Dr. Ashikur Rahman, Board of Trustees
Dr. Ashikur Rahman is a Member Secretary of Bangladesh Economists’ Forum – a leading association of eminent professional and academic economists from Bangladesh. He has worked as a policy economist in Bangladesh for more than a decade and has also contributed to a wide range of national and sectoral policy documents. Prior to this, he completed his Ph.D. in Government {Political Economy} at the London School of Economics. Mr. Rahman also has an MPA in Public and Economic Policy and BSc. in Economics (Hons) from the LSE. He has been a consultant for a number of government bodies and other organizations, including the Planning Commission of Bangladesh, World Bank, UNDP, DFID and JICA. His research interest is in the field of political economy, working extensively in areas such as development and governance – with a key focus on the intricate relationship between institutions and economic performance. Mr. Rahman is specialized in undertaking microeconomic program evaluation and institutional and policy diagnosis – and has contributed to the formulation of some of the flagship national policy documents for the Government of Bangladesh, namely – The Seventh Five Year Plan and the National Social Security Strategy. Mr. Rahman is a frequent contributor to electronic media and national and international newspapers, such as The Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune, Ittefaq, New Age, The Financial Express, The Business Standard and The Indian Express. He is also a coordinator of thecitizens platform– Citizens for Responsible Democracy (CRD).