Vision
1. To be known as the premier research and
policy advocacy group in North America with interdisciplinary skills
dedicated to inform and influence the development of Bangladesh through
intellectual engagement and policy advocacy.
2. To engage in scholarly research with
policy implications in matters related (but not limited) to:
a.
Economic issues such as the government’s development strategy pertaining to
economic growth, fiscal and monetary incentives, infrastructure provision,
national security, institution building, human resource development, and
strengthening of the financial sector.
b. Social issues such as
empowerment of women and excluded groups, protection of human rights,
environmental management, and transparency and accountability in the public
and private sectors, establishment of democratic habits and values, and
removal of gross injustices in society.
3. To make BDI a conscious and deliberative
voice for sustained and comprehensive development in Bangladesh.
Mission
1. Energize/motivate the intellectual
community to use BDI/JBS as a platform to generate ideas through research to
help shape policy and specific action.
2. Disseminate intellectually sophisticated
and policy-relevant ideas through the Journal of Bangladesh Studies (JBS),
books, conferences and other publications incorporating expert opinion and
relevant research.
3. Generate a body of policy-relevant ideas
and research relevant to issues of development in Bangladesh and archive
them (Issues of JBS, books, conference proceedings, and other written
material) so that they are available to the public, researchers and
policymakers.
4. Engage in development by participating
in civil society, nurturing women’s empowerment, devising mechanisms to
fight corruption, building schools and hospitals, providing scholarships and
research support, and installing chaired positions in the universities.