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Workshop on

Economic Transformation and Social Development in Bangladesh

Organized by
Economic Research Group and East West University

Venue: East West University Auditorium, 43 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka (Behind Square Building)

 Date:  Saturday, 30 April 2005 at 9:00 a.m.

Workshop Program:

Session 1 (09:00-10:30)

Chair of the Session:  Dr. Mohammed  Farashuddin, President and Founder Vice-Chancellor, EWU

Presentation of keynote papers by

Dr. Isher J Ahluwalia and  Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud

Open Discussion

Tea      (10:30-11:00)

Session 2 (11:00-13:00)

Chair of the Session:                        M. Syeduzzaman

Sajjad Zohir                                     NGO Sector in Bangladesh: An Overview

Hossain Zillur Rahman                      Engaging on Good Governance

Wahiduddin Mahmud                        Macroeconomics of Pro-Poor Growth

Siddiqur Rahman Osmani                 Comments on Selected Presentations

Isher Ahluwalia                                Summary Discussion

Open Discussion

ERG Reprints

• Economic Transformation and Social Development in Bangladesh
  Isher J Ahluwalia, Wahiduddin Mahmud

• Macroeconomic Management: From Stabilisation to Growth?
  Wahiduddin Mahmud

• NGO Sector in Bangladesh: An Overview
  Sajjad Zohir
• Trade, Food Aid and Food Security
  Paul Dorosh
• Development Achievements and Challenges
  Isher J Ahluwalia, Zahid Hussain
• Rice Economy of Bangladesh
  Raisuddin Ahmed
• Rural Non-Farm Economy
  Mahabub Hossain

• Impact of Trade Liberalisation
  Sadiq Ahmed, Zaidi Sattar

• Indo Bangladesh Economic Relations
  Nurul Islam

• Grameen Bank, Microcredit and Millennium Development Goals
  Muhammad Yunus

• Structural Dimensions of Malgovernance
  Rehman Sobhan

• Achieving Universal Primary Education and Eliminating Gender Disparity
  Naomi Hossain, Naila Kabeer

• Health and Population: Making Progress under Poverty
   Simeen Mahmud