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Ferdaus Ara Begum has vast experience of working with the private sector since 1987. A master’s degree holder in economics from the University of Dhaka, she completed her Post-Graduate Diploma in International Economics and Institutions. She received training from AIT, Thailand, on Project Implementation and Management. She attended training on services and international trade law and development in Esami, Arusha and Tanzania. She has previously acted as the In-Charge of the DCCI Research Cell for several years, served as Secretary of the DCCI for some time, and worked as Executive Director of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry for several years.
She has managed numerous projects and coordinated many national and international programmes, contributing her extensive expertise to the areas of policy research and advocacy, SME development and promotion, research on Multilateral Training System (MTS), project management, women entrepreneurship development, and chamber management. She has also worked for CIPE, ITC, JETRO, GIZ in different capacities.
Md. Tahmid Zami works as the Additional Research Director at BUILD. He is the coordinator for the Sustainability and Green Growth Working Committee (SGGWC) of BUILD and coordinates the Textile Sustainability Platform (TSP) at BUILD. He has nine years of research and project management experience related to public policy, private sector development, and knowledge cooperation. He has completed his Bachelor of Business Administration from IBA, University of Dhaka, and master’s from the Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka.
His experience and expertise cover areas such as private sector development and regulatory reform, policy advocacy, competition policy, sustainable transport, and regional cooperation. He has worked on several projects supported by a range of development partners, including UKAID, IFC, the Asia Foundation, OIC, CASS, among others. He has managed projects for several ministries, including the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, and so forth.
Kanis Fatama works as the Senior Research Associate at BUILD. Kanis has graduated from Comilla Victoria Government College in accounting and obtained her master’s in accounting from the same institution. In BUILD, she coordinates the Trade and Investment Working Committee. She also serves as a focal point of the Private Sector Development Policy Coordination Committee (PSDPCC) established at the Prime Minister’s Office. She worked for the Fish and Fisheries Business Start-up Licenses: A Regulatory Guide published in September 2014 in the International Investors’ Forum. The Honourable Prime Minister unveiled the publication. She has also worked on the publication Business Start-up Licenses: A Regulatory Guide.
Some of her research areas are, among others, business process re-engineering of Certification Mark (CM) license issued by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI), cost simulation for selected imported products in Bangladesh, policy simplification for supermarket operations in Bangladesh, import policy regime, and service export.
Nasib-Ul-Amin is a business administration graduate from the Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT). His interest zones are business development, supply chain management and banking.
Nasib is a Senior Research Associate at BUILD. He is responsible for managing BUILD’s Taxation Working Committee. He has completed several studies on mortgage law and the rationalisation of tariffs in the boiler manufacturing industry. He is a pivotal contributor to the BUILD publication titled Business Start-up Licenses: A Regulatory Guide. Nasib has attended training on investment promotion by IFC and on the cost-effective import-export of cargo under a multimodal transport system by the Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh.
Farjana Yasmin works as a Senior Research Associate (Sustainable Green Growth) with BUILD. She is also a member of the Sustainable Green Growth Working Committee and the 4IR and ICT Working Committee.
Farjana Yasmin has nine years of working experience at the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) as senior assistant secretary and a sustainability expert with a deep understanding of environmental research, policy development, and industry transformation. Her passion lies in guiding the Bangladesh garment industry (RMG) towards a greener future. She has a proven track record of success in this area, facilitating BKMEA members’ adoption of eco-friendly practices. She spearheaded the research and authored several working papers on the economic and environmental benefits of the Green Industry, which were published in an international journal. She possesses solid ecological credentials, having conducted industrial EIAs and played a crucial role in crafting green industry development policies. She has several project implementation skills with ILO, NI, AFD, ADB, and Swiss Contact, all while working towards the shared goal of promoting sustainable practices in RMG and creating a more environmentally friendly Bangladesh. Before that, she had two years of working experience with a renowned NGO CARITAS as a Mass-line Media Centre (MMC) reporter.
Shahriar Rawshon is a Research Associate at BUILD. She is mainly working for the Financial Sector Development Working Committee (FSDWC) at BUILD. Her working areas include cost simulation of imported products to Bangladesh and worked in sectoral information for developing FDI Policy, bond market, policy simplification of financing tea, repatriation process simplification, and collateral-free loan for women entrepreneurs under the FSDWC. She also works on several projects and signature publications of BUILD. She has expertise in project management, banking policy research, issue brief, business process re-engineering, leadership, and computer skills such as database management, mind map, financial calculation software, Visio, SPSS etc.
She holds a BBA degree majoring in finance & banking and production-operation management from the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) as well as an MBA in finance from BRAC University. Previously, she worked for Grameenphone Ltd. and worked for the IUBAT as a Research Assistant. She has several journal publications and has attended various conferences national and international.
Tanjila Marjahan is a Research Associate at Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) with an academic background in economics, holding both BSS and MSS degrees from the University of Dhaka, specialising in economic analysis and policy development.
Within BUILD, Tanjila contributes to the SME Development Working Committee (SMEDWC). She conducted a comprehensive study on industrial development, offering insights into the sector’s growth potential and policy recommendations. She actively participates in the preparation of reform policy papers, concept notes, policy briefs, and other BUILD publications.
Asif Haider is a development enthusiast with BSS and MSS degrees in Economics from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). As an Econ graduate, his interest lies in Bangladesh’s overall economic scenario and development. He demonstrates a solid commitment to learning and achieving professional growth in his early career.
Currently, he is working under the Financial Sector Development Working Committee (FSDWC) of BUILD. Apart from this, his research enthusiasm lies in the LDC graduation of Bangladesh, blue economy, green economy, policymaking, and collaboration between Bangladesh’s public and private sectors. He is also keen on the export basket diversification of Bangladesh and aspires to work sincerely to make Bangladesh a developed country. He also loves to prepare post-meeting reports and work with translations. He enjoys networking with public and private sector stakeholders and flourishes knowledge through dialogues and meetings. He is also an amateur op-ed writer at a Bangladeshi daily.
Pallab Biswas is an Admin Associate at BUILD. He holds a BA and MA in accounting, having trained in HR and admin and has technical proficiency in financial management and accounting.
He mainly provides administrative support, undertakes clerical tasks and prepares statutory accounts. Full compliance with BUILD rules and regulations, he maintains financial processes, financial records and reports, and audit follow-up, including implementing the practical internal control framework. He also prepares periodic accounting records, financial requests and expenditure statements assisting with the projects to prepare draft budget revisions, budget reprisal, cost-sharing and other financial and accounting reports. In addition, he monitors and overviews cost-sharing and trust fund agreements follow. He maintains proper control of the supporting documents for payments, preparing all types of vouchers for managing projects and PO vouchers for management and development projects.