi Iqbal, Kazi Ali Toufique, Nazneen Ahmed, Nahid Ferdous Pabon, and Wahid Ferdous Ibon

Paper 2: Holy Cows and Unholy Institutions: Analyzing the Pattern of Growth of Cattle Population in India

Kazi Ali Toufique, Kazi Iqbal and Wahid Ferdous Ibon

Paper 3: Rice Market in Bangladesh: Role of Key Intermediaries .

Nazneen Ahmed, Md. Mainul Hoque and Nahian Azad Shashi

Technical Session 2: Poverty and Unemployment

Paper 1: S-Curve, Mini Big-Push and Escape from Poverty: Insights from a Micro Panel Data

Binayak Sen and Mohammad Riaz Uddin

Paper 2: Why is poverty so pervasive and increasing in some districts in Bangladesh?

S.M. Zulfiqar Ali and K.A.S. Murshid

Paper 3: Employment and Unemployment Amongst Educated Youth – A Study Based on a Large Online Survey in Bangladesh

K.A.S. Murshid, Tanveer Mahmood and Nahian Azad Shashi

Paper 4: Urban Informal Sector: Dualism, Growth and Employment

Binayak Sen, Mohammad Harunur Rashid Bhuyan, Shahidul Islam, Anwara Begum and Iqbal Hossain

Technical Session 3: Macro Model, Industry and Firm Performance

Paper 1: A Macro Model of the Bangladesh Economy

Mohammad Yunus, Nazneen Ahmed, A.K Enamul Haque, M Salimullah and Rizwana Islam

Paper 2: Impact of Compliance Standards on Firm Performances and Risks of Workplace Hazards: Evidence from the RMG Industry in Bangladesh

Monzur Hossain, Kazi Iqbal and Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury

Paper 3: Pharmaceutical Industry in Bangladesh: Prospect and Challenges

Nazneen Ahmed, Kazi Iqbal, Rizwana Islam, and Nahid Ferdous Pabon

Technical Session 4: Urbanization and Social Change

Paper 1: A Glimpse into the Lives of Dhaka City Dwellers

S.M. Zulfiqar Ali, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Maruf Ahmed and S.M. Zahedul Islam Chowdhury

Paper 2: What makes you a smart user of Smartphone

Mohammad Golam Nabi Mozumder

Technical Session 5 : Renewable Energy, and Climate Change Adaptation

Paper 1: Does Renewable Energy Increase Farmers' Well-being? Evidence from Solar Irrigation Interventions in Bangladesh

Monzur Hossain and Azreen Karim

Paper 2: Adapting to Climate Change: Migration, Vulnerability and Livelihoods in the Bengal Delta- The Search for Effective Policy Options

Anwara Begum , Mohammad Harunur Rashid Bhuyan, Azreen Karim and Maruf Ahmed

Paper 3: Atmospheric Particulate Matter and Black Carbon in Dhaka City- A Contributor to Climate Change

Mitali Parvin

Closing Session:Reviewing Bangladesh’s Development Strategy

Chair: Dr. K.A.S. Murshid, Director General, BIDS

Chief Guest: Mr. M. A. Mannan, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Special Guest: Dr. Shamsul Alam, Senior Secretary & Member, General Economics Division (GED), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Distinguished Panelists:

Dr. Rizwanul Islam, Former Special Adviser, Employment Sector, ILO, Geneva

Dr. Mohammmad Ali Taslim, Former Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka

Dr. Zahid Hussain, Former Lead Economist, World Bank

Dr. Binayak Sen, Research Director, BIDS

Dr. M. A. Razzaque, Research Director, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh