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Professor Ross Daniels

Professor Ross Daniels, a graduate of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, has an extensive career spanning over 25 years within the Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology. He also served on the university’s governing council for more than a decade. Currently, Prof. Daniel is a member of the Iman Wardingarri Aboriginal Corporation and an Elder of the Iman Aboriginal Nation. He also served as President of Amnesty International Australia, Chair of Amnesty International’s International Executive Committee, and Chair of Amnesty’s International Development Committee. Additionally, Prof. Daniel is an author, environmental activist, and researcher on Aboriginal Iman culture.

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Commentary on Interim Government: CRAFTING A PRAGMATIC PATHWAY TO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

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Dr. CAF Dowlah

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Dr. CAF Dowlah, a dual citizen of the United States and Bangladesh, is the Chair of the BIPS Board of Trustees. A distinguished professor, author, and researcher, Dr. Dowlah worked in both academia and non-academia. His academic credentials include a doctoral degree in Economics from the University of Southern California and three master’s degrees from esteemed American universities in Economics, Public Administration, and Law.
Dr. Dowlah served as a Professor of Economics with the SUNY and CUNY university systems in the U.S. for three decades. He also served as a Visiting Scholar/Professor with the University of Miami Law School (Florida), the Columbia University Law School (New York), and the Otaru University of Commerce (Japan). He also worked for the United Nations, World Food Program (WFP), and the World Bank for several years in policy-advisory capacities.

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Dr. Werner Kiene

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Dr. Werner Kiene is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Marine Stewardship Council, London (UK). He has decades of experience in eco-management, global development initiatives, multi-stakeholder efforts related to food security, and sustainable resource management. He worked for the Ford Foundation, the German Development Assistance Organization ( GIZ), the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). He also served as UN Resident Coordinator at Washington D.C.; Country Director for the UN-WFP (Bangladesh); Chairman, Independent Panels for the World Bank (IBRD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); Chair, Board of Fairtrade America; and Vice-Chair, Fairtrade International Certification (FLO–CERT).

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Professor Gary Clyde Hufbauer

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Professor Gary Clyde Hufbauer is the Reginald Jones Senior Fellow at the Institute of International Economics, Washington DC. He was previously the Maurice Greenberg Chair and Director of Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations; the Marcus Wallenberg Professor of International Finance Diplomacy at Georgetown University; Deputy director of the International Law Institute at Georgetown University; and deputy assistant secretary for international trade and investment policy of the US Department of Treasury.

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Dr. A.T.M. Amanullah

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A professor of Neuro-Urology at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). He earned his MMBS degree from the Chittagong Medical College and a master’s degree in Urology from BSMMU. Furthermore, he had a fellowship in Urology with the Singapore General Hospital, and a post-graduate certificate from Toronto, Canada. Dr. Aman is a member of the Bangladesh Medical Association, the Society of Surgeons, the Laparoscopic Surgeon, and Urology Association, and the International Neuro-Urology Society. His research interests include medical education, health policies, and neuro-urology.

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Jhuma Halder

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B.A. (Hons.), M.A (English), LL.B., LL.M, Master of Human Rights Law (MHRL). Ms. Halder is a member of the Dhaka Bar Association, Bangladesh National Women Lawyer’s Association (BNWLA), Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), Awaj Foundation (AF), Self-Help Association for Rural People through Education & Entrepreneurship (SHAREE), Environment, Agriculture and Development Services Ltd. (EADS). She worked with international NGOs, such as UNHCR, Concern Universal Bangladesh (CUB), and OXFAM-GB. Her research interests include women’s rights, human rights and environment.

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A. Y. Golam Kibria

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A retired Additional Secretary to the Bangladesh Government, obtained his master’s degree in Political Science from Dhaka University. Throughout his career with Bangladesh Government, he occupied various positions within the Postal Department, Cabinet Division, RAJUK, Ministry of Women & Children Affairs, and the Parliament Secretariat. His areas of interest include democracy and human rights, women’s rights, and parliamentary affairs.

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A retired Additional Secretary to the Bangladesh Government, Dr. Tanvir has acquired several other degrees, such as an MBA from Dhaka University, an M.A in Government Finance from Ulster University (Ireland), and an M.Phil in Development Economics from Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. He has published extensively, both in journals and newspapers. His areas of interest include bureaucratic corruption, translations, media relations, and script-writing.