Ms. Fahmida Khatun
Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Dr. Fahmida Khatun is currently the Executive Director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh. She accomplished Masters and PhD in Economics from the University College London. She did her Post-Doctoral research at Columbia University, USA. Prior to joining CPD she worked as a Research Fellow at the BIDS; as an Environment Specialist for the UNDP; as an Economist for the USAID Mission in Bangladesh. She taught economics at universities in Bangladesh and England. She was a Visiting Fellow at the Christian Michelsen Institute, Norway, at the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, South Korea and Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, India.
Dr Khatun is a member of the Panel of Economists for the Eighth Five Year Plan (2021-25) formed by Bangladesh Planning Commission. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the National Human Development Report to be prepared by the Economic Relations Division, Government of Bangladesh. She was a Director of Janata Bank Limited, the second largest state-owned bank of Bangladesh and a Director of the SME Foundation of Bangladesh.
Dr Khatun has undertaken research for several international organizations. Her areas of interest include macroeconomic policy, aid effectiveness, international trade and WTO issues, youth unemployment, health issues, social inclusion and poverty eradication, climate change, interests of Least Developed Countries, Sustainable Development Goals and women’s contribution to the economy. She has published widely at home and abroad. She is a columnist of the Daily Star, a leading daily in Bangladesh. She is also an invited contributor to the East Asia Forum.
Dr Khatun is a member of the Panel of Economists for the Eighth Five Year Plan (2021-25) formed by Bangladesh Planning Commission. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the National Human Development Report to be prepared by the Economic Relations Division, Government of Bangladesh. She was a Director of Janata Bank Limited, the second largest state-owned bank of Bangladesh and a Director of the SME Foundation of Bangladesh.
Dr Khatun has undertaken research for several international organizations. Her areas of interest include macroeconomic policy, aid effectiveness, international trade and WTO issues, youth unemployment, health issues, social inclusion and poverty eradication, climate change, interests of Least Developed Countries, Sustainable Development Goals and women’s contribution to the economy. She has published widely at home and abroad. She is a columnist of the Daily Star, a leading daily in Bangladesh. She is also an invited contributor to the East Asia Forum.