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DU-DEVELOPMENT-CONFERENCE (WITH PICTURE)
2-day int’l conference on sustainable development begins at DU
DHAKA, July 6, 2019 (BSS) – A two-day international conference for
economists on “Inclusive Growth for Sustainable Development” began at Dhaka
University (DU) today.
With an aim to bring together academic researchers to promote and exchange
ideas in the field of economics and development, Bureau of Economic Research
(BER) of DU organised the conference in collaboration with the DU Department
of Economics.
Planning Minister M. A. Mannan, MP attended the inaugural session as the
chief guest while DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dr Md. Akhtaruzzaman
inaugurated it at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury auditorium on the campus.
While addressing the programme, Planning Minister M. A. Mannan urged
economists, researchers and scholars to conduct more researches to achieve
inclusive growth for sustainable development in Bangladesh.
“Come forward with research proposals to concerned ministry of the
government. We will provide all sorts of help and cooperation on behalf of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in this regard,” Mannan said to the
participants.
DU VC Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman thanked the Economics Department and BER
for holding the international conference as a part of DU programmes to
celebrate Bangabandhu’s birth centenary, Golden Jubilee of the country’s
Independence and founding centenary of DU in a befitting manner.
“Economists, researchers and academicians of both home and abroad will
share their experiences and findings of researches here which will help
ensure inclusive growth for sustainable development in Bangladesh,” he said.
Economics Department Chairperson Prof. Shafique-uz-Zaman, BER Chairman
Prof. M M Akash and BER Director Prof. Dr. Nazma Begum addressed the
conference, where a total of 30 papers were presented.
Prof. S. R. Osmani, an veteran economist from the University of Ulster, UK
presented the keynote paper at the session on ‘Poverty and Inequality’ which
was chaired by Prof. Wahiduddin Mahmud. Prof. Dr Atiur Rahman and Prof. M M
Akash were present as the distinguished panelists there.
The second session on ‘Trade and Regional Connectivity for Shared
Prosperity’ chaired by Prof. Mustafizur Rahman was held where trade experts
Prof. Dr Prabir De from India, Research Director of SAWTEE Dr Parash Kharel
and former Head of International Trade Policy of Commonwealth Secretariat,
London Dr M Abdur Razzaque were present as distinguished panelists.
BSS/ASG/MMN/ARS/1930 hrs