BIGD’s ED Dr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman had several meetings in February 2018 with a number of distinguished personalities such as prominent academics, policy makers and researchers regarding the research collaborations and other relevant issues of BIGD.
Dr. Rahman had meetings with Mr. Samar Verma, Senior Programme Specialist, International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Dr. Nasir Uddin Ahmed, Commissioner, Anti Corruption Commission (ACC); Ms. Mafruza Khan, Director Bangladesh Counry Programme, Porticus regarding discussion on Policy Researh and Good Governance (PRG) project; Mr. M. Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC); MD. Siddiqur Rahman, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA); Mr. SN Koiry, Treasurer of BRAC University regarding financial planning. He also attended as a special guest at the BRAC Advocacy Forum meeting.
He also had skype meeting with Professor R K Mishra, Director and Dr. Geeta Potaraju, Associate Professor, of Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), India on conducting course on Public policy at IPE.