Department of Economics, SBE, North South University

05/04/2026

📚✨ **𝐍𝐒𝐔 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 – 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟎𝟒**

The Department of Economics, North South University successfully hosted the 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 on April 2, 2026 - another engaging and research-driven session! 🎓

We were honored to welcome 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐳𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐦, 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐒, as our distinguished speaker. Dr. Karim, an 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐍𝐒𝐔, presented her insightful research titled:

“𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡.”

🔍 𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓:

▪ Knowledge and perception of disasters — beyond just past experience — play a crucial role in shaping household preparedness. Informal education and community-based training significantly strengthen resilience.

▪ The Disaster Preparedness Index (DPI) shows a substantial impact, reducing household per capita income loss by nearly 64% through mitigating unemployment risks.

💡 The session sparked dynamic discussions among faculty members, students, and researchers on climate resilience, disaster policy, and the importance of local knowledge systems.

We’re excited to carry this momentum forward in the upcoming episodes! 🚀

📸 𝑮𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘

29/03/2026

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐍𝐒𝐔 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬!

The Department of Economics at North South University is pleased to invite you to the 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, as we continue to bring stimulating academic conversations to our community.

📅 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆: April 2, 2026 (Thursday)
🕐 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
📍 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆: SBE Dean's Conference Room, NSU
💻 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆: Hybrid (In-person & Zoom)

🔗 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌: https://zoom.us/j/9635817493?pwd=fGWOju2KOp6O7l0s8umJs7oSbpUDjA.1
🆔 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝑫: 963 581 7493
🔑 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒅𝒆: 132435

🎙️ 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓: 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒛𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒎
Senior Research Fellow
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

📄 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: "𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡"

📝 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤: This paper examines how education, knowledge, perception, and disaster experience shape household disaster preparedness and its role in mitigating income losses, using an instrumental variables approach on a large-scale dataset. The findings reveal that the Disaster Preparedness Index (DPI) can reduce household per capita net income loss by nearly 64% relative to the mean through the unemployment channel, underscoring the potential of informal education and community-based training in strengthening disaster risk reduction.

👥 We welcome students, faculty, and all those interested to attend and participate in what promises to be a rich and engaging discussion. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation!

29/03/2026

The Department of Economics, North South University, deeply mourns the untimely passing of Md. Roman, Office Support Staff at the NSU–UWA Agribusiness Centre of Excellence (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un). His loss is felt profoundly across our entire department community.

Roman was a gentle, soft-spoken individual whose warm presence left a lasting impression on all who had the privilege of knowing him. His familiar, smiling face in the corridors and common spaces of our building was a small but meaningful part of daily life at the department — and one that will be deeply missed by faculty, staff, and students alike.

May Allah grant Md. Roman Jannatul Firdaus and bestow upon his beloved family the patience and strength to bear this devastating loss. He will remain in our hearts and our prayers.

26/03/2026

25/03/2026

🎉 𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆!

We are proud to announce that the North South University (𝗡𝗦𝗨) 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 has been ranked #301–350 globally in the 𝗤𝗦 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 2026 (Economics & Econometrics).

This marks our highest-ever QS subject ranking — and a remarkable 150-place climb in just two years: 451–500 (2024) → 401–450 (2025) → 301–350 (2026).

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁?

📊 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
NSU scored the highest among Bangladeshi universities in three out of four QS indicators.

📈 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
We lead all peers in both research output metrics, with a citations-per-paper score of 80.0 — reflecting strong and growing global scholarly impact.

🇧🇩 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 (𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱)
NSU and the University of Dhaka jointly hold the top position in Economics & Econometrics among Bangladeshi universities, followed by BRAC University and Daffodil International University (551–700 band). Although 𝗡𝗦𝗨 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, QS does not assign specific positions within this ranking band.

This achievement is particularly meaningful for a relatively young institution, demonstrating how research quality, faculty excellence, and academic ambition can rapidly translate into global recognition.

It reflects the dedication of our faculty, students, alumni, and the entire NSU community.

12/03/2026

🎓 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗗𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗦𝗨 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!

🌍 Interested in building a career in sustainable development, public policy, and social impact?

The 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗠𝗗𝗦) at 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗡𝗦𝗨) — Bangladesh’s first and leading private university — provides a strong academic and professional foundation for those who aspire to address complex development challenges and contribute to meaningful change.

The program combines rigorous development theory with practical field experience, preparing graduates to work with leading development organizations, research institutions, and government agencies.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗗𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗦𝗨?

📚 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
Build a strong foundation in development theories and policies, while gaining valuable hands-on field experience.

🌱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 + 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Combine classroom learning with practical field exposure, connecting theory with real-world development practice.

🚀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
Graduates pursue careers with leading national and international NGOs, development agencies, research organizations, and government institutions.

🏆 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
In 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 the 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗦𝗨 is ranked the highest in Bangladesh according to both the 𝗤𝗦 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝟯𝟬𝟭-𝟯𝟱𝟬) and 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝟱𝟬𝟭-𝟲𝟬𝟬).

💰 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗦𝗨

📝 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁
🥇 1st Place in Admission Test: 50% scholarship
🥈 2nd & 3rd Places: 25% scholarship each

📚 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗚𝗣𝗔
🎓 Group-A Universities (UGC) – 50% (CGPA ≥ 3.80), 30% (CGPA ≥ 3.50)
🎓 Group-B Universities (UGC) – 35% (CGPA ≥ 3.80), 20% (CGPA ≥ 3.50)
🎓 NSU Graduates – 75% (CGPA ≥ 3.75), 50% (CGPA ≥ 3.50)

📅 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
📝 Application Deadline: April 22, 2026
📍 Admission Test: April 24, 2026

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄
🔗 https://www.northsouth.edu/academic/programs-18022021/master/mds-program.html

Take the first step toward a career that drives meaningful social and development impact. 🌱

12/03/2026

🎓 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗠𝗦 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗦𝗨 🎓

Are you aiming to build a career in economic research and policy, or preparing to pursue a PhD in Economics at leading universities worldwide?

Applications are now open for the 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 intake of the 𝗠𝗦 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 program at 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗡𝗦𝗨).

The program offers rigorous analytical training and strong research orientation, preparing students for top PhD programs abroad as well as high-impact careers in policy, research institutions, and international organizations.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗦𝗨’𝘀 𝗠𝗦 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀?

🌍 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆
Graduate courses are taught by experienced researchers with PhDs from leading universities, including the National University of Singapore, Northwestern University, and the University of Toronto.

🏆 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽-𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
In 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 the 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗦𝗨 is ranked the highest in Bangladesh according to both the 𝗤𝗦 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝟯𝟬𝟭-𝟯𝟱𝟬) and 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝟱𝟬𝟭-𝟲𝟬𝟬) in the subject category Eonomics & Econometrics.

🎓 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀
Graduates have pursued higher studies at Oxford, LSE, Toronto, Cornell, and NUS, and work with organizations including the World Bank, UNDP, BRAC, BIDS, CPD, and Bangladesh Bank.

💰 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀

🏅 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁
• 1st Place – 50% scholarship
• 2nd & 3rd Place – 25% each

🎓 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀
• Group-A Universities (UGC) – 50% (CGPA ≥ 3.80), 30% (CGPA ≥ 3.50)
• Group-B Universities (UGC) – 35% (CGPA ≥ 3.80), 20% (CGPA ≥ 3.50)
• NSU Graduates – 75% (CGPA ≥ 3.75), 50% (CGPA ≥ 3.50)

🌐 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆
Through collaboration with the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM), USA, students completing 15 credits at NSU may finish their MA in Economics in two semesters.

Each year, three NSU students receive non-resident tuition remission, saving up to USD 13,000.

📅 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
📌 Application Deadline: April 22, 2026
📝 Admission Test: April 24, 2026

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆
🔗 https://www.northsouth.edu/academic/programs-18022021/master/mds-program.html

Join a community committed to rigorous economic analysis, research excellence, and global engagement in economics.

09/03/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 | 𝗡𝗦𝗨 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 | 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟲 | 𝗘𝗽. 𝟯

The Department of Economics at North South University hosted the third episode of the Spring 2026 Brown Bag Seminar Series on Thursday, March 5.

The seminar brought together faculty members, students, and research enthusiasts for another engaging session of research presentation and discussion. 🎓

Our speaker for the event was 𝗗𝗿. 𝗦𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗿 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗱, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at North South University, who presented his research titled: "𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙝"

The study examines labor market discrimination in Bangladesh and explores how high school background, religion, and gender may influence employment outcomes.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:

1️⃣ Graduates from religious high school backgrounds receive significantly fewer callbacks in the job market.

2️⃣ The difference remains even when resumes are comparatively stronger, indicating deeper bias in hiring decisions.

3️⃣ While broad gender-based discrimination is not strongly evident, female candidates appear more likely to receive callbacks for lower-paying and client-facing roles.

These findings highlight how signals related to educational institutions and social identity can shape early employment opportunities in Bangladesh’s labor market. 📊

The presentation generated thoughtful questions and reflections from both faculty members and students, leading to an engaging exchange of ideas. 💬

Episode 3 added another strong discussion to this semester’s NSU Economics Brown Bag Seminar Series, which continues to bring ongoing research and open academic dialogue to the department.

📸 Glimpses from the session below

03/03/2026

🎓 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐃 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐍𝐒𝐔 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬!

The Department of Economics at North South University invites you to the 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, continuing our tradition of fostering insightful academic discussions.

🗓 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆: March 5, 2026 (Thursday)
⏰ 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
📍 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆: SBE Dean’s Conference Room, NSU
💻 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆: Hybrid (In-person & Zoom)

🔗 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌: https://zoom.us/j/9635817493?pwd=fGWOju2KOp6O7l0s8umJs7oSbpUDjA.1
🆔 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝑫: 963 581 7493
🔐 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒅𝒆: 132435

🎤 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓: 𝑫𝒓. 𝑺𝒊𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒓 𝑨𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒅
Assistant Professor of Economics
North South University, Bangladesh

📄 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: "𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡"

📊 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤: Dr. Ahmad’s research delves into labor market discrimination in Bangladesh, focusing on the impact of high school background, gender, and religion. His findings highlight significant biases faced by college graduates with religious high school backgrounds.

👥 We invite students, faculty, and anyone interested in the topic to join us for an engaging discussion.

✨ This session promises to be thought-provoking—don’t miss out on the opportunity to join the conversation!

23/02/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 | 𝗡𝗦𝗨 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 | 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟲 | 𝗘𝗽. 𝟮

Just past noon last Thursday, Feb 19, Episode 2 of Spring 2026 opened to a full SBE Dean’s Conference Room — a hybrid session with strong participation both in person and online.

We hosted Wilfrid Laurier University’s Associate Professor of Economics 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗺. In his third appearance in the NSU Economics Brown Bag Seminar Series, he presented:

𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙝

The paper delivers sharp empirical evidence on how extreme heat shapes adolescent schooling and labor outcomes in rural Bangladesh.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀:

1️⃣ A clear temperature threshold emerges at 𝟯𝟲°𝗖.
2️⃣ Each additional day above 36°C lowers school attendance by 𝟯.𝟭 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 and raises child labor by 𝟮.𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀.
3️⃣ The burden falls disproportionately on 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨.
4️⃣ Three-year cumulative exposure produces measurable long-run losses.

The channels are concrete — income shocks, rising domestic labor demands, and restrictive gender norms. This is how 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 turns into 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. 🌡️📉

The discussion ran long. Questions came from faculty and students in the room and from colleagues joining online. The exchange was rigorous and direct. 💬

This was Dr. Karim's third presentation in our Brown Bag series. The previous two papers he presented here later landed in leading ABDC A*/ Scimago Q1 journals, including one in the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴. We wish this work the same trajectory. 📈

Two superb brown bag seminars to kickoff Spring 2026; more to come.

📸 Glimpses below.

19/02/2026

🌡️ 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 𝐍𝐒𝐔 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫

What happens when temperatures exceed 36°C in rural Bangladesh?

📉 Schooling declines.
📈 Child labor increases.
👧 Girls are 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝.

🎤 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Dr. Ridwan Karim
Associate Professor of Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

📄 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫:
Threshold Effects of Extreme Heat on Schooling and Child Labor in Rural Bangladesh

🗓 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 (𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲)
⏰ 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
📍 SBE Dean’s Conference Room, NSU
💻 Hybrid (In-person and Zoom)

🔗 Join via Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/9635817493?pwd=fGWOju2KOp6O7l0s8umJs7oSbpUDjA.1

Meeting ID: 963 581 7493
Passcode: 132435

As 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 intensifies, understanding its impact on 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 is foundational to 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲.

Students, faculty, and research enthusiasts are warmly invited.

See you at noon.