ATIUR RAHMAN Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Development Studies University of Dhaka & Chairman, Shamunnay, Dhaka Office Address (Unnayan Shamannay): 2/E/1-B Mymensingh Road, Shahbag, Dhaka-1000 Telephone: 880-2-8610332, 880-2-28622320, Fax: 880-2-8622320 E-mail: atiur@sdnbd.org ; shamunnay@sdnbd.org Web: www.shamunnaybd.org ; www.sdnbd.org Personal Address: Do Education Ph.D. in Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1983 M.Sc. in Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1979 M.A. in Economics, University of Dhaka, 1974 (held in 1976) B.A. (Honors) in Economics, University of Dhaka, 1973 (held in 1975)

Academic Engagements Chairman, Unnayan Shamannay (non-profit non-government research organization), 1994 till date. Professor, Department of Development Studies, Dhaka University, July 2006 till date. Senior Research Fellow (Latest Position), Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 1977-2006. Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South East Asian Studies, Singapore, 1998-99 Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of London, 1991 Visiting Professor, University of Lethbridge, Canada, 1991 Commonwealth Development Fellow, University of Manitoba, Canada, 1990 IDRC Public Lecturer at Universities and Institutions in Canada, 1990 Visiting Trainer, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Disaster Preparedness Centre, 1990s Adjunct Professor, Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences, National University, Bangladesh, 2002 Adjunct Professor, Institute of War of Liberation and Bangladesh Studies, National University, 2002 Adjunct Professor, Department of Business Studies, BRAC University, Dhaka, 2002

Area of Expertise Poverty Eradication, Social Protection, Participatory Budget, Gender budget, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), Education, Health, MDGs, Disaster Preparedness, Environment, Food Security and Nutrition, Governance and Participation, Micro-credit, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Peasantry, Conflict Resolution, Regional Cooperation, and Banking. Research Experiences in Bangladesh Chairman, Unnayan Shamannay (non-profit non-government research organization) (on going) Member, Mid-term Review of UNDP Country Program - V (Environmental Component), 1994 Team Leader, Post-Evaluation of North West Rural Development Program, ADB, Manila, 1994 Team Leader, Post-Evaluation of Sirajgonj Rural Integrated Development Program, ADB, Manila, 1994 Prepared study on Credit for the Poor for UNDP, Dhaka, as part of Agriculture Sector Review, 1989

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Project Leadership in Bangladesh (sponsors include the Asia Foundation, Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh Association for Land Reform and Development, Bangladesh Credit and Development Forum, Canadian International Development Agency, Ford Foundation, Government of Bangladesh, [Bangladesh] Institute for Development Policy and Analysis, UN - multiple organizations, World Health Organization, World Bank); Project Director/Team Leader for Researches (National) 1. Project Director, The Impact Assessment Research sponsored by OXFAM GB 2. Project Director, ASEH Impact Study (AIS) sponsored by WaterAid Bangladesh (on-going) 3. Project Director, Island Chars Resource Mobilization (Nodi oJibon) sponsored by Concern Worldwide Bangladesh (on-going) 4. Project Director, Mainstreaming Gender in Policy Agenda (Narir Jibon) sponsored by CIDA, Bangladesh (on-going) 5. Team Leader, Unnayan Manusher Jonno: Enhancing Right to Development through Greater Participation in Development Policies, sponsored by Manusher Jonno Foundation (on-going) 6. Project Director, Study of the Roles of Local Government in Promoting Total Sanitation (DISHARI) sponsored by Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) (on-going) 7. Project Director, Baseline Survey on Water and Sanitation for New Programme Areas of WaterAid Bangladesh sponsored by WaterAid Bangladesh, 2007 8. Team Leader, Redesigning Budgetary Policy To Reach Public Resources To The Poor sponsored by CPD, Bangladesh, 2006 9. Project Director, Children Living in Cities (CLC) sponsored by Plan International Bangladesh, 2005 10. Project Director, WHO-Paurashava Base Line Survey sponsored by World Health Organization, 2005 11. Project Director, Evaluations of Family Life Education Project (EFLEP) sponsored by UNFPA, Dhaka, 2005 12. Project Director, Training of media professionals focusing on economic and trade issues sponsored by the Delegation of the European Commission to Bangladesh 13. Co-author, Impact of Trade Changes on Labour Standards Lessons to be learned from the Response to the MFA Phase out in Bangladesh, 2005, Prepared for Department for International Development (DFID), London 14. Co-author, Competition Policy in Bangladesh, 2005, CUTS, India 15. Project Director, WHO-Paurashava Base Line Survey sponsored by World Health Organization (ongoing). 16. Editors, Millennium Development Goals: a peoples progress report, Bangladesh (Overview), September 2005 17. Team Leader, Final Evaluation of Living on the Fringe Dimla Rural Development Project, sponsored by Concern Bangladesh, 2005. 18. Project Director, RLEP Initiative on Experience Sharing with Influencing GoB, sponsored by DFIDRLEP Bangladesh, 2005. 19. Team Leader, Follow up Monitoring and Evaluation System (MES) Study: Second Poverty Alleviation Micro-finance Project (CR. 3457-BD), Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), 2005. 20. Team Leader, Child Rights Based Situational Analysis (In UDDIPAN Working Areas in Rural Bangladesh), 2005. 21. Project Director, Improving Economic Literacy for Greater Dissemination of Information, sponsored by Manusher Jonno/CARE, (ongoing) (2004).
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22. Project Director, Impact Evaluation of Social Investment Program Project (SIPP), a study sponsored by World Bank (on-going study), 2004. 23. Team Leader, Drafting Pro-poor Strategy for Water and Sanitation sector in Bangladesh, DanidaUPI, December 2004. 24. Project Director, The cope project on quality education for all: a baseline survey of formal primary education at Bhedarganj and Gosairhat upazillas under Shariatpur district, sponsored by Concern Bangladesh, August 2004. 25. Team Leader, In Quest of Disability Sensitive PRSP, a report based on consultations (held in 23 districts during June-July 2004), sponsored by Action on Disability and Development (ADD) Bangladesh, August 2004. 26. Project Director, Final Evaluation of Integrated Food Security Program (IFSP), sponsored by CARE Bangladesh, May 2004 27. Team Leader, In Search of Excellence case study of a Secondary School, a study conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), owned fund, July 2004. 28. Team Leader, Post-Flood Seasonal Survey, Flood Proofing Project (FPP), IFSP, a study sponsored by CARE Bangladesh, February 2004. 29. Project Director, a Study on: The Efficiency and Effectiveness of Banking and Financial Services for Exporters Bangladesh Export Diversification Project, Project Co-ordination Unit, Ministry of Commerce, World Bank, 2003 30. Team Leader, Study to Examine Acceptance and Effectiveness of SOPAN and Measuring Performance Outcomes of the Student, a study sponsored by Plan Bangladesh, Dhaka, November 2003 31. Project Director, Baseline Survey for the Project Skills Training and Employment Promotion of Poor Women through Strengthening of Technical Training Centres, a study sponsored by ILO Bangladesh, June 2003. 32. Project Director, Beneficiary Impact Monitoring of the Fourth Fisheries Open Water Component Sponsored by ULG Northumbrian Ltd. U.K. Supported by DFID, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), July 2002 to March 2003. 33. Project Director, Environmental Documentation and Dissemination from People's Perspectives. Jointly sponsored by UNDP & MOEF, 1998 onward. 34. Project Director, The Budget We Really Want: Opinions of the People of Grassroots Level. Sponsored by PROSHIKA, Dhaka, Unnayan Shamunnay, 2002. 35. Project Director, Changes in Producers Livelihood and their Impact on Family and Social Violence. Sponsored by ECOTA Fair Trade Forum, Dhaka, BIDS, 2001-2002. 36. Project Director, an Evaluation of National Centre for Hearing and Speech for Children in Bangladesh, Sponsored by SAHIC, Dhaka, BIDS, 2000-2001. 37. Project Director, Increasing Awareness and Knowledge about Gender Analysis of National Budget. Sponsored by PLAGE Project of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka, 2000-2001 38. Project Director, Primary Education Sub-Sector Study in Bangladesh. Sponsored by ADB, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), 2000-2001 39. Project Director, Peoples Participation for National Water Management Plan (NWMP) in Bangladesh, BIDS. Sponsored by Halcrow & Partners Ltd., 1999-2000 40. Project Director, Structural Adjustment Participatory Review Initiative (SAPRI), (Participatory Component). Sponsored by World Bank/Civil Society/Government of Bangladesh, 1999-2000 41. Project Director, a Study on Competition and Overlapping: The Emerging Problems of Micro Finance Institutions. Sponsored by Credit and Development Forum (CDF), 1999

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42. Project Director, a Study on the School Catchment Mapping and School Planning. Sponsored by UNICEF, Dhaka, 1999 43. Project Director, Peoples Budget: An Illustrative Exercise Using Participatory Tools. Sponsored by IDPAA at Proshika, 1999 44. Project Director, Resource Allocation to Basic Social Services at Local Level: A Case Study of Kotiadi Thana of Kishoreganj District, Sponsored by UNICEF, Dhaka, 1999 45. Project Director, Informal Border Trade between India and Bangladesh. Sponsored by the Asia Foundation, Dhaka, 1998 46. Team Leader; Study on Share Cropping System in Bangladesh. Sponsored by ALRD, Dhaka 1996 47. Project Director, Monitoring Poverty through PRA in Kishoregonj (SAPAP). UNDP, Dhaka, 199596 48. Project Director, An Evaluation of National Centre for Hearing and Speech for Children in Bangladesh. Sponsored by SAHIC, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1995-1996 49. Team Leader, A Socio-economic Impact Evaluation of the Rural Electric Program in Bangladesh. Sponsored by NRECA International Ltd. on behalf of REB, financed by USAID, July 1995 50. Project Director, Higher Education, Inequality and Development, jointly with Zulfiqar Ali, a Study Prepared under Ford Block Grant to BIDS, January, 1995. 51. Project Director, Shrimp Culture and Environment, a study prepared for the World Bank, Dhaka, 1994 52. Team Leader, Social Survey cum Action Plan on Coastal Embankment Rehabilitation Project. Water Development Board, Government of Bangladesh, 1993-94 53. Project Director, Flood Plain Fisheries Project. BIDS/Bath University joint research project, 1992-93 54. Project Director, Socio-economic Evaluation of Shrimp Culture Project in the Coastal Belt of Bangladesh. The study aimed at the process of coordination between government and nonGovernment organizations, group formation of the beneficiaries, credit disbursement to the shrimp farmers, etc. This study was conducted for DOF, Aqua Service and World Bank, 1989 55. Participated in the Mid-term Review of Grameen Bank for evaluating the Training Component in 1989. Sponsored by Donors Consortium (e.g. CIDA, SIDA, NORAD, etc.) on Grameen Bank 56. Worked as a Project Coordinator of Grameen Bank Evaluation Project on behalf of BIDS and completed more than half a dozen studies covering issues including Impact of Grameen Bank on Nutritional Status, Management Style of Grameen Bank, Loan Recovery Performance, Replicability of Grameen Bank, etc. 1985-86 Illustrations of Some Projects Undertaken in the Areas of Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Assessment of Development Results Bangladesh: The Role Played by UNDP in the Areas of Poverty, Gender, HIV, CHT, April to June 2003 Team Leader A study sponsored by UNDP, New York This study is mainly an evaluation of UNDP intervention in the areas of poverty, gender mainstreaming, HIV prevalence and threats, and Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh. In doing so, the study provides an elaborative analysis of vulnerability and social exclusion of the poorest; women, ethnic minorities and the most disadvantaged groups in Bangladesh and identifies the areas where social protection is needed by international organizations like UNDP in government failures. The study made some robust recommendations how they could be socially integrated and protected. Secondary information and materials were mainly used to carry out the study.

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Structural Adjustment Participatory Review Initiative (SAPRI), (Participatory Component) 19992000 Project Director Sponsored by World Bank/Civil Society/GOB The study assessed, using the participatory appraisal tools and techniques the impact of Structural Adjustment Policy on the different sections of the society in Bangladesh and as well as the degree of social protection of different social groups especially of the poor. Increasing Awareness and Knowledge about Gender Analysis of National Budget 2000-2001 Project Director Sponsored by PLAGE Project of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka South Asia Poverty Monitor: The Bangladesh Chapter 1998 Team Leader Sponsored by SAARC Secretariat The study analyses the income and human poverty situation in Bangladesh along with the government and non-government interventions/ endeavours in alleviating poverty. Using quantitative techniques (mainly secondary data analysis) it tries to capture the different dimensions of poverty and its interlinkages with others like environment. It also analyses the government social protection schemes and policies along with the defects. On Reaching the Hardcore Poor: Redefining the NGO Strategy1998 Project Director Sponsored by NOVA Consultancy The study is intended to assess the intention of NGOs interventions to reach the extreme poor. It has an indepth focus on the social exclusiveness of some selected NGOs. Using qualitative and quantitative techniques it finds that those NGOs policies and interventions are unable protect the extreme poor. Shrimp Culture and Environment 1994 Project Director Sponsored by World Bank, Dhaka Arguing that there is a strong nexus between poverty and environmental degradation, the study aimed at assessing the impact of shrimp culture on environment. Using qualitative and quantitative techniques, the study finds that the nexus truly works at the shrimp culture areas at the coastal Bangladesh and there are no social protect arrangements from the governments side for the poor and tomorrow's poor. Grameen Bank Evaluation Project, 1985-1986 Project Coordinator Worked as a Project Coordinator of Grameen Bank Evaluation Project on behalf of BIDS and completed more than half a dozen studies covering issues including Impact of Grameen Bank on Nutritional Status, Management Style of Grameen Bank, Loan Recovery Performance, Replicability of Grameen Bank, etc.

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Research Experience (International) Prepared Report on IFAD (UN) Mission on Tenural Status of the Poor in Asia and Africa, 1991 Prepared Report on Training Programme of Grameen Bank for International Review Mission, (sponsored by CIDA), October-November, 1990 Prepared UN Mission (UNIFEM) Report for Formulating A Credit Scheme for Rural Poor Women of Tanzania, 1989

Project Director/Team Leader for Development Studies (International) 1. Project Director, Addressing the Impact of the Phasing Out of Textile and Clothing Quotas in Asian LDCs sponsored by UNDP, RCC 2. Project Director, Linkages between Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction TDP sponsored by CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics and Environment (CUTS-CITEE) (on-going) 3. Socio-economist, An overview of Poverty-Environment Nexus and Linkages to MDGs, sponsored by United Nations Department of Economic and Social affairs (DESA), 2005 4. Team Leader, `Social Protection Specialist in the study Developing a Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction, Asian Development Bank (TAR 37104), 2004. 5. Team Leader, Analytical Foundations of Micro-Macro Linkages in poverty monitoring: A case from Bangladesh, paper prepared for the Regional Conference on Poverty Monitoring in Asia, ADB, Manila, January 2004. 6. Project Director, The State of South Asias Children 2003, UNICEF ROSA and SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2004. 7. Team Leader, Assessment of Development Results Bangladesh: The Role Played by UNDP in the Areas of Poverty, Gender, HIV, CHT, a study sponsored by UNDP, New York, April to June 2003. 8. Team Leader, Assessment of Development Results Bangladesh: The Role of UNDP in Public Finance Management, a study sponsored by UNDP, New York, April to June 2003. 9. Project Director, UN Reform in Action: A Comparative Study on Country Experience. Sponsored by United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), Turin, Italy, 2003 10. Project Director, Preparation of Regional Project Profile (Bangladesh component) Sponsored by UNDP, SAARC Selection, 2002, 11. Project Director, An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Bangladesh. Sponsored by WHO SEARO, New Delhi, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), 2003. 12. Project Director, the Implementation of the United Nations Child Rights Convention (UNCRC) in Bangladesh: A Situation Analysis. Prepared for the Save the Childrens Fund, UK, 1998 13. Project Director, Bangladesh Poverty Monitor and South Asia Poverty Monitor Sponsored by UNDP, UNOPS, Kualampur, 1997-2001. Major Publications Books in English 1. People's Report on Bangladesh Environment 2002 - 2 Volumes (Principal Editor), Unnayan Shamannay, MOEF an UNDP, 2004 2. Budget and Participation: Voices from the Grassroot, IDPAA, PROSHIKA, UPL, Forthcoming 2003 ( With M. Abul Quasem, MM. Shafiqur Rahman, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali and Md. Arifur Rahman) 3. 'Increasing Awareness and Knowledge about Gender Analysis of National Budget: An Analysis from the Perspective of Gender Equality. PLAGE, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Govt. of the

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Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, December 2002.( with Dr. Pratima Paul Majumder, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali and Arifur Rahman). 4. Education for Development: Lessons from East Asia for Bangladesh. Institute for South East Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, 2002. 5. The Budget-Making Process (principal author). A study commissioned by IDPAA, PROSHIKA and conducted by Shamunnay (with Dr. Pk. Md. Motiur Rahman, Mirza M. Shafiqur Rahman Dr. Bazlul Haque Khondker, Abdur Razzaque & Nigar Nargis), University Press Limited, (UPL), Dhaka, 2002. ( See list of contents) 6. Peoples Budget: An Illustrative Exercise Using Participatory Tools (principal author). A study commissioned by IDPAA, PROSHIKA and conducted by Shamunnay (with M. Ismail Hussein, Mother Hussein, Mirza M. Shafiqur Rahman Muhammad A. Qualm & Zulfiqar Ali), University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 2002. ( See list of contents) 7. Budget and the Poor (principal author). A study commissioned by IDPAA, PROSHIKA and conducted by Shamunnay (with Dr. Pk. Md. Motiur Rahman, Mirza M. Shafiqur Rahmann & Nigar Nargis), University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 2002. (2nd edition) ( See list of contents) 8. People's Report on Bangladesh Environment 2001 - 2 Volumes (Principal). The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 2002 ( See list of contents) 9. Early Impact of Grameen (principal author). A Multi-Dimensional Analysis: Outcome of a BIDS Research (with Rushidan Islam Rahman, Mahabub Hossain & Shahabuddin Mosherraf Hossain), Grameen Trust, Dhaka, 2002. 10. Peasants and Classes: A Study in Differentiation in Bangladesh. London: Oxford University Press, Delhi/Zed Books, and the University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 1986. 11. Political Economy of South Asian Regional Cooperation. The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka and Sterling Publishers, New Delhi 1986. 12. Beel Dakatia: The Environmental Consequences of a Development Disaster. The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 1995. 13. Demand and Marketing Aspects of Grameen Bank: A Closer Look. The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 1st edition 1986, 2nd edition 1995. 14. Disaster and Development: A study in Institution Building in 2 volumes, UNDP/ Intertect, Dallas, Texas, USA, 1991 15. Rural Power Structure: A study of the UP Leaders in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Books International, Dhaka, 1981. Books in Bangla 1. Rabindra Chintay Daridra O Progoti: Prokashan, Dhaka, 2004 (Tagores Thinking on Poverty and Progress) Uthshow

2. Odhikar Vittik Unnayan: (Rights based Development), Onya Prokash, Dhaka, 2004 3. Kemon Budget Chai: Trinumul Manusher Bhabna (The Budget We Really Want: Voices from the grassroots) IDPAA, PROSHIKA, Forthcoming 2003 4. Unnayan Alap (Development Dialogue). Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, 2003. 5. Sushashoner Sandhaney (In search of Good Governance). Onnay Prokashani, 2003 6. Muktijuddha Janajuddha: Muktijujjher Artha Samajik Patabhumi (Peoples War: The socio-economic Perspective of Liberation War of Bangladesh). Sahitya Prakash, Dhaka, 2003. 7. Alo Adharer Bangladesh: Manob Unnayaner Sambhabana O Challenge (Bangladesh in Light and Darkness: Potentials and Challenges of Human Development in Bangladesh). Maola Brothers, Dhaka, 2003. 8. Bangladesh Unnayener Sangram (The Struggle for Development in Bangladesh). Probortok Prokashoni, Dhaka, (1st edition) 1991, 2nd edition forthcoming 2002.
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9. Agami Diner Bangladesh (Tomorrow's Bangladesh). Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, 2001. 10. Bhasha Andolon: Arthanoitik Potobhumi (Language Movement: Economic Perspective) (principal author). The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 1st edition 1990, 2nd edition 2000. 11. Bhasha Andolon: Ongshograhan Karither Shreni Obosthyan (Language Movement: Class Background of the Participant) (principal author). The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 1st edition 1990, 2nd edition 2000. 12. Bhasha Andolon: Poriprekhsyt O Bichar (Language Movement: Perspective and Analysis) (principal author). The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 1st edition 1990, 2nd edition 2000. 13. Janogoner Budget (Budget for the People). Pathak Shamabesh, Dhaka, 2000. 14. Manobik Unnayan: Amartya-Rabindra Bhabna (Human Development: Amartya-Rabindra Thinking). The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 2000. 15. Arek Bangladesh (Another Bangladesh). Prachya Bidya Prokashoni, Dhaka, 1998. 16. Asohojoger Dinguli: Muktijudheyer Prostuti Parba (Days of Non-cooperation: The Prepatory Phase of the War of Liberation). Dhaka, Shahitya Prokash, 1998. 17. Bhasher Lorai Banchar Lorai (The Struggle for the Language and Life). Nowroz Kitbostan, Dhaka, 1997. 18. Muktijodheyer Manush Muktijodheyer Sapna (Freedom Fighters and Their Dreams). Shahitya Prokash, Dhaka, 1997. 19. Goriber Budget Bhabna O Daridrya Bimochon (The Poors Perception of Budget and Poverty Alleviation Proshika, Dhaka, 1996. 20. Krishi Proshno: Oitihashik Rush Bitorka Ebong Tritio Bishwey Tar Prashongikota (Agrarian Question: The Historic Russian Debate and Its Relevance for the Third World). The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 1989. 21. SAARC: Rajnoitic Arthaniti (Political Economy of SAARC). The University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, 1986. Chapters Contributed 1. Information Technology in Bangladesh: Current Status and Potentials (with Taifur Rahman, Farhana Khanam & Mashiur Rahman); in Contemporary Issues in Development, ed. by Asit K Biswas, Aminul Islam Chowdhury & KB Sajjadur Rasheed, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, Third World Centre for Water Management & Academic Press and Publishers Limited, Dhaka, 2002. Informal Border Trade between Bangladesh and India: An Empirical Study in selected areas (with Abdur Razzaque) in Towards Greater Sub-regional Economic Cooperation: Limitation, Obstacles, and Benefits, ed. Forrest E. cookson & A.K.M. Shamsul Alam, The University Press Limited, 2002. Early Impact of Grameen: A multi-dimensional analysis outcome of a BIDS Research study, (with Rushidan Islam Rahman, Mahabub Hossain and Shahabuddin Mosherraf Hossain), Grameen Trust, 2002. Urban Poverty and Environment Interface: Some Illustrations on Dhaka (with Arifur Rahman). Based on paper presented. Publication from the International Conference on Urban Environment Management: Local Government and Community Action, Kolkata, November 25-27, 2001. New Delhi: Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), forthcoming 2002. Environment-Poverty Nexus in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh Human Development Report 2000. Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), 2001. "Civil Society and Governance". In Governance: South Asian Perspective, ed. Hasnat Abdul Hye. Dhaka: The University Press Limited, 2000. Chapters in Grameen Bank: Poverty Relief in Bangladesh, ed. A.N.M. Wahid. Colorado, USA: West View Press, 1993:

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8. 9.

The General Performance of the Grameen Bank (Chapter 5) Housing for the Rural Poor: The Grameen Bank Experience (Chapter 6)

10. Impact of Grameen Bank on the Nutritional Status of the Rural Poor (Chapter 7) 11. The Grameen Bank and the Power of Rural Administrative Elite in Bangladesh (Chapter 9) 12. The Loan Recovery Performance of the Grameen Bank (Chapter 10) 13. The General Replicability of the Grameen Bank Model (Chapter 12). 14. Development Responses to Natural Disaster. In Participatory Development Learning from South Asia, ed. Ponna Wingnaraja et al. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, and Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1991. 15. Poverty and Human Resource Development. In The Decade of Stagnation: The State of the Bangladesh Economy in the 1980s, ed. Rehman Sobhan. Dhaka: UPL, 1991. 16. Social Implication of Current Development Strategy. In Modernisation at Bay: Structure and Change in Bangladesh, ed. Abu Abdullah. Dhaka: The University Press Limited, 1991. 17. Missing Dimensions of Poverty: Issues of Vulnerability and Insecurity. Seminar paper presented in an international conference organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, December 1989; also a chapter of a book published by BIISS, 1990. Journal Articles (International) 1. Imperative for Regional Cooperation in South Asia: Creating an Environment for Sharing Experiences of Knowledge-Based Development South Asian Survey (A Journal of the Indian Council for South Asian Cooperation) Vol. 7, No.2, July-December 2000, Sage Publications India, New Delhi. 2. People's Perception and Response to Floodings: The Bangladesh Experience. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford UK, December 1996. 3. Rural Development from Below: Lessons Learned from Grameen Bank Experience in Bangladesh. Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1996, Journal of Socio-Economics, Elsevier Science Inc. USA. 4. The Grameen Bank and the Changing Patron-Client Relationship in Bangladesh. Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 22, No. 3, 1992. 5. Alleviation of Poverty: the Replicability of Grameen Bank Model. South Asia Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1988, New Delhi. 6. Small Farmers are Being Proletarianized (A Note on Persistence and Polarization). The Journal of Peasant Studies, Vol. 15 No. 2, January 1988. 7. Differentiation of the Peasantry in Bangladesh: 1950s to 1980s. Social Scientist, Nos. 162-163, November-December, 1986, New Delhi also published by Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Vol. XXXII, No.1, 1987. 8. Factors contributing to excellent repayment performance of Grameen Bank, The Journal of Development and Administrative Studies, Vol. 9, No. 2, December 1987, CEDA, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Journal Articles (National in English) 1. Environment-Poverty Linkages in Bangladesh Perspective: Need for Sustainable Development (with Pallab Mazumder), Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. XVI, No.1, Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, June 2002. 2. Socio-economic Perspective of the Participants in the Language Movement. 1952: Some Survey Findings. The Journal of Social Studies, No. 90, Special Issue: Language & Society, OctoberDecember 2000.

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3. On Reaching the Hardcore Poor: Some Evidence on Social Exclusion in NGO Programmes (with Abdur Razzaque). Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. XXVI, No.1, March 2000. 4. Education for Development: Some Conceptual Issues. The Journal of Social Studies, No. 85, JulySeptember 1999. 5. The Budget and the Poor: A Participatory Analysis. The Journal of Social Studies, No. 74, JulySeptember 1999. 6. Social consequences of Structural Adjustment Policies in Bangladesh prepared (with Zulfiqar Ali). Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 213-254, July 1995. 7. Contributions of Education in Economic Development: Lessons for Bangladesh from Asian Countries. Atowar Hossain Memorial Lecture, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1993. Published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society, 1994. 8. The Impact of Shrimp Culture on Coastal Environment. GRASSROOTS - an Association for Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB) Quarterly, Vol. 2, Issue-VIII, April-June 1993. 9. Food Procurement and Distribution System in Rural Bangladesh: An Empirical Study with Equity Consideration. Dhaka: The Journal of Social Studies, No.15, January 1992. 10. Migration and Food Security: A Case Study of Bangladesh. GRASSROOTS, Vol.1, Issue I, OctoberDecember 1991. 11. Rural Development From Below: Lessons Learned from Grameen Bank Experience in Bangladesh. GRASSROOTS, Vol. 1, Issue I, Dhaka, October-December 1991. 12. The Matbars and Rural Power Structure in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 11, No. 2B, Conference Issue, Dhaka, 1991. 13. Human Responses to Natural Hazards in Bangladesh: Some preliminary observations, Farm economy, Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association, August 1990. 14. Empowerment and Development: Towards Livelihood Security. A paper presented at the special seminar on Fourth Five Year Plan of Bangladesh, organized by Bangladesh Economic Association. October 1990. Published in a special issue of Political Economy, 1990. 15. Rural Power Structure: A Study of the UP leaders in Bangladesh. Journal of Social Studies, No. 4, July, 1989. 16. The State, Local Power Brokers and Rural Development in Bangladesh: A Study of the Selected Upazila Chairman. Sociology and Development, 1989, a Journal of Bangladesh Sociological Association, Dhaka. 17. Demand Constraints and the Future Viability of Grameen Bank Credit Programme: An Econometric Study of the Expenditure Pattern of Rural Households. Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. XVI, No. 2, June 1988. 18. Rural Touts and Power Structure in Bangladesh: Some Indicative Results of a Perception Survey of the Patronage Network. ADAB News (a development magazine), Vol. XV, No.4, Regn. DA-360, JulyAugust 1988. 19. Peasant Differentiation in Bangladesh, 1950s to 1980s. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Vol. XXXII, No. 1, Special issue, June 1987. 20. Participative Management Style of Grameen Bank. Bank Parikrama, Special Issue, 1987. 21. Rural Proletarianization: Empirical Evidence from Two Villages of Bangladesh. Journal of Social Studies, No. 23, January 1984. 22. Land Concentration and Dispossession in Two Villages of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. X, No. 2, Spring 1981. Journal Articles (National in Bangla) 1. Samajik Puji O Unnayan: Bangladesh Prekshit (Social Capital and Development: The Context of Bangladesh); Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikshya, Vol. 19, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1409 (January 2003).
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2. Unnayaner Janya Shiksha (Education for Development); with Mahfuz Kabir, The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Golden Jubilee Issue), December 2002. 3. Bishwayan O Tathyaprojukti: Naya Orthonitite Bangladesh (Globalization and Information Technology: Bangladesh in the New Economy) with Arifur Rahman and Taifur Rahman. Journal of Political Economy, Vol. XVI, No.1, Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, June 2002. 4. Bangladesher Shikkhay Baishammay Durnity o Ashthirota (Disparity, Violence and Corruption in Education in Bangladesh) with Arifur Rahman. Bangladesh Arthonity Shamiti, (periodical publication), 2002 5. Daridro Bimochon: Bangladesh Oviggota (Poverty Alleviation: Experiences from Bangladesh) with Arifur Rahman. Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 19, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1409 (February 2002) 6. Bangladesher Shikkhay Baishammay Durnity o Ashthirota (Disparity, Violence and Corruption in Education in Bangladesh) with Arifur Rahman. Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 18, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1407 (February 2001) 7. Manab Unnayane Boi (Role of Books in Human Development) with Pallab Majumder. Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 17, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1406 (February 2000) 8. Budget Prokriyai Jonogoner Anshogrohon (People's Participation in Budget Making Process), Unnayan Bitorka. Vol. 2, Year 18, BUP, Dhaka, 1999. 9. Rabindra Bhabnay Shaw-unnayan O Atmashakti (Tagore's Thinking on Self Development and Self Reliance). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 12, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1401 (February 1995) 10. Unnayane Shikkhar Obodan: Bangladesher Janya Dakkhin-Purba Ashio Aubhiggota Theke Shikkhaneya (Contribution of Education in Development Lessons from South East Asia for Bangladesh). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha. Vol.11, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1400 (February 1994) 11. Interlinked Transactions in Rural Markets in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Unnayan Samikshya, 1993. 12. Greihayan O Unnayan: Poriprekkhit Bangladesh (Housing And Development: Bangladesh Perspective). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 9, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1398 (February 1992) 13. Grameen Bajare Antasanjog (Interlinkages of Rural Markets). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 8, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1397 (February 1991) 14. Bhasha Andoloner Artho-shamajik Potobhumi: Ekti Tattik Kathamor Sandhaney (Socio Economic Perspective of the Language Movement: In Search of a Theoretical Framework). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 6, Special Issue, Bengali Year 1395 (February 1989) 15. Bhasha Andolonai Aungshograhankarider Artha-Samajik Aubosthan: Ekti Jarip (The SocioEconomic Position of the Participants of Language Movement: A Survey). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikha, Vol. 6, Special Issue, Bengali Year 1395 (February 1989) 16. Gramer Goribder Janya Reen: Bibhinna Pratishthanik Uddyager Tulonamulok Chitra' (Credit for Rural Poor: A Comparative Analysis of the Various Institutional Initiatives). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 6, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1395 (February 1989). 17. Bhasha Andoloner Rajnaitik Arthoniti: Madhyabitter Bhumika (Political Economy of Language Movement: The Role of Middle Class). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 4, Annual Issue, Bengali Year 1393 (February 1987) 18. Sthanio Parjaye Porikalpana: Ekti Padhatigato Alochona (Local Level Planning: A Methodological Discussion). Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikkha, Vol. 3, Annual Issue, 1392 (February 1986). Research Reports (International) 1. The drawbacks of poor governance, (with Ismail Hossain, Mahfuz Kabir, Arifur Rahman), in Social watch Report 2004, Fear and want, obstacles to Human security, International Secretariat of Social Watch, Uruguay, 2004.
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2. Corruption and mismanagement threaten jute mills (with Ismail Hossain), in Social Watch Report 2003, the poor and the market, International Secretariat of Social Watch, Uruguay, 2003. 3. Birds in a larger cage (with Ismail Hossain), in Social Watch Report 2002, impact of globalization in the world, International Secretariat of Social Watch, Uruguay, 2002. 4. Some improvements but not enough (with Ismail Hossain), in Social Watch Report 2001, International Secretariat of Social Watch, Uruguay, 2001. 5. The Fruits of a long road (with Ismail Hossain), in Social Watch Report 2000, International Secretariat of Social Watch, Uruguay, 2000. 6. The Poverty situation in Bangladesh in the 1990s (with Khushi Kabir), social watch Asia MeetingProceeding, 1998. 7. Rallying against poverty in Social Watch Report 1996, International Secretariat of Social Watch, Uruguay, 1996. 8. Towards Sustainable Development: Lessons from NGO Experiences in Bangladesh. ANGOC, Manila, February 1994. 9. Improving Preparedness for Acute Food Shortages due to Natural Disaster in Asian and Pacific Countries. Prepared for the FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAPA), 1992, Bangkok. 10. Human Responses to Natural Disaster. A paper presented at the 23rd Bengal Studies Conference, Winnipeg, University of Manitoba. June 1989. 11. Dual Role to Tradition in Social Mobilization: The Grameen Bank and Rural Poor Women in Bangladesh. Presented in the Bengal Conference at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1986. Published later by Wisconsin University, USA. 12. The State and the Peasantry: The Bangladesh Case. DERAP Paper No. A304. Bergen, Norway: Christian Michelsen Institute, October 1983. Research Reports (National) 1. Analytical Review of Studies on Rural Power Structure in Bangladesh: 1960s to 1980s. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), June 1989. 2. Housing for the Rural Poor: the Grameen Bank experiences. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), March 1989. 3. Impact of Grameen Bank on the Nutritional Status of the Rural Poor. Working Paper No. 7, GBEP, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), December, 1987. Also published as BIDS Research Report No. 108, September 1989. 4. Economic Effect of Flood, 1988 (jointly with M. Hossain and Hossain Z. Rahman), (Mimeo). Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Rural Credit and Grameen Bank. 1988. 5. Management System of Grameen Bank: Organization, Monitoring and Training Aspects. Working Paper No. 18, GBEP, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), January 1988. 6. Impact of Grameen Bank on the Rural Power Structure. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Research Report No. 62, 1987. 7. Agricultural Taxation in Bangladesh (jointly with Hossain, M. and Akash, M.M.). Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Research Report No. 41, 1986. 8. Consciousness Raising Efforts of Grameen Bank. Working Paper No.3, GBEP, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), July 1986. Other Engagements/Accomplishments Chairman, Board of governing Body, Credit and Development Forum (CDF), Dhaka, 2003 onward Chairman, Board of Directors, Janata Bank, June 2000 to November 2001 Member, Board of Directors, Sonali Bank, 1996-2000 Member, Board of Trustees, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), 1998 to date
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Editor, Ecofile, an environmental quarterly journal, 1995 to date Editor, Paribesh patra, an environmental periodical (in Bangla) , 1995 to date Associate Editor BIISS Journal, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, 1995 to date Chairman, Board of Directors, Unnayan Shamannay, a non-profit private research institute, 1994 to date Member, National Task Force on Poverty Eradication led by Prof. Rehman Sobhan and Pro. Mohammad Yunus both in 1991and 2003. Advisor, South Asian Independent Commission on Poverty Alleviation, 1991. Member, Board of Trustees, Bishya Shahitya Kendro (World Literature Centre), 2002 onward. Chief, Human Resource Division, BIDS 1997-99 Chairman, Board of Editors, Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikhya, a journal of BIDS, 1986-94 National Coordinator, Committee for Studies on Cooperation and Development, 1988-92 General Secretary, Bangladesh Economic Association, 1988-90 Chairman, Administrative Affairs Committee, BIDS, 1993-95 Member, Technical Committee, Structural Adjustment Participatory Review Initiative, 1999-2000 Trainer, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok and Oxford Disaster Preparedness Centre, 1995 Trainer, BRAC and Proshika Training Centre 1992 onward Trainer, Academy for Planning and Development, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1994 onward Trainer, Financial Management Academy, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2004 onward

Award Atish Dipankar Gold Medal for contribution in the field of economics for the year 2000.

International/Country Missions Led UN Mission to the Maldives to design indicators for poverty alleviation, 1997 Member, GK Project Completion Report Mission, ADB, Dhaka, 1994 Member, Mid-term Review of UNDP Country Program - V (Environmental Component), 1994 Team Leader, Post-Evaluation of North West Rural Development Program, ADB, Manila, 1994 Team Leader, Post-Evaluation of Serajgonj Rural Integrated Development Program, ADB, Manila, 1994 Prepared Report on IFAD (UN) Mission on Tenural Status of the Poor in Asia and Africa, 1991 Prepared Report on Training Programme of Grameen Bank for International Review Mission, (sponsored by CIDA), October-November, 1990 Prepared study on Credit for the Poor for UNDP, Dhaka, as part of Agriculture Sector Review, 1989 Prepared UN Mission (UNIFEM) Report for Formulating A Credit Scheme for Rural Poor Women of Tanzania, 1989

Membership of Professional Societies i. ii. iii. iv. Bangladesh Economic Association (Former General Secretary and currently life Member) Asiatic Society Bangladesh (life Member) Bangla Academy (life Member) Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bangladesh Environment Movement) (Convenor, Pro-environmental Budget sub-committee) v. Member, Steering Committee, Intentional Network of Civil Society Organizations on Competition (INCSOC).
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