Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad Ph.D

President

Curriculam Vitae
An economist and development thinker and practitioner, Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad is currently Chairman of Governing Council of Dhaka School of Economics (DScE), which is, a constituent institution of the University of Dhaka and is devoted to both post-graduate and undergraduate studies in economics and related subjects. He is Former Chairman (November 2009 to September 2023) of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and, under his leadership, the PKSF promoted human-centric, multidimensional, integrated approaches to enable the poor and disadvantaged peoples of Bangladesh touched, to move out of poverty and on to sustainable development pathways. A brief resume of selected present and past major responsibilities and achievements of Dr Ahmad is scripted below.

A participant in the Bangladesh War of Liberation in 1971, he worked in the Planning Cell of the then Bangladesh Government-in-exile.

He is the Coordinator of Bangladesh Climate Change Negotiating Team at UNFCCC since 2009. He actively participated as a Bangladesh Representative to the UN Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), having earlier played a key role in providing Bangladesh inputs on SDGs to the UN. The Sustainable Development Agenda was adopted by the UN on 25 September 2015 and is being implemented throughout the world including in Bangladesh. To support the best possible implementation of the SDGs mobilizing people’s perspectives and initiatives, Dr Ahmad has set up, under the stewardship of PKSF, People’s Voice: Strengthening the Implementation of SDGs. This is already shaping up to be an effective framework, working in close cooperation with the Government.

Dr Ahmad is also the Chairman of the National Anti-Tobacco Platform. Harmful effects of tobacco on human health are now well known and is probably the only legal product that kills people. Yet tobacco use is increasing and so are diseases and deaths as a consequence. The Platform creates awareness among the public regarding the harmful effects of tobacco consumption in any form and campaigns for the Government to make cigarettes and other tobacco products prohibitively costly by raising taxes.

He is the Chairman of Bangladesh National Forum for the Elderly, which works for improving the living conditions of the elderly across the country. He is also the Adviser of the Ageing Support Forum, which seeks to ensure quality life of the elderly people supported.

Dr Ahmad is the Chairman of the Right to Food Bangladesh, which is working towards and campaigning for ensuring food and nutrition security for the downtrodden, many of whom at times or frequently suffer from lack of access to adequate food/nutritious food. This is in line with the Government policy of including everybody in the nation’s journey along sustainable development pathway.

Dr Ahmad is also the Chairman of Q K Ahmad Foundation, recently set up by his son Dr Qazi Rushdy Ahmad. The Foundation’s purposes include pursuit of social work, particularly to assist the disadvantaged children to secure a humanly dignified future. It also seeks to imbibe children with ethical values and altruistic purposes for them to grow up as good members of society.

He provided the leadership in setting up the multidisciplinary independent research organization Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) in 1980. He was its first Chairman and also held the position from 1989 to 2009. The BUP has excelled in research and dialogue on socio-economic issues, water, environment and climate change. Many of its research outputs have been acclaimed nationally as well as internationally. It has also played a pioneering role in promoting public opinion research in Bangladesh. It continues to play an important role in terms of research, publications and dialogues.

He was the elected President of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) for three consecutive terms from 2002-2010. In 2010, he played the central role in setting up Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) as a constituent institution of the University of Dhaka (i.e. degrees are awarded by the University of Dhaka). As Chairman and Honorary Director of the DScE, he is making a significant contribution to helping develop much needed expertise in this important field.

As co-chair of the 2010 National Education Policy (NEP) Formulation committee, Dr Ahmad played the key role in formulating the NEP 2010, which has been acclaimed widely in the country, across political persuasions. Besides research and writings and participation in policy-making on education, he has been a practitioner in promoting education and have, among other activities, set up Panchgaon High School in 1985 (currently, there are over 1,300 students, 65% girls) and Moulana Mufazzal Hossain Mohila Degree College in 1994 (currently there are over 650 students) in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar district.

He has been a member of the Syndicate of Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. He has also participated in the governance of the University of Dhaka and Jahangirnagar University as a member of Senate and of Academic Council, respectively. Also, he is currently a member of the Senate of the University of Dhaka.

He has served or is serving as the chairman or a member of various commissions/committees set up by the Government of Bangladesh at various times. Also, he has played/playing a key role in managing various associations and societies in Bangladesh.

He was a Member of the UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board (2009-2014); and was a Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)-Third Assessment (completed in 2001) and a Lead Author for IPCC Fourth Assessment (2004-2007).

He has played a key role in preparing the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP), 2009. He has also been the Convener of the Drafting Committee for the Country Report of Bangladesh “Rio+ 20: National Report on Sustainable Development” for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2012.

He was Regional Chair of Imagine a New SouthAsia (INSA), a people-centred process of South Asia regional cooperation and development, 2007-2010. Internationally, he has held two prestigious elected positions: President of the then Kuala Lumpur-based Association of Development Research and Training Institutes of Asia and the Pacific (ADIPA, now renamed APISA), 1979-83; and Vice President of the Rome-based Society for International Development (SID), 1988-91.

He has led food and crop assessment missions on behalf of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) to many low-income food-deficit Asian and African countries to assess their emergency food and economic needs at times of crises caused by natural disasters and/or civil strife.

Dr. Ahmad has to his credit a wide range of research works and publications (including authored/co-authored/edited/co-edited 45 books and over 250 articles/research reports and papers), at home and abroad, including on policy planning, rural development, poverty alleviation, human development, technology, employment, gender issues, regional cooperation, water resources, environment, and climate change.

He edits the biannual international journal Asia Pacific Journal on Environment and Development, published jointly by Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) and Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) and is a member of the editorial board of Asia-Pacific Journal on Rural Development, Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), Dhaka; and also of Journal of International Education and Business, The Centre for Research in International Education, Auckland, New Zealand. He is also the chairman of the editorial board of the BUP quarterly (in Bengali) Unnayan Bitarka, regularly published since 1981.

Major Awards received
He received many national and international awards including the following:

Independence Award 2019, the highest Bangladesh National Civilian Award, presented by the Government of Bangladesh.
Awarded Ekushey Padak 2009, one of the highest Bangladesh National Civilian Awards, presented by the Government of Bangladesh.
National Environment Award 2019, presented by the Government of Bangladesh.
Is a member (as both lead and coordinating lead author) of the team that contributed to the award of Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007.
Prokriti Shongrokkhon Podok 2017, Prokriti O Jibon Foundation (POJF), Dhaka.
MTC Global Life Time Achievement Award 2017 by MTC Global—A Global Think Tank in Higher Education, Bangalore, India.
Awarded Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) Gold Medal 2012 for his outstanding contribution to economy, education, research, and social development.
Received Mercantile Bank Award 2005 for his outstanding contribution in the field of economic research.
Education
Degree Institute
At home, taught mainly by father* Up to the equivalent of class 7, till 1953.
Matriculation, 1956 Rajnagar Porteous High School, Rajnagar, District Moulvibazar, 1953-56
IA (Intermediate in Arts), 1958 M C College, Sylhet, 1956-58
BA (Hons) in Economics, 1961 and MA in Economics, 1962: M Phil (Economics), 1970 and PhD (Economics), 1977: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London, 1966-1969; 1974-76.
* His father Moulana Md Mufazzal Hossain, who was a politician and teacher, was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the 1940s. He used to take Ahmad with him often while travelling and taught him both at home and away. Finally, it was decided that Ahmad should go to school and was admitted to the school mentioned above in 1953 in class 8.

Note: He received scholarships at Intermediate, BA (Hons) and Masters levels and studied at LSE with National Merit Fellowship (1966-69) and Ford Foundation Fellowship (1974-76).

Selected Past Responsibilities Other Than Those Shown in the Biographical Sketch Above
Chairman, National Jute Commission 2009, GoB
Member, Expert Committee on Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2009, GoB
Member, Senate, National University, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2009-2011
Chair of the Independent Commission for Oil, Gas, and Coal which has been set up by Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka
Served as a member of various committees/commissions and Tasks Forces set up by the Government of Bangladesh at various times—such as Panel of Economists, Project Appraisal Review Committee, Wages and Productivity Commission, Task Force on Rural and Small Industries, and Bangladesh Social Science Research Council.
Member, Steering Committee, Flood Study Programme of Stockholm-based Global Water Partnership (GWP), Sweden, August 2001-04.
Convener of the Task Force on Climate Change and Its Impact on Water Sector set up by the South Asia Technical Advisory Committee (SASTAC) of GWP, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2001-03.
Chairman, Steering Committee, Bangladesh Social and Economic Forum 2001 held in Dhaka, May 2001.
Convenor, Committee on Reorganization of Bangladesh Shilpa Bank and Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Shangstha, 1998-99.
Council Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (January 1998-1999).
Member, Governing Board, Institute of Flood Control and Drainage Research and also of Academic Council, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka (1995-1998).
Member, Selection Committee for Professors and Associate Professors, Faculty of Commerce, University of Dhaka (during the 1990s).
Member, Bangladesh-UNESCO National Commission for Education (during 1990s).
Expert Member, Selection Committee for the Appointment of Research Professor and Associate Research Professor (Social Science) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (February 1987 89).
Member, Social Science Research Evaluation Committee, Bangladesh University Grants Commission (1986 89).
Convener, Steering Committee, National Association of Social Sciences, Bangladesh (November 1983 November 1984); Member of the Presidium and Secretary General of the Association (November 1984 January 1987); and Vice President since January 1987-1989).
Secretary General (1981 83), Vice President (1983 March 1986) and President (1986-91) of the Bangladesh Chapter of Society for International Development (SID).
Visiting Scholar at the OECD Development Centre, Paris, France (October November 1980).
Member, Executive Board, Foundation for Research on Educational Planning and Development, Dhaka (1995- ).
Member, Research Advisory committee, Press Institute of Bangladesh (1979 80).
Member, Research Advisory Committee, Bangladesh Management Development Centre (1978 81).
Vice President, Association of Development Research and Training Institutes of Asia and the Pacific (ADIPA) (1977 79).
General Secretary (1977 79) and Vice President (1979 81), Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA).
Publications
A List of Selected Publications (Books and Articles) and Research Reports/ Papers (authored, co-authored, edited or co-edited)

Books
Desh Agiye Choleche {The Country (Bangladesh) is Moving Forward}, (co-author and editor), Chaturongo Publishers, Dhaka, July 2023.
Towards a Sustainable Economy: The Case of Bangladesh (co-author and co-editor), Routledge (Tailor and Francis Group), London and New York, 2023.
Padma Bridge: An Epic Accomplishment (editor), Chaturongo Publishers, Dhaka, June 2022.
Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia (co-author and co-editor), NOVA Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2020.
Addressing Unemployment in Bangladesh, Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, November 2019.
Perspectives on People-centred Development with Particular Reference to Bangladesh, Aloghor Prokashona, Dhaka, November 2019.
Socio-Economics of Bangladesh Through the Decades, Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, February 2018.
Environment, Climate Change and Water Resources, Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, August 2017.
Sustainable Development and All That, Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, December 2016.
Bangladesh’s Development: Some Issues and Perspectives—Essays in Honor of A M A Muhith, published by Palok Publishers under the auspices of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), and Dhaka School of Economics (DScE), Dhaka, June 2016.
Sustainable Development under Climate Change and Environmental Stress, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Dhaka, June 2015.
Economic Integration in South Asia: Issues and Pathways, Pearson Education, New Delhi, India, 2010.
Interlinking of Rivers in India: Issues and Concerns, (co-editor), Taylor & Francis Group, London, United Kingdon, 2008.
Financing Primary and Secondary Education in Bangladesh (editor and main co-author), Education Watch 2006, Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE), Dhaka, 2007.
Socio-Economic and Indebtedness-Related Impact of Micro-Credit in Bangladesh, ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB)/Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP)/University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, January 2007.
Dakhhin Asiar Sthaniya Janagostibhittik Bannya Bebastha (Community Approaches to Flood Management in South Asia), in Bengali, (editor), BUP, Bangladesh; IRMED, India; and JVS, Nepal with technical support from World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva and WMO/GWP Associated Program for Flood Management, published in Dhaka 2006.
Abastha Badaler Jannya Bebastha Badaler Sandhane (In Search of Ways to Change the System for Changing the Conditions of the People), in Bengali, Boral Prokashani, Dhaka, February 2006.
Unnayaner Katha, Manusher Katha (About Development, About People), in Bengali, Annyaprakash, Dhaka, February 2005 (First published in December 1983).
Bangladeshay Artha-Samajik Bikash: Pather Sandhane (In Search of an Appropriate Pathway for Socio-Economic Evolution in Bangladesh), in Bengali, Suchipatra, Dhaka, February 2005.
Emerging Global Economic Order and the Developing Countries, (editor), Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA)/University Press Ltd (UPL), Dhaka, June 2005.
Energy Security in Bangladesh, (co-editor), BEA/FBCCI/IEB/Academic Publishers Ltd, Dhaka, June 2005.
Climate Change and Water Resources in South Asia, (co-editor), Francis & Taylor, The Netherlands, 2005.
Potential for Sharing of Common Regional Resources in the Eastern Himalayan Region: Focus on Sapta Kosi High Dam Project, (editor), BUP/Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of Bangladesh/UNDP, 2004
Bangladesh: Citizen’s Perspective on Sustainable Development (co-editor), BUP, Dhaka.
Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability – Summary for Policymakers and Technical Summary of the Working Group II Report (Coordinating Lead Author), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi/World Meteorological Organization WMO), Geneva.
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Region: A Framework for Sustainable Development (co-editor), University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, March 2001.
Cooperation on Eastern Himalayan Rivers: Opportunities and Challenges (co-editor), Konark Publisher Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2000.
Perspectives on Flood 1998(co-editor), University Press Ltd. (under the auspices of Jatyo Tran Committee, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, Local Government Engineering Department, and Bangladesh Foundation for Development Research), The University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2000
Quality Education and Campus Violence: Case Studies on Dhaka and Rajshahi Universities (editor and contributor), The University Press Limited (under the auspices of the Foundation for Research on Educational Planning and Development -FREPD), Dhaka, 2000.
Bangladesh Water Vision 2025, (editor & contributor), Bangladesh Water Partnership/South Asian Technical Advisory Committee (SASTAC), Global Water Partnership, Dhaka, May 1999.
Economic Reforms, People’s Participation and Development in Bangladesh, National Professor Atwar Husain Memorial Lecture 1998, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh/Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Dhaka, July 1998.
The Implications of Climate and Sea-Level Change for Bangladesh, co-editor, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 1996.
Democracy and Development, BUP/Masro Printing and Packaging Ltd., Dhaka, 1995.
Bangladesh: Past Two Decades and Current Decade: Assimilating Past Experiences Toward Shaping the Future, editor, BUP/Academic Publishers, Dhaka, 1994.
Resources, Environment and Development in Bangladesh – With Particular Reference to the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basins, (co-editor), BUP/Academic Publishers, Dhaka, 1994.
Converting Water into Wealth – Regional Cooperation in Harnessing the Eastern Himalayan Rivers, (co-editor), BUP/Academic Publishers, Dhaka, January 1994.
World Environment and Bangladesh A Review (in Bengali), (co author and editor), BUP, Dhaka, February 1991.
Bangladesh Development Studies, Special Issue on Rural Industrialization in Bangladesh, Vol. XII, Nos. 1&2, May June 1984 (published in January 1986) (ed.).
UN Decade for Women: Situation Study of Women in Bangladesh (Jt. editor), Ministry of Social Welfare and Women’s Affairs, UNICEF and BPMI, Dhaka, June 1985.
Aid and Development Administration in Bangladesh with Special Reference to Upazila and Union Level Administration and Rural Works Programmes, (co author), Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, Japan, April 1985.
Diversification of the Rural Economy, (joint editor), ADIPA, Asian and Pacific Development Centre. Kuala Lumpur, April 1985.
Rural Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh Experiences and Policies (co author) A WCARRD follow up Study, In depth Studies Series 10, FAO, Rome, February 1984.
Technology Adaptation and Employment in the Agricultural Tools Equipment Industry in Bangladesh (co author and editor), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, Dhaka, October 1982 (published by ILO, Geneva, World Employment Programme Working Paper, WEP2 22/WP.134, November 1984).
The Study of the Situation of Children in Bangladesh (editor and contributor), Foundation for Research and Educational Planning and Development, Dhaka, July 1981.
Development Planning in Bangladesh A Review of the Draft Second Five Year Plan (editor), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, Special Publication I, December 1980.
Development Through Self Help: Lessons from Ulashi (Jt. editor) (Proceedings of Two National Seminars), BIDS, Dhaka, April 1978.
Articles and Research Reports/Papers
“Climate Change and Disaster Management: International and National Initiatives”, presented at the Bangladesh National Parliament on 07 June 2023.
“Higher Education in Bangladesh in the Context of Modernisation and Sustainable Development: The Role of The University of Dhaka”, published in Celebrating 100 Years of the University of Dhaka: Reflections from Alumni National and International, Volume 2, University of Dhaka, April 2023.
“Socio-Economics of Bangladesh: Present and Future Trajectory” in Moazzem Hossain et.al (eds), Toward A Sustainable Economy: The Case of Bangladesh, Routledge (Tailor and Francis Group), London and New York, 2023.
“Young Scientists for Health and Environment”, keynote presentation at the 5th Young Scientists Congress: Young Scientists for Health and Environment, organized by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Dhaka, 25 November 2022.
“The Successful Unveiling of Padma Setu is the Desired Fulfillment of a Promise and the Dream” (in Bangla), in A K Abdul Momen (ed), Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Government of Bangladesh, Amader Orthe Amader Padma Setu (In Our Money Our Padma Bridge), Chandraboti Academy, Dhaka, July 2022.
Mother Teresa Memorial Oration (2021), Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai, India, 12 March 2022.
“SDGs, Climate Change and Future of Humanity” published in Sirajul Islam Quadir et.al (eds.), Journal AmCham, Volume 16, No. 1, January-March 2022, Dhaka.
“Transformation of Economic Policies and Outcomes since Bangabandhu’s Time”, published in Md Emdad Ul Bari et.al (eds), Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: An Epic of a Nation’s Emergence and Emancipation, Pathak Shamabesh in association with Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, August 2021.
“Bangladesh Marches Forward: A Review” published in Sirajul Islam Quadir et.al (eds.), Journal AmCham, Volume 15, No. 1, January-March 2021, Dhaka.
“Accelerating Adaption Action and Support: Livelihoods and Food Security with Particular Reference to Bangladesh” in M Moazzem Hossain, Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, and Mazharul M Islam (eds.), Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2020.
“Revenge of Nature” in M Moazzem Hossain, Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, and Mazharul M Islam (eds.), Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2020.
Step up monitoring to check irregularities in incentives disbursement, Published in The Business Standard, Dhaka, 21 September 2020.
“Climate Change and Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy”, Published in AKM Abdur Rahman et.al (eds), Changing Global Dynamics: Bangladesh Foreign Policy, Pathak Shamabesh in association with Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, July 2018.
“Political Economy of Bangladesh: Identifying Possible Areas of Bangladesh-India Joint Research and Dialogue”, presented at a dialogue on the theme: ‘Political Economy of Bangladesh: Implications for India-Bangladesh Relations’ at the Centre for South Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, organized jointly by Bangladesh High Commission in India and JNU, 21 June 2018.
“Ethics in Banking”, Seventeenth Nurul Matin Memorial Lecture, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), Dhaka, 31 March 2018.
“An Overview of the Realities and Issues in Bangladesh’s Water Sector”, in Q K Ahmad, Environment, Climate Change and Water Resources, Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, August 2017.
“Bangladesh Marching Ahead: Implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, in Q K Ahmad, Sustainable Development and All that, Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, December 2016.
“Measuring Multidimensional Poverty Based on Evidence from Programmed Initiatives of Monga Eradication (PRIME) in North-Western Bangladesh’, (co-author), in Q K Ahmad and Shari Ahmed (eds.), Bangladesh’s Development: Some Issues and Perspectives—Essays in Honor of A M A Muhith, published by Palok Publishers under the auspices of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), and Dhaka School of Economics (DScE), Dhaka, June 2016.
“Rural Unemployment in Bangladesh”, (co-author), in Q K Ahmad and Shari Ahmed (eds.), Bangladesh’s Development: Some Issues and Perspectives—Essays in Honor of A M A Muhith, published by Palok Publishers under the auspices of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), and Dhaka School of Economics (DScE), Dhaka, June 2016 (a study report, surveys conducted by Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) and Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) in early 2012).
“Economy and Development: Road to Progress for Bangladesh”, Keynote Speech, National Defence College, Mirpur, Dhaka, 19 April 2016.
“Empowerment is Key to Poverty Eradication and Human Dignity: Lessons and Perspectives from the Enrich Programme in Bangladesh”, Public Lecture Delivered in Conference Room 9, Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall, jointly organized by Japan Society for International Development (JASID) and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Tokyo, Japan, 30 July 2015.
“National Budget 2015-16: Expectations of the Country’s Extreme Poor Groups and the Role of Members of Parliament”, Keynote Presentation at the National Dialogue, organized by All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), Dhaka, 28 February 2015.
Convocation Speech, 20th Convocation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), 8 February 2015, Dhaka.
Convocation Speech, 2nd Convocation of the Leading University, 20 October 2014, Sylhet.
“Bangladesh: Universal Access to Education by 2030? (2021?)”, presented at the first conference on the theme Vision 2030: A Framework for Economic Policy Making and Strategy Formulation in a Pluralistic Democracy, organized by Bangladesh Economists Forum (BEF), Dhaka, 21-22 June 2014.
“Sustainable Development under Climate Change and Environmental Stress from Accelerated Growth” presented at the first conference on the theme Vision 2030: A Framework for Economic Policy Making and Strategy Formulation in a Pluralistic Democracy, organized by Bangladesh Economists Forum (BEF), Dhaka, 21-22 June 2014.
“ENRICH: Multidimensional Poverty and Progress Measurement (notes for initiating discussion)” presented at a seminar on the same subject organized by Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) as part of its Silver Jubilee Celebrations, Dhaka, 17 May 2014.
“The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and the Evolving Post MDG Agenda: Asia-Pacific Perspectives”, keynote presentation at the “Asia Workshop on the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation: Links to the Post-2015 Development Agenda—Reinforcing Effective Development Partnerships for Better Development Results”, organized by Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 25-27 August 2013.
“A Review of the Report of the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Appointed by the UN Secretary General (HLP): A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development”, keynote paper for the seminar on the same subject, organized by Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Dhaka, 20 July 2013.
“Inequalities and the Post-2015 Development Framework”, presented at the South, Southwest, North and Central Asia Parliamentarian and CSO Forum on MDG Acceleration and the Post 2015 Development Agenda, Dhaka, 10-11 December 2012.
“Bangladesh: Sustainable Development with Special Focus on Climate Change – Future Directions” Keynote presentation at the seminar on “Sustainable Development with a Focus on Climate Change: Future Directions”, organized by Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 11 October 2012 and later published in Proceedings of the Seminar on Climate Change and Climate Change Projects, Programme Support Unit, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladsh, Dhaka, June 2013.
“Bangladesh in South Asia: Towards a Regional Integration”, Keynote Presentation at the National Conference on Towards Bangladesh-at-50, organized by Dhaka School of Economics (DScE), Dhaka, 5-6 October 2012.
GCCA Global Learning Event 2012, Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA), Brussels, Belgium, 12-14 September 2012.
“Eradication of Poverty and Hunger”, Keynote Presentation at the International Conference on “People’s Empowerment and Development”, organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 5-6 August 2012.
“A Review of Rio+20 Outcome and the Way Forward for Bangladesh”, Keynote Presentation at the Roundtable on “Rio+20: Immediate Task for Bangladesh Focusing on Climate Change”, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Dhaka 28 July 2012.
Agriculture, Farmer and Agricultural Labourers: An Integrated Development (in Bengali), Keynote Address to a conference on the same subject, Dhamrai, Bangladesh, May 2012.
“Threat to South Asia Caused by Climate Change and Region’s Collective Response”, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 9 January 2012.
Keynote Address on Key Questions to be Focused on at the inaugural session of the Sub-Regional Experts Meeting on Poverty Eradication in Developing Countries Reinforce the Capacities in Poverty Eradication Policies and Programmes, Dhaka, 27-29 December 2011.
“Climate Change and Freshwater Resources of Bangladesh”, in Moazzem Hossain, Eliyathamby Selvanathan (eds.), Climate Change and Growth in South Asia, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., UK, USA, 2011.
“Sixth Five Year Plan (2011-2015): Framework, Targets, Strategies, Financing and Challenges”, presented at a national seminar organized by Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, 21-22 October 2011.
“Integration in South Asia: Moving Towards a South Asia Economic Union”, presented at South Asia Forum on “Integration in South Asia: Moving Towards a South Asia Economic Union”, New Delhi, 8-9 September 2011.
“Climate and Environment: Imperatives for a Common Mission in South Asia”, presented at South Asia Forum on “Integration in South Asia: Moving Towards a South Asia Economic Union”, New Delhi, 8-9 September 2011.
“Need for a New World Order for Sustainable Peace and Development, presented at Asia Pacific Peace Conference on “Peace and Security, Stability, Cooperation and Progress” organized by Bangladesh Peace Council, Dhaka 4 June 2011.
“Ensuring Food Security in Bangladesh”, presented at the Seminar on “Food Security”, organized by the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka and UNFPA, 12 May 2011.
“Strengthening Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Regional Cooperation for Mutual Benefit: Focus on Climate Change” presented at BASEF 2011, jointly organized by Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) and Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), 24-28 April 2011.
“Defining the South Asian Water Challenge”, presented at India Water Forum 2011, organized by TERI, New Delhi, 13-15 April 2011.
“Ensuring Food Security in South Asia”, presented at India Water Forum 2011, organized by TERI, New Delhi, 13-15 April 2011.
“Defining the South Asian Water Challenge: Focus On Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Region”, presented at the international conference on “Blue Revolution: Charting South Asia’s Water Future”, organized by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in cooperation with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi, 11 April 2011.
“Global Climate Change and Bangladesh: National Response and Global Responsibility”, Shaheed Engineers Memorial Lecture, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) 52nd Convention, Dhaka, 13 February 2011.
“Microcredit: A Panacea or A Villain”, Shah A M S Kibria Memorial Lecture 2011, organized by Bangladesh Foundation for Development Research (BFDR), Dhaka, 25 January 2011.
“The Outcome of Cancun Climate Change Conference (Cop-16) and Bangladesh”, organized by Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, 8 January 2011.
“Climate Change and Freshwater Resources of Bangladesh”, presented at the International Workshop on Climate Change and Growth in Asia, organized by the Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, 8 September 2009 and in Moazzem Hossain and Eliyathamby Selvanathan (eds.) Climate Change and Growth in Asia, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., UK/USA, 2011.
“Microfinance in Bangladesh”, presented at the Bangladesh and Luxemburg (on behalf of EU) ‘Special Side Event’ on 30 June 2010, ECOSOC Conference, United Nations, New York, USA.
Keynote Presentation at the Inaugural Session of The Asia Conference of the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA), organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and European Union Delegation to Bangladesh, Dhaka, 30-31 May 2010.
“Responses to Climate Change: Global, National, and Local”, presented at the Staff Training Programme on Water and Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation, organized by the Saciwaters, Hyderabad, India, 5 August 2009, Dhaka.
“Climate Change Adaptation: Population, Health and Agriculture”, presented at the Workshop on Population and Climate Change, organized by the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, 25 July 2009.
“Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Regional Cooperation in Water and Energy Development and Sharing”, presented at the Seminar on South Asian Connectivity: Bangladesh Perspective, organized by Bangladesh-India Friendship Society, Dhaka, 21 June 2009.
“Global Financial Meltdown and Intensifying Recession in the Developed World, State Actions to Put the Financial Systems and Economies Back on Track and Implications for Bangladesh”, revised version of the paper presented at a roundtable under the same title, organized by Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), 29 November 2008, Dhaka and published as a briefing document by BEA, Dhaka, 30 November 2008.
“Economic Management for a New SouthAsia”, revised version of the keynote paper presented at a workshop on ‘Economic Management in South Asia in the Context of New Global Experiences’, organized by the BUP under the auspices of Imagine a New SouthAsia (INSA), 22 November 2008, Dhaka and published as a briefing document by BEA, Dhaka, 30 November 2008.
“Climate Change and Future of Bangladesh”, presented at the conference on Environment and Future Bangladesh, organized by the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka in cooperation with the UNFPA, 29 April 2008 (BUP, unpublished).
“Bangladesh First—Bangladesh 2025”, presented at a seminar on ‘The State of the Economy and the Way Forward’, organized by the Incontrade, 19 January 2008, Dhaka.
“Development in South Asia: A Paradigm Shift is Called For”, National Professor Atwar Hosain Memorial Lecture 2007, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 29 November 2007.
“Tackling Social Exclusion: South Asia”, presented at the International Conference on Taking Action for the World’s Poor and Hungry People, organized jointly by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC, USA and State Leading Group Office on Poverty Alleviation and Development (LGOPAD), Government of China, Beijing, 17-19 October 2007. An additional version has been published as a briefing document by INSA/BUP. An abridged/edited version is published by IFPRI in J. von Braun, R. V. Hill, and R. Pandya-Lorch (eds.) The Poorest and Hungry: Assessments, Analyses, and Actions.
“Climate Change, Flood, and Flood Management: The Case of Bangladesh” in the special issue of The Geopolitics of Land and Water Management in the Deltas of the Asian Monsoon Belt, French Geopolitical Institute of the University of Paris, France, 2006.
“South Asia in the Global Economy: Focus on Human Capability Development and Regional Cooperation”, SAARC Journal on Human Resource Development (SJHRD), Vol. 1, No. 1, SAARC Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2005.
“Bangladesh in the World Economy: Development Strategy and External Assistance” (co-author), in Q. K. Ahmad (ed.)Emerging Global Economic Order and the Developing Countries, Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA)/University Press Ltd (UPL), Dhaka, June 2005.
“Energy Security in Bangladesh: The Regional Cooperation Perspective”, in Q. K. Ahmad, et.al. (eds.) Energy Security in Bangladesh, BEA/FBCCI/IEB/Academic Publishers Ltd, Dhaka, June 2005.
“Putting MDGs and PRSPs in Perspective and an Assessment of the Prospects of Achieving Poverty Reduction Targets in Bangladesh”, Prepared as a keynote paper for presentation at the seminar on Engineering for Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), organized by the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on the occasion of its 49th Annual Convention, Chittagong, 16 May 2005.
“Economic Reforms and Power Sector in South Asia: Scope and Challenges for Cross Border Trade” (co-author), a report prepared for SANEI II, jointly conducted by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Centre for South Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Institute of Integrated Development Studies, Kathmandu; Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Dhaka, July 2002, in Mohsin Khan (ed.) Economic Development in South Asia, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi., 2005.
“Indo-Bangladesh Cooperation on Transboundary Rivers: Revisiting the Unrealized Opportunities and Unmitigated Challenges”, in Salman Haidar (ed.) India-Bangladesh: Strengthening the Partnership, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, India, 2005.
“Flood, Climate Change, and Disaster Management”, presented at the South Asia Water Forum-III (SAWAF-III), organized by South Asia Water Forum-III (SAWAF-III), Dhaka, 13-15 July 2004.
“Bangladesh: An Alternative Paradigm”, in South Asian Journal (Quarterly Magazine of South Asian Journalists & Scholars), April-June 2004, Lahore, Pakistan.
“Water Management in Bangladesh: Selected Issues”, presented at the 48th Convention Memorial Lectures and National Seminar, organized by the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), Dhaka, 19-22 January 2004.
“Flood Management and Local Adaptation and Response Strategies”, in Mandira Shrestha (ed.) Regional Cooperation for Flood Disaster Mitigation in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region: Technical Papers, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal/World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva, Switzerland, 2003.
“Implication of Socio-Economic Scenarios for Regional Water Resource Needs”, presented at the workshop on Water Resources in South Asia: An Assessment of Climate Change-Associated Vulnerability and Coping Mechanisms, organized by APN, held in Kathmandu, 7-9 January 2003.
“Regional Cooperation in Flood Management in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Region: Bangladesh Perspective”, (co-author), in Natural Hazards, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 181-198, 2003.
“Towards Poverty Alleviation: The Water Sector Perspectives”, in Water Resources Development, Carfax Publishing, United Kingdom, Volume 19, No. 2, pp. 263-277, June 2003.
“Regional Cooperation in Water Management: Achievements and Prospects”, presented at the international conference on Sustainable Development of Water Resources: Socio-Economic, Institutional and Environmental Aspects”, organized by Institute for Resource Management and Economic Development (IRMED), New Delhi, 27-30 November 2000 and published in Kamta Prasad (ed.) Water Resources and Sustainable Development, Shipra Publications, New Delhi, India, 2003.
“Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: The Policy Framework”, presented at the workshop on Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: The Policy Framework, organized by Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Dhaka, 30 November 2002.
“Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Yet Another Bank-Fund Edict”, Chairman’s Address at the National Seminar on Poverty in Bangladesh and PRSP, organized by Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, 5 November 2002.
“Dialogue Among Civilizations: An Eclectic View”, in Salahuddin Ahmed, A.Z.M. Abdul Ali, Abdus Selim, Haradhan Ganguly, Syed Abdul Karim, Syed Mohammad Shahed (eds.), Dialogue Among Civilizations, United Nations Association of Bangladesh (UNAB), Dhaka, June 2002.
“Financing Sustainable Development in Bangladesh”, presented at Dhaka Meet on Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: Achievements, Opportunities, and Challenges at Rio+10, organized by BUP, Dhaka, 15-18 March 2002 and published in Q. K. Ahmad (ed.) Bangladesh: Citizen’s Perspective on Sustainable Development, BUP, Dhaka.
“Socially Responsible Public-Private Partnership in Bangladesh”, presented at Dhaka Meet on Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: Achievements, Opportunities, and Challenges at Rio+10, organized by BUP, Dhaka, 15-18 March 2002 and published in Q. K. Ahmad (ed.) Bangladesh: Citizen’s Perspective on Sustainable Development, BUP, Dhaka.
“Water Resources Management and Its Impacts on Poverty and Environment with Particular Reference to Bangladesh”, presented at First South Asia Water Forum, Kathmandu, 26-28 February 2002.
“SAARC: Envisioning the Future”, presented to a seminar on SAARC: Needs for New Directions, held on 8-9 February 2002, New Delhi, and published in South Asian Survey, Sage Publications, New Delhi, Vol. 9, No. 2, July-December 2002.
“Socio-Economic Aspects of Population Dynamics and Agriculture” presented at the US-Bangladesh Collaborative Workshop on Issues of Water Environment in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Delta of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 30 January 2002.
“Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Bangladesh”, presented at a National Roundtable on Bangladesh Perspectives Towards 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, organized jointly by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Dhaka, 4 September 2001.
“Material Development and Peace”, in Culture of Peace, United Nations Association of Bangladesh (UNAB), Dhaka, June 2001.
“Remarks”, presented at a Symposium in Support of the Millennium Assembly of the United Nations organized by United Nations Association of Bangladesh (UNAB), Dhaka, 2 October 2000.
“Promoting Sustainable Development in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Region Through Water-based Regional Cooperation” in Proceedings of 2000 SIWI Seminar: Water Security for Multinational Water Systems – Opportunity and Development, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Stockholm, 2000.
“Bangladesh’s Development: Policy and Strategy” presented at a national seminar on Development Strategy of Bangladeshorganized by Bangladesh Foundation for Development Research, Dhaka, 28 April 2000.
“Towards Ensuring Food Security in Bangladesh”, Keynote Address to the workshop on Food Security, Social Mobilization and Community Empowerment, organized by Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) in cooperation with the Society for International Development (SID)-Bangladesh Chapter, held in Dhaka on 11 November 1999. Revised in February 2000.
“Bangladesh Water Vision 2025”, in Newsletter, Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO), Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, January 2000.
“Bangladesh’s Development Strategy and the Role of External Assistance, German Assistance in Particular”, in A.K.M.A Sabur (ed.), Development Cooperation at the Dawn of the Twenty First Century: Bangladesh-German Partnership in Perspective, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, 2000.
“Bangladesh in the 21st Century: Socio-economic Perspectives”, Opening Keynote Address to a seminar organized by Society for International Development (SID)-Bangladesh Chapter, Dhaka, 27 November 1999.
“The United Nations and Environmental Protection in Bangladesh” in Bangladesh and the United Nations, United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Dhaka, September, 1999.
“Basis and Perspective of Economic Cooperation and Development for China, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh”, statement made in a regional conference on Regional Economic Cooperation among China, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, organized by Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences of China, Kunming, 15-17 August 1999.
“Social Sustainability, Indicators and Climate Change”, presented to the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II and III Expert Meeting on Development, Sustainability and Equity organized by IPCC, Colombo, 27 April-1 May 1999 and published in Climate Change and Its Linkages with Development, Equity, and Sustainability, in M. Munasinghe and R. Swart (eds.), Published for IPCC jointly by LIFE (Sri Lanka), RIVM (the Netherlands) and World Bank, 2000, pp. 95-108.
“Human Capability Development for Sustained Economic Growth, Poverty Alleviation and Social Progress in the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)”, Keynote Address presented to the international seminar on the same subject organized by the Islamic Institute of Technology (IIT), in Proceedings, Dhaka, 11-13 April 1999.
“Public Administration in Bangladesh: Efficiency, Accountability and Transparency”, in Proceedings of the international seminar on Administrative Reforms for Development of Bangladesh organized by the Public Administration Reforms Commission (PARC) in cooperation with the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Dhaka, 14-16 March 1999.
“Bangladesh: Economic Liberalisation, Micro and Small Enterprise Development and BSCIC”, presented at a seminar on The Role of BSCIC in the Industrialisation of Bangladesh in the 21st Century organized by the BSCIC Officers Association, Dhaka, 2-3 March 1999.
“Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Promotion and Development in Bangladesh – What Needs to be Done”, presented at the10th Meeting of Bangladesh-Japan Joint Committee for Commercial and Economic Cooperation, organized by FBCCI, Dhaka, 16-17 February 1999.
“Anatomy of Economic Liberalization Efforts and Results in Bangladesh”, in R. Shand (Ed.), Economic Liberalization in South Asia, MacMillan India Limited, 1999.
“People’s Perceptions Regarding National Identity: Selected Aspects – The Case of Bangladesh”, presented at the ISSP seminar, Manila, Philippines, 26-28 January 1998.
“Utilization of Remittances from Abroad for Local Employment Promotion – The Case of Sylhet Division”, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP)/International Labour Organization (ILO), Dhaka, December 1997.
“Bangladesh: Agricultural Growth and Environment” in Asia Pacific Journal on Environment and Development, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Volume 4, No. 1, June 1997.
“Privatization in Bangladesh”, presented at the seminar on Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment jointly sponsored by the Board of Investment, Government of Bangladesh and ESCAP, Dhaka, 5-7 April 1997.
“Public Opinion in a Society in Transition: The Case of Bangladesh”, co-author, presented in WAPOR conference in the sessionThe Future of Societies in Transition, Salt Lake City, USA, 15-19 May 1996.
“On Sustainable Development and All That”, Brown Journal of World Affairs, Brown University, USA, May 1996.
“Nation Building in Bangladesh: Putting People First”, Dr. M. N. Huda Memorial Lecture, presented at the Eleventh Biennial Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, 29-31 July 1995.
“Problems and Prospects of Small and Micro Enterprises in the Process of Economic Liberalization in South Asia Covering Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka”, presented at the ILO/SAAT Asian Regional Workshop on Policy Environment for Promoting Small and Micro Enterprises in a Period of Economic Liberalization, Bangkok, 15-17 February 1995 and published at APJED, Vol. 2, No. 2, December 1995..
“Economic Growth, Irreversibility of Industrial Investment, and Sustainable Development”, presented at a symposium onEnvironment and Sustainable Development with Special Reference to Bangladesh, North South University, Dhaka, 14-15 January 1995.
“Study on Economic Reform in Bangladesh”, BUP/Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Dhaka, November 1994.
“Food Crop Situation in Selected Asian Countries”, ESC/FAO, Rome (unpublished), June 1994.
“Employment, Livelihoods and Environmental Balance”, 21st World Conference of Society for International Development (SID), Mexico City, Mexico, 6-9 April 1994.
The Implications of Climate Change for Bangladesh: A Synthesis, co-author, BUP/Masro Printing & Packaging Ltd., 1994, Dhaka.
Socio-Economic Implications of Climate Change for Bangladesh, co-author, BUP/Masro Printing & Packaging Ltd., 1994, Dhaka.
“Integrated River Basins Management for Socio-Economic Development of the Region”, in Management of International River Basins and Environmental Challenges, Academic Publisher, 1994.
“An Assessment of the Unemployment Situation in Bangladesh and Towards Formulation of a National Employment Plan for the Country”, in Q. K. Ahmad (ed.), Bangladesh: Past Two Decades and Current Decade: Assimilating Past Experiences Toward Shaping the Future, editor, BUP/Academic Publishers, Dhaka, 1994.
“Agro-Processing Industries for Poverty Alleviation in South Asia”, Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (RAPA) of FAO, Bangkok, Thailand, July 1993.
“Poverty and Environment: Breaking the Vicious Circle”, presented at a discussion meeting on the occasion of World Environment Day-1993, organized by Bangladesh 2000, Dhaka, 5 June 1993.
“Decentralized Development – Prospects for Local Development in Bangladesh, A Historical Perspective” in UNDP ReportHuman Development in Bangladesh – Decentralization For Local Action, UNDP, Dhaka, March 1993.
“South Asia: Economic Growth and Human Development with Equity, Security and Sustainability – National and Regional Perspectives”, Keynote Paper presented at the Regional Seminar on Economic Growth and Human Development with Equity, Security and Sustainability – National and Regional Perspectives, Organized by SID-Bangladesh Chapter, Dhaka, 4 December 1992.
Bangladesh: Studies for Project Design of the Micro-Enterprise Development Project, (co-author and editor), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Dhaka, November 1992.
“Bangladesh Response to the 1990 Gulf Crisis: A Review”, ILO, Bangkok, October 1992.
“Bangladesh’s Development: Resources and Constraints” (co-author), Bangladesh Development Dialogue 1992:1, SID-Bangladesh Chapter, Dhaka, August 1992.
“Formulating a National Employment Plan for Bangladesh – A Concept Paper”, BUP, (miemo), March 1992.
“IFAD’s Country Strategy for Pakistan”, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome, November 1991.
“On the Role of Development Planning and Planning Commission in Bangladesh”, Unpublished (mimeo), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), 25 March 1991.
“Policies and Strategies for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh”, Shaheed Engineers Memorial Lecture delivered at the 35th Convention of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, held in Chittagong, 8 11 March 1991.
“Transition to Democracy in Bangladesh: Economic Perspectives”, presented at a National Seminar on Transition to Democracy: Political and Economic Perspectives organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategies Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, 18 February 1991.
“Toward Twentyfirst Century: A suggested Agenda for Political and Socio Economic Transformation in Bangladesh”, Professor Rakibuddin Ahmed Memorial Lecture to be delivered to the Biennial Conference of the Bangladesh Economic Association to be held in Dhaka from 5 7 January 1991.
“Keynote Address on The Recent Gulf Crisis, Disarmament & Economic Implications for Third World Countries The Role of the UN”, discussion meetings in Observance of the UN disarmament Week organized by Engineers Foundation ’66, 24 30 October 1990.
“Environmental Study Programme(ESP) Bangladesh Report” (Coordinator of the Study & Editor of the Report), South Asia Partnership (SAP), September 1990.
“Beyond Poverty: A Vision for Bangladesh”, presented at a seminar on Constitutional Accountability, Rule of Law and National Economy organized by Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, Dhaka, 1 2 June 1990.
“Review of Status of Implementation of the Recommendations of the World Commission on Environment and Development, and Further Measures to be Taken in Respect of Asia and the Pacific Region”, prepared as a background document for ESCAP Ministerial Conference on the subject, May 1990.
“Developments in Eastern Europe and the Third World Economic Implications”, presented at a National Seminar on Changes in Eastern Europe: Regional and Global Impact organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, 11 March 1990.
“On the Agenda of the Fourth Five Year Plan (1990 95) of Bangladesh”, presented at the National Conference on Fourth Five Year Plan Approaches, Issues, Policies and Strategies organized by the National Association of Social Sciences, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 17 18 February 1990.
“A Study on Female Garments Workers in Bangladesh” (co author and editor), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, May 1990 prepared for LAPTAP, ILO, Bangkok.
“A Case Study on Recruitment Practices and Working Conditions of Women Workers in the Public Sector in Bangladesh with Special Focus on Public Manufacturing Enterprises” (co-author and editor), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad prepared for Asian and Pacific Regional Centre for Labour Administration (ARPLA), ILO, Bangkok, March 1990.
“Appropriate Technology for Rural Industries: A Regional Synthesis”, Appropriate Technology for Rural Industries: The Case of South Asia, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 1989.
“Techno economic Analysis of Blacksmithy and Rural Mechanical Workshops”, presented at a seminar on Rural Industrial Technology jointly organized by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and German Cultural Institute, Dhaka, 21 22 December 1989.
“SAARC: Some Comments on the Evolution and Some Elements of a Future Agenda”, in Ponna Wignaraja and Akmal Hussain (eds.), The Challenge in South Asia: Development, Democracy and Regional Cooperation, The United Nations University/Sage Publications, New Delhi/Tokyo/London, 1989.
“Women and National Development Planning in Bangladesh: The Donor Perspectives”, presented at a National seminar on Women and National Planning in Bangladesh organized by Women for Women, Dhaka, 14 16 October 1989.
“A Suggested Approach to the Fourth Five Year Plan (1990 95) of Bangladesh”, presented at the National Seminar on some thoughts on the Fourth Five Year Plan of Bangladesh organized by the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, in Dhaka on 28 March 1989.
“Strategies of Establishing People’s Participation in Fostering Self Help Rural Development Process”, presented at a seminar on Participatory Rural Development organized by Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) and the Canadian Resource Team (CRT) for the Rural Development 12 Project, Dhaka, 11 14 December 1988.
“Structural Adjustment for Sustainable Growth The Case of Bangladesh”, presented at the Asian Economic Development Symposium held in Tokyo, Japan, 7 to 8 November 1988.
“Food Security for the Rural Poor in Bangladesh”, presented at BIDS Open Forum on Food Policies in Bangladesh, Dhaka, 4 5 October 1988.
“Appropriate Technology and Rural Industrial Development in Bangladesh: The Macro Context”, presented at the International Conference on “Implications of Technology Choice on Economic Development”, organized by Appropriate Technology International, Washington, Queen Elizabeth House at Oxford University, England and Thailand Development Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, 21 24 March 1988.
“The Strategy of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) for the 1990s: Observations”, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, January 1988.
“Upgrading of Technology for Rural Industries in Bangladesh: A Review of Experience”, prepared for Asian Employment Programme (ARTEP), ILO, New Delhi, August 1987.
“Economy of Bangladesh: Jute Problem and Budget 1987 88”, presented at a Seminar on National Problem and Budget 1987 88 organized by University Research Centre, Dhaka, 27 June 1987.
“Studies on Rural Industries Development Rural Industrialization in Bangladesh: A Synthesis Based on Studies on Rural Industrial Development in Selected Upazilas” (co author), BIDS, June 1987.
“Scope and Potential of Non Farm Employment Generation in the Rural Economy of Bangladesh Selected Issues”, presented at the National Workshop on Non farm Employment Generation sponsored by Government of Bangladesh (Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation), ESCAP and ILO and Organized by Micro Industries Development Association (MIDAS), Dhaka, 8 June 1987.
“Employment Creation in rural Bangladesh Policies and Programmes”, Research Report No. 57, BIDS, May 1987.
“SAARC by Second Summit at Bangalore Retrospect and Prospect” (mimeo), BIDS, April 1987.
“The Food Issue in Bangladesh”, presented at the 12th Annual Science Conference of the Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science held in Jahangirnagar University Campus, 10 14 January 1987.
“Contribution of Existing Large Industries to National Development in Bangladesh A Review”, presented at the National Seminar on Science and Technology for Development organized by the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on the occasion of its 31st Annual Convention, Khulna, 3 7 January 1987.
“Policies and Programmes for Employment Creation in Bangladesh Rural Areas”, presented at a Regional Workshop on Rural Employment Creation organized by the Asian Development Bank, Philippines, 24 28 November 1986.
“Prospect of Agrarian Reforms and Their Roles in rural Development in Future Development Strategies of Bangladesh”, presented at the seminar on Evaluation of Agrarian Reform Measures in Bangladesh organized by Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) in collaboration with Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, USA and Asian Institute for Rural Development (AIRD), India, in Dhaka, 29 and 30 July 1986.
“Development Communication and Grassroots Participation: Bangladesh Case” (co author and editor), Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 1986 (prepared for ADIPA/APDC).
“Science, Technology and Development”, presented at a seminar on the Role of UNESCO in Scientific and Technological Development organized by the United Nations Association of Bangladesh in cooperation with UNESCO and Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO, Dhaka, 12 15 March 1986.
“Promotion of Employment and Income Through Rural Non Farm Activities in Bangladesh”, prepared within the framework of the Food Strategy Review Exercise sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Bangladesh and ILO, Rome; Dhaka, March 1984; and published by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka as Research Report No. 45, March 1986.
“Assessment of rural Landlessness in Bangladesh”, FAO, Rome, October 1985 (Draft).
“Female Employment in Bangladesh: A Review of Status and Policy” in Q. K. Ahmad et. al. (eds.), UN Decade for Women: Situation Study of Women in Bangladesh, Ministry of Social Welfare and Women affairs, UNICEF and BPMI, Dhaka, June 1985.
“Aid, Influence and Development in Bangladesh”, Social Scientist, Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2, February 1985, New Delhi, India.
“Samaj Probartane Shamajik Biggan Shamuber Bhumika Prekkhit O Dharona”, in Proceedings of the National Seminar on Social Sciences and Development held in November 1984 under the auspices of the National Association of Social Sciences, Bangladesh, May 1985.
“Whither the Youths of Bangladesh?”, presented at the International Seminar and Work Camp on Mobilization of the Youth for Nation Building Activities, organized jointly by Bangladesh Work Camp Association and Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO and UNESCO, Paris, in Dhaka, 9 13 November 1984.
“Budget Speech 1984 85 by the Finance Adviser Mr. Syeduzzaman Some Comments” (mimeo), July 1984.
A Review of Problems and Issues in Administration and Implementation of Rural Development, (Draft), FAO, Rome, August 1984.
“An Evaluation of Selected Policies and Programmes for Alleviation of Rural Poverty in Bangladesh” (co author), presented at the Regional Seminar on Monitoring Poverty and Anti poverty Policies in Rural Asia, sponsored jointly by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka and ARTEP, (ILO), Bangkok, held in Dhaka, 7 9 April 1984.
“Technology and Development in Bangladesh Some Reflections”, a paper presented at a National Seminar on Technology and Development, organized by Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad on the occasion of its Second Biennial Conference, Dhaka, 20 21 January 1984.
“Integrated Mountain Development: The Role of Industry, Energy, Tourism, Transportation and Communication”, address as guest speaker at the First International Symposium and Inauguration of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, December 1 5, 1983; and published in the proceedings of the Symposium.
“Fertilizer Price Decontrol Study” (co author and editor) Centre for Development Science, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, Dhaka, October 1983.
“Contribution of Food Aid to Equitable Growth in Bangladesh”, presented at the World Food Programme/Government of the Netherlands seminar on Food Aid Marking the Twentieth Anniversary of WFP, at the Hague, 3 5 October 1983, and published in Report of the Conference, WFP, Via Terme di Caracala, Rome.
“Political Economy of Development: National and International Perspectives”, Keynote Address presented at the Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Social Sciences held in Hyderabad, India, 9 12 July 1983 and published in Bangladesh Development Dialogue, Journal of SID Bangladesh Chapter, 1984:1, Dhaka, June 1984 and also in Third World Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, B.F.H. Publishing House Ltd., Dhaka, 1984.
“Economic Policy of the Government of Bangladesh by A.M.A. Muhith, Minister for Finance and Planning, Government of Bangladesh A Critical Review” (co author), Bangladesh Development Dialogue, Journal of SID Bangladesh Chapter, Dhaka, June 1983:1, June 1983.
“Exploration in Development Alternatives An Overview”, lead paper for panel discussion on the central theme of the Fifth General Meeting of ADIPA, Kuala Lumpur, 2 5 June 1983.
“Land Reform for Social Transformation in Bangladesh with special reference to the Land Reform Committee Report”, presented at the National Seminar on Land Reform, organized by the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 7 May 1983.
“Social Science Research Council for Social Change in Underdeveloped Countries: Perspective and Approach”, presented at the Asian Symposium on Concepts and Methods in Social Sciences organized by the Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, Japan, 25 28 April 1983; published in Chie Nakane (ed.), Social Sciences in Asia, Institute of Oriental Culture, the University of Tokyo, 1984).
“A Review of Rural Non Farm Economic Activities in Bangladesh” (co author), Dhaka, April 1983 (published in S. Mukhopadhayay and Chee Peng Lim (eds.) Development and Diversification of Rural Industries in Asia, APDC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1985.
“Evolving a National Policy on Social Science Research in Bangladesh”, in Proceedings of the National Seminar on Social Science Research Methodology (Edited by Q. K. Ahmad et. al) Social Science Research Council, Dhaka, January 1983.
“Reflections on Regional Cooperation for Development of Human Resources”, presented at a seminar on Development of Human Resources in Developing Countries organized by th