Bangladesh, Jan. 9 -- Former Finance Minister AMA Muhith, while speaking at a two-day research almanac organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in Dhaka, has applauded the studies and research pursued at BIDS while deprecating research pursued at private institutions. He said, "We need more such institutions (BIDS) in the country, as their works are very much relevant to policy formulation. We have some research organisations in the private sector, and they are 'rubbish'. (FE, December 02, 2019). I wonder if Mr. Muhith could assure the country that "rubbish" research had its debut soon after his 10 years of leadership in the financial sector of the economy.
In his turn as a special guest speaker, Planning Commiss...