 Due to the pandemic, the third chapter of Bangladesh Economics Summit was very different from its previous iterations. This year, BES focused on the socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19 and assessed the response from different stakeholders in tackling the crisis. The theme for the third edition of BES was “The Impact of COVID-19: Exposing the Fault Lines of Bangladesh Economy.”
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Economics Study Center has always worked to contribute towards knowledge creation and dissemination. With that goal in mind, ESC has completed an extensive literature review and conducted two different phenomenological studies on the doctors and patients who were directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report titled, “Assessing the Fault lines of the Health Sector: Implications for Future Policy Response” was launched at the 3rd Bangladesh Economics Summit.
A subsequent panel discussion was held to discuss the findings of the report which was chaired by Dr Rumana Haque, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka and attended by the chief guest, Mr M.A.Mannan, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Moreover, the esteemed panelists of this discussion session were Dr Taufique Joarder, Research Director, FHI 360 in Bangladesh, Dr Syed Abdul Hamid, Professor, Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka and Dr Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. To watch the full discussion: Click Here
A public lecture was conducted by Dr. Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Professor of Economics at Yale University, on the topic “Economic Effects of COVID-19 in Low and Middle-Income Countries.” Dr Mobarak gave a brief overview of his work during the pandemic and stated that in most countries COVID-19 will soon turn into an economic crisis from a public-health crisis and this will have a severe impact on the global structure. He mentioned that epidemiological models and their connections with economic factors have played a significant role in his work and emphasised on the use of existing data to ensure social protection. Panel Discussion 1: Governance Failure and Corruption: Impediment towards Tackling COVID-1910/27/2020 To watch the full discussion: Click Here The first panel discussion on “Governance Failure and Corruption: Impediment towards Tackling COVID-19" was chaired by Dr Selim Raihan, Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka. Amongst the esteemed panelists were Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD); Dr Kazi Maruful Islam, Professor of Development Studies, University of Dhaka; and Dr Ahsan H. Mansur, Executive Director, Policy Research Institute (PRI).
To watch the full discussion: Click Here On the third day of the summit, a panel discussion was held on the topic “Exploiting Nature: Root Cause for Pandemics and Climate Disasters”. The session was chaired by Professor Dr M.M. Akash, Chairman, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. The panel included Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Chairman, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation; Dr Ainun Nishat, Professor Emeritus, BRAC University; Dr A.K. Enamul Haque, Professor of Economics, East West University.
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The third panel discussion on “The Absence of Labor Rights and the Plight of Bangladeshi Workers during COVID-19” was chaired by Dr Sayema Haque Bidisha, Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka. The esteemed panel included Dr. Rushidan Islam Rahman, Executive Chairperson, Centre for Development and Employment Research (CDER); SK Jenefa K Jabbar, Director, Human Rights and Legal Aid Services and Social Compliance, BRAC; and Dr. Rizwanul Islam, Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development and Employment Research (CDER). Complete Journal: Click Here The third issue of Bangladesh Students' Digest on Economics & Development (BSDED) has been published and launched on September 18, 2020 by the Economics Study Center, University of Dhaka. In 2018, the organisation published the first issue of this annual journal. It provides an opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to showcase their research works & instils the interest to be actively involved in the research.
Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, Chairperson, BRAC graced the occasion as the special guest while Dr Atonu Rabbani, Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka chaired the session. পলিসি ডিবেট: "এই সংসদ ভবিষ্যৎ মহামারী রোধে পৃথিবীব্যাপি স্বাস্থ্য সুরক্ষা আইন প্রণয়ন করবে।"10/27/2020 পুরো আলোচনাটি দেখার জন্য: ক্লিক করুন ইকোনমিকস স্টাডি সেন্টার আয়োজিত তৃতীয় বাংলাদেশ ইকোনমিক সামিটে একটি পলিসি ডিবেট অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। ফেইসবুক লাইভের মাধ্যমে বিতর্ক অনুষ্ঠানটি সম্প্রচারিত হয়। এই ডিবেটের বিষয় ছিল 'এই সংসদ সংক্রামক রোগ প্রতিরোধে আন্তর্জাতিক সার্বজনীন স্বাস্থ্য সুরক্ষা চুক্তি প্রণয়ণ করবে'। বিতর্ক শেষে অধিকাংশ দর্শক এতে 'না' ভোট দেন।
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After the written Round 1 of 86 participants, six teams qualified to battle it out on the Final Round -which was an exciting buzzer round held online. We received an overwhelming response from both national and international undergraduate level students for this year's Quiz Competition. |
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