Dr. Shanawez Hossain, Research Fellow of BIGD attended several workshops and roundtables on different burning issues related to governance and economics as a representative of BIGD.
Dr. Shanawez Hossain attended the workshop on midterm review of Bangladesh country diagnostic study by Asian Development Bank’s Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), held at the Westin Hotel, Dhaka on 30th August 2015. The country diagnostic study aims to analyse the critical constraints to sustained and inclusive growth in Bangladesh. The workshop was jointly organised by ADB and International Labour Organization (ILO).
Dr. Hossain also attended the discussion workshop on World Bank’s Bangladesh Public Expenditure Review Update held on 25th August, 2015 at the World Bank Office, Dhaka. The purpose of the workshop was to present the report’s main result to eminent public officials, economists, researchers and observers of the Bangladesh economy and receive feedback on the main policy implications for fiscal policy in Bangladesh. Among others Mr. Johan Zutt, Country Director World Bank, Dr. Akbar Ali Khan, Former adviser to the Caretaker Govt.; Dr. Zahid Hussain, Lead Economist, WB; Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, Executive Director, Policy Research Institute also attended the workshop.