The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) will organise a three-day international conference from tomorrow, which the public multi-disciplinary organisation believes will act as a platform for disseminating national and international research on socio-economic issues.

The Annual BIDS Conference on Development will be held at Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka's Gulshan, BIDS said in a statement issues yesterday.

The conference will also engage the wider community to envisage the next phase of development for Bangladesh following 50 years of independence.

Planning Minister MA Mannan is scheduled to attend the conference's inaugural session as chief guest while Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal and the Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Mashiur Rahman will act as special guests.

Thirteen keynote speeches and 27 academic papers will be presented in 10 sessions at the event, the statement said.