Tentative Program
BIPS INAUGURAL CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 29-30, 2024
CIRDAP AUDITORIUM, DHAKA
BUILDING FRAMEWORKS FOR BANGLADESH’S TRANSITION TO UPPER-INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRY: ISSUES AND OPTIONS
September 29, 2024. INAUGURAL SESSION
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM: Welcome Speech by BIPS Chair—Dr. CAF Dowlah
Speech by Chief Guest—Mr. Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, Chief Justice of Bangladesh (to be confirmed)
Speech by Special Guest—Excellency U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh (to be confirmed)
Speech by Session Chair: Prof. Wahiduddin Mahmud, Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh (confirmed)
11:30 AM-11:45 AM Refreshments
11:45 AM-01:30 PM Presentation of Keynote Papers
Session Chair: Mr. Mahfuz Anam. Editor, The Daily Star
Economic and Financial Issues—Dr. Selim Haider, Professor of Economics. Dhaka University (Confirmed)
Legal and Judicial Issues— Prof. Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Karzon, Chair, Department of Law. University of Dhaka. (Confirmed)
Environmental and Climate Change–Dr. Abu Syed, Executive Director, Center for Research on Environment and People (C4RE), Dhaka. (Confirmed).
Strategies for Bangladesh’s Transition to Democratic Governance—Dr. CAF Dowlah, Chair, Bangladesh Institute of Policy Studies (BIPS)
1:45 -2:30 PM Lunch
September 30. DISCUSSION SESSIONS
[We are currently in the process of confirming session Chairs and designated discussants]
Session 2: Sept. 30, 2024.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM Building Frameworks for Bangladesh’s Transition to Mid-Income Developing Country: Economic and Financial Issues and Options
Session Chair—Dr. Mohammad Farrasuddin, Ex-Governor, Bangladesh Bank
Designated Discussants
Professor Abul Barakat, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka.
Dr. Washiqur Rahman Khan, Chair, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC University.
Syud Ameer, Lead Economist, World Bank, Dhaka.
Open Discussion
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Refreshments
Session 3, Sept. 30, 2024
11:45-1:30 PM Building Frameworks for Bangladesh’s Transition to Mid-Income Developing Country: Legal and Constitutional Issues and Options
Session Chair—Justice Dastagir Hossain, Retired Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court
Designated Discussants
K. Shamsuddin Mahmood, Dean, School of Law, BRAC University.
Barrister Manzoor Hossain
Dr. Uttam Kumar Das
Dr. S. M. Masum Billah
Open Discussion
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Lunch
Session 4, Sept. 30, 2024
2:30 to 4:15 PM Building Frameworks for Bangladesh’s Transition to Mid-Income Developing Country: Environmental Issues and Options
Session Chair—Syeda Rizwana Hossain, Adviser to Interim Government
Designated Discussants
Nadia Sharmin, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank, Dhaka.
Mustafizur Rahman, Program Manager, Climate and Environment, Swedish Embassy, Dhaka.
Open Discussion
4:15 PM to 5:00 PM Refreshment
7:30 to 9:30 PM Dinner. Sonargaon Hotel