Momtaz Ahmed

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About the Researcher

Momtaz Ahmed

Country: Bangladesh

Nationality: Bangladesh

Region of Coverage: South Asia

Language(s): English

Telephone: 880-2-9666838

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Organization: The University of Dhaka

Job Title: Professor of Economics

Last Updated: Friday, 27 June 2008


	Organization				Research Interests

The University of Dhaka

Bangladesh

Providing higher education across a range of disciplines in Bangladesh

Expertise:
Development Economist. Specialized in Industrial Economics, Labour Economics, Rural Development, East Asian Development

Professional/ Work Experience:

Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka - 1000, Bangladesh
Chairman, Rupali Bank Ltd.(A part-time position)
Member, General Economics Division (GED), Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh. (A Full-time position with the rank and status of a Senior Secretary of the Government)
Director, Board of Directors, Bangladesh Bank, the Central Bank of the Country
Member, Board of Governors, Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) or Foundation for poverty alleviation through channeling microcredits to the poor

Affiliation:

Member, Senate, Dhaka University (As Chancellor's nominee).
Member, Senate, Chittagong University (As Chancellor's nominee).
Member, National Wages and Productivity Commission, 1992, Government of Bangladesh.
Member, Minimum Wages Board, Government of Bangladesh. 1992?1994.
Member, Finance Committee, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh.
Corresponding Editor From South Asia for the Journal of Asian Economics.
Member, Board of Governors, Institute for Social Welfare and Research (ISWR), Dhaka University, 1991?1993.
Member, Board of Governors, Institute for Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), Dhaka University, 1991?1993.
Editor, Development Dialogue. Journal of the SID, Bangladesh Chapter, 1992.
Member, Task Forces Constituted by the Government of Bangladesh on Policies for Development of Small and Rural Industries in Bangladesh, 1991.
International Visitor to USA as a guest of the U.S. State Department under the sponsorship of United States Information Services (USIS), Sept?Oct, 1988.
Member, Editorial Board. The Asia?Pacific Journal on Rural Development, published by CIRDAP, Dhaka.