An interim committee of Bangladesh Economic Association has been formed with Prof Dr Mahbub Ullah and Prof Dr Mohammad Helal Uddin as its convener and member secretary respectively.
The 29-member interim committee was formed as per a decision taken in the 21st meeting of the BEA executive committee, which was presided over by its president Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, said a press release on Wednesday.
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Earlier in May 2024, Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad and Md Aynul Islam were elected the president and the general secretary of the BEA executive committee for two years (2024-2026).
BEA, an exclusive professional organisation of economists of Bangladesh, is working to protect the public interests and to interact amongst economists and learn the art of teaching and research and improve their expertise in the chosen area of their interest.
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Some 5,000 BEA members spread all over the country and even abroad.
The organisation was founded in 1950 by universities, colleges, banks professionals, and academicians to bring together teachers, professionals, and all others practicing and interested in social sciences.