Dr. Fahmida Khatun

Dr. Fahmida Khatun is the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh's leading civil society think tank. 📊 She is a prominent economist whose research and policy analysis have significantly influenced Bangladesh's economic discourse on trade, export, fiscal policy, and sustainable development.

🎓 Dr. Khatun holds a Masters and PhD in Economics from University College London (UCL), University of London. She completed her postdoctoral research at Columbia University, USA, undertaking joint research with Professor Jeffrey Sachs. She has also participated in the Leadership Decision-Making programme at Harvard University, USA.

💼 Her previous roles include:

• 📊 Research Fellow at Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
• 🌍 Environment Specialist at UNDP
• 💰 Economist at USAID Mission in Bangladesh
• 🎓 Teaching economics at universities in Bangladesh and England

🏛️ Dr. Khatun serves on several important policy bodies:

• 🏦 Board Member — Bangladesh Bank (central bank)
• 🤝 Board Member — BRAC (world's largest NGO)
• 📋 Task Force Member — Re-Strategising the Economy (current interim government)
• 📊 Task Force Member — Strengthening Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)
• 🌍 UN Secretary-General's Expert Panel — Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI)
• 📈 Advisory Board Member — UNCTAD Productive Capacities Index

🌐 In 2023, she served as Co-Chair of the T20 India Task Force on "Accelerating SDGs" under the G20 process. She is also a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think tank based in the USA.

📊 Dr. Khatun's areas of expertise include macroeconomic policy, financial sector, international trade and WTO issues, climate change, environment, energy economics, the digital economy, and youth employment. Her analysis is frequently quoted in Bangladeshi and international media on export policy, trade agreements, and economic reform. 📈