According to a CGS press release, the board will help shape and guide the strategy of this independent, nonpartisan autonomous think-tank working closely with the leadership team until December 31, 2021.
The advisory board is comprised of: Brig Gen (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, former election commissioner, Bangladesh; Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud, former president of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association; Prof Dr Habib Zafarullah, University of New England (UNE), Australia; Mir Nasir Hossain, former president of FBCCI; Ambassador Nasim Firdaus, President of Bangladesh Alliance for Women Leadership; Prof Dr Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor, Illinois State University, USA; Dr Selim Jahan, former director, Human Development Report Office, UNDP, New York; Prof Dr Habibiul Haque Khondker, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Dr Saira Khan, International Security Expert, Gerson Lehrman Group, New York; Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury, President, Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI); Dr Mohammad Parvez lmdad, former lead economist of Asian Development Bank; Naila Chowdhury, Director, Social Impact and Innovation, UC San Diego, USA; Shahedul Islam, President, Bangladesh Backward Linkage Association; Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association; and Prof Dr AKM Matiul Alam, President and CEO, World Education Canada.