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Bangladesh Economic Association

Bangladesh Economic Association (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অর্থনীতি সমিতি) is an association of professional economists in Bangladesh. The association has more than 4000 members.[1][2][3]

History

The Bangladesh Economic Association established the Dhaka School of Economics in February 2012.[4]

In 2017, Abul Barakat was elected president of the association and Jamaluddin Ahmed was elected its general secretary.[5] It is a member of the International Economic Association.[6]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, anti-discrimination BEA took control over the organization through an ad hoc committee but were rejected by the association.[7] The association created an interim committee led by Mohammed Helal Uddin, Abu Ahmed, Mahbub Ullah, and 26 others.[8] The new interim committee called for arrest of those responsible for attacks on association office on 12 and 17 February.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Home". bea-bd.org. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Income inequality near danger mark: experts". New Age. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Economic Association recommends Tk 12 trillion budget". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Dhaka School of Economic sets off". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Barakat elected president of Economic Association". Dhaka Tribune. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Member Associations". IEA. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. ^ "BEA rejects ad hoc committee formed by 'anti-discrimination BEA'". The Daily Star. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  8. ^ a b "BEA interim committee demands arrest of office attackers". The Daily Star. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-02-24.