Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organized a webinar on “Impact of
Covid-19 Pandemic on Bangladesh: Options for Building Resilience” on 11 November 2020. His Excellency Dr.
Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Adviser to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Government of the People’s Republic
of Bangladesh, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Ambassador M. Fazlul Karim, Chairman, BIISS, chaired
the webinar. Major General Md. Emdad Ul Bari, ndc, psc, te, Director General of BIISS, commenced the
programme with his welcome address. At the webinar, discussions were held on four relevant topics. Professor
Dr. Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, discussed the topic titled ‘Domestic
Market and International Trade’. Professor Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha, Department of Economics, University
of Dhaka, focused on the issues of ‘Poverty and Social Security’. Mr. Shameem Ahmed Chowdhury Noman,
Secretary General, Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA, reflected on the issue
of ‘Manpower Export’ and Dr. Mohammad Mahfuz Kabir, Research Director, BIISS talked about ‘FDI and Macro
Economy’.
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