BRAC University organized a presentation on 'International Planning Workshop on Governance and Development Studies' at BRAC Centre on August 07, 2005. Dr. Kamal Siddiqui, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister was present as Chief Guest. Professor J R Choudhury, VC BU chaired the workshop while Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, President, BU Governing Board made the welcome address and deliberated on the vision of the Centre of Governance Studies, BU. Dr. Akbar Ali Khan, Director, Centre of Governance Studies also spoke in the workshop. The team presentation was conducted by Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Pro-VC, BU, Caroline Brassard, NUS, Singapore, Anuradha Joshi, IDS, Sussex, Tan Tay Keong, ED,Singapore International Foundation, Bruce Missingham, Monash University, Australia, and Elthem Kabir, MD Resource Application, Dhaka on the Goals, Mission and the Program outline of the MA in Governance and Development Program.