Personal Data: Date of Birth : July 27, 1944

Marital Status : Married

Citizenship  : Bangladeshi

Languages : English, Bengali and some French

Education:  Ph.D. Degree in Economics, McMaster University, Canada (1982).

Successfully defended Ph.D. thesis, "Uncertainty and Allocative Behaviour in Peasant Agriculture‑A Study of Small‑Holding Farmers in Bangladesh" in 1982.

Master of Science Degree in Economics, London School of  Economics and Political Science, University of London (1975).

Master of Arts Degree in Economics, Dhaka University (1967).

Bachelor of Arts, Honours Degree in Economics, Dhaka University (1966).

 Professional Experience:

Research Director, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), November 18, 1997

Senior Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), July 1, 1991 - November 17, 1997.

Consultant Economist, National Water Plan Project, Master Plan Organization, Ministry of Irrigation, Water Development and Flood Control, Government of Bangladesh, January 1984 to June 1991.

Deputy Chief, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh, 1975 to 1981.

Assistant Chief, Planning Department, Government of East Pakistan (later Bangladesh), 1969 to 1975.

Recent Publications:

"Assessment of Comparative Advantage in Bangladesh

Agriculture".  The Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. XXVI, March 2000, No. 1.    

A Review of Bangladesh's Development (1998-99), Chapter on 1998 Floods, Post-Flood Agriculture Rehabilitation Programme and Growth Performance, Centre for Policy Dialogue, UPL, 2000.

"Remittance Boom in Bangladesh, 1978-86" (jointly with Jean Paul Azam) in Trade Shocks in Developing Countries, Vol. 2, edited by P. Collier et al., Oxford University Press, 1999.

"Sustainable Agricultural Development: Challenges and Issues, (jointly with Mahabub Hossain) in Increasing Rice Production  in Bangladesh: Challenges and Strategies, edited by S.I. Bhuiyan and A.N.M. Rezaul Karim, IRRI/BRRI, 1999.

Agricultural Growth and Stagnation in Bangladesh: A Review of Performance and Policies (jointly with Rushidan Islam Rahman) MAP Focus Studies Series CIRDAP, Dhaka, 1998.

Independent Review of Bangladesh Economy (1997), Chapter on Management of Water Resources in Bangladesh, Center for Policy Dialogue, UPL, 1998.

"Medium and Long Term Projections of Foodgrain Demand, Supply and Trade Balance in Bangladesh", (jointly with Sajjad Zohir), The Bangladesh Develpment Studies, Vol. XXIII, Nos 3 and 4, September - December 1995.

 "Critical Issues in Bangladesh Agriculture: Policy Response and Unfinished Agenda" (jointly with Abu Abdullah), edited by M.G. Quibria, Oxford University Press, 1997.

"Public Intervention in Foodgrain Markets in Bangladesh", Essays in Observance of 60th Birth Anniversary of Professor  Rehman Sobhan, edited by Abu Abdullah and A. R. Khan,

University Press Limited, Dhaka, 1996. Independent Review of Bangladesh Development (1995),  

Chapter on Agriculture (jointly with Abu Abdullah and M. Hasanullah), Center for Policy Dialogue, University Press Limited, 1995 and 1997.