Date of birth: 23rd October 1944

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Primarily researched and have major publications in the areas of economic development in general and nutrition and food policy, fiscal policy, macroeconomic management, social welfare, impact of infrastructure on economic development, and energy policies of Bangladesh in particular.  Worked as a consultant for the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Rome, World Bank (WB), Washington, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Thailand, Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC), Malaysia etc.  Went to Ghana on an FAO mission as an economist in September 1989 to evaluate the Food Distribution System of the country.

Recent Publications:

 "Nutritional Dimension of Poverty" (1995), in "Rethinking Rural Poverty: Bangladesh as a Case Study" (eds.)  Hussain Zillur Rahman and Mahabub Hossain, Sage Publication, India, Pvt. Ltd.

"Rural Infrastructure Strategy for Bangladesh" (1995), Paper prepared for the World Bank.

 "Fiscal Performance of Bangladesh" (1995), in Experiences with Economic Reforms: A Review of Bangladesh's Development 1995, (Team Leader) Rehman Sobhan, Centre for Policy Dialogue and University Press Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 "Changing Role of the Government in Bangladesh Economy" (1996) in State, Market and Development: Essays in honour of Rehman Sobhan (eds.) Abdullah, A.A. and Azizur Rahman Khan, University Press Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

In Collaboration, (1996) "Bangladesh's Food-for-Work Programme and Alternatives to Improve Food Security" in Employment for Poverty Reduction and Food Security (ed) Joachim von Braun, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C.

In Collaboration (1998) "National Human Development Report 1997 - Sustainable Livelihoods" sponsored by the UNDP.

In Collaboration (1998) "Input-Output Table for Bangladesh 1993/94" Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.

 "Fiscal Management and Macroeconomic Performance", 1998 in Crisis in Governance: A Review of Bangladesh's Development 1997, Centre for Policy Dialogue and University Press Ltd., Dhaka, Bangaldesh.

In collaboration, 1998, "Credit Programmes for the Poor and Nutritional Status of Children in Rural Bangladesh", Population Studies and Training Centre, Working Paper # 98-01, Brown University, USA.

A Review of the Fiscal Sector” in Bangladesh Economy 2000: Selected Issues, editor, Abu Abdullah, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2001.