Tk 15cr govt fund for BIDS for research
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies or BIDS will get Tk 15.26 crore from the government for conducting 30 research studies in fiscal 2015-16.
The research organisation will also introduce a yearlong masters' programme on two subjects -- Development Studies and Financial Management. The courses will start in November with 50 students in each batch.
A proposal which has been sent to the Planning Division for funds for the master's courses will soon be approved, according to Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid, director general of BIDS.
“BIDS used to get a funding of Tk 2 crore on average in the previous years. The allocation will increase to Tk 15.26 crore starting this year,” said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, also chairman of BIDS' board of trustees.
“Spending on research is seen as a future investment by the government. Research topics need to be set based on the country's economic demands,” said Kamal, who is also the.
“Research will help us discover where our capabilities are.”
“We are lagging in the tourism sector,” he said adding the BIDS should conduct researches on it, which could be a major revenue earner for the government.
“The process of building the BIDS into a centre of excellence in research has just begun. The BIDS should work with both local and foreign researchers,” said Prof Rehman Sobhan, a member of the board of trustees.
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