Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha, has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (administration) of the Dhaka university.

She is a professor of economics department

The tenure of her appointment will be four years from the date of her joining the office.

Education Ministry issued a gazette notification signed by deputy secretary Md Shahinur Islam in this regard.

Dr. Sayema Haque did her bachelor's as well as master's from Dhaka University's economics department. Later, she did her MSc. from the University of Bath, UK and PhD in Labour Economics from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Earlier, Dr Bidisha served as Research Director (Hon) at South Asian Network on Economic Modelling, Dhaka from 2026 to 2024. She also served as Visiting Scholar at the Economics department of Concordia University, Canada.

Besides, Dr Bidisha worked on various research projects on labour market, demographic dividend and youth population, skill and education, gender and women empowerment, gender budgeting, migration and remittance earning, credit and food security, poverty and vulnerability, SDG financing, and financial inclusion.

In addition, Dr. Bidisha also contributed to preparing various policy documents and government flagship programs. She worked with various international and UN agencies.

BDST: 2043 HRS, SEP 2, 2024
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