Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

There are three Statutory Committees of BIDS for decentralizing administration and sharing responsibilities. These committees are:

(i) The Policy Coordination Committee (PCC);

(ii) The Administrative Affairs Committee (AAC); and

(iii) The Finance Committee (FC).

The Policy Coordination Committee (PCC)

The Director General is the Chairperson of the PCC. All Research Directors of the Institute, Chairpersons of AAC and FC, Chiefs of five Division, and Secretary, BIDS, are ex-officio members. The functions of PCC include: policy recommendations to the Director General on allocation of research funds; awarding of scholarships and fellowships; nomination to seminars, workshops and other professional activities; control, management and administration of projects; nomination of members to AAC and FC; and nomination of Senior Fellows.

The current members of the Policy Coordination Committee (PCC) are:

Chairperson:

Dr. A.K. Enamul Haque , Director General

Member

Dr. Mohammad Yunus, Research Director

Dr. S.M. Zulfiqar Ali, Research Director

Dr. Kazi Iqbal, Research Director

Dr. Mohammad Harunur Rashid Bhuyan, Senior Research Fellow

Dr. Azreen Karim, Senior Research Fellow

Dr. Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Senior Research Fellow