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MEETING OF GOVERNING BODY # 112004

Resolutions of the 151 Meeting of the Governing Body of the Economic Research Group held on 14th February 2004 at House # 57, Road # 6/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

The meeting convened at 8 p.m. and was chaired by Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud, Chairman, Economic Research Group (ERG). Following members of the Governing Body were present in the Meeting:

1. Wahiduddin Mahumd 2. Syed Mainul Ahsan 3. Siddiqur Rahman Osmani 4. Sajjad Zohir 5. A.K. Enamul Haque

The Meeting unanimously decided the followings:

1. Sajjad Zohir was nominated the Executive Director.

2. A.K. Enamul Haque was nominated the Treasurer.

3. The Executive Director is authorized to open bank accounts in the name of the Economic Research Group in accordance with Clause 61 of the AoA. The bank accounts will bear signatures of the Chairman, Executive Director and the Treasurer, with the authorization that any two of them may operate the account at any time.

4 . For any sponsored undertaking, such as, research, workshops, and trainings, ERG will charge 10 percent of contract value (net of overhead) for facilitating the contract through ERG, maintaining the accounts/book-keeping, and for the usual correspondence with the sponsor . All other services provided by ERG or its members, will be charged at cost prices plus the VAT and other charges applicable.

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S. With a view to encourage members of the academic and research communities both within and outside Bangladesh to affiliate with ERG activities, the following categories of affiliation are endorsed :

a. Fellows: Persons .with the ability to undertake independent initiative in the field of economic and social research both within and outside Bangladesh, and willing to be involved with ERG activities.

b. Associates: Any individual who is currently involved in economic research and/or teaching at the university level, and are keen on active involvement with ERG activities.

c. Visiting Fellows: Persons, normally fulfilling the requirements of Fellows, but affiliating with ERG on a temporary basis , will be called Visiting Fellows.

6. The Meeting endorsed the proposal of organizing ERG activities around five core ­programs, in addition to the general policy research. The programs are:

a. Program 1: Research on Selected Policy Issues b. Program 2: Monitoring of the Economy and Environment c. Program 3: Networking for Capacity Building in the field of economic

research and education d. Program 4: Publication of books on the economics of developing countries e. Program 5: Short course/training on specific themes.

7 . The Executive Director and the Treasurer were requested to prepare a brochure of ERG and get the prints done upon consultation with all members via email.

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GENERAL MEETING # 1/2004

Resolutions of the l" Ordinary General Meeting of the Economic Research Group held on 14th February 2004 at House # 57, Road # 6/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka .

The General Meeting convened at 7 p.m . and was chaired by Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud, Chairman, Economic Research Group (ERG) . Following members were present in the Meeting:

1. Wahiduddin Mahumd 2 . Syed Mainul Ahsan 3. Siddiqur Rahman Osmani 4 . Sajjad Zohir 5 . A .K . Enamul Haque

The Meeting unanimously passed the following resolutions : 1. Mr. Salim Rashid, Professor, University of Illinois , was included as a member of

the ERG General Body. 2. The Meeting nominated Professor Salim Rashid to serve as a member of the

Governing Body of the ERG for a term of three years. The details on Professor Salim Rashid are given below: Salim Rashid Professor Department of Economics University of Illinois Urbana Champaigne Chicago, IL 61820, USA

3. The Meeting took note of clause 38.a of the Articles of Association of ERG, which mentions that meetings of the Governing Body "would include meetings using video conferencing, e-conferencing, tele-conferencing, etc." The Meeting decided that e­mail exchanges involving all members of the Governing Body and copies of such emails sent by members absent in anyone meeting and counter-signed by the Chairman or the Executive Director may be considered as valid representation of the particular member's view. Such exchanges, covering all major agendas in a meeting, will be considered a part of e-conferencing .

4 . The Meeting appointed M.A. Quader Kabir & Co., House # 11, Road # 1/A, Sector # 5, Uttara, Dhaka - 1230, as the Auditor of ERG accounts for the period till the next AGM.

FIRST MEETlNG OF THE GENERAL BODY OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH GROUP, 14 FEBRUARY 2004

The meeting of the General Body of the Economic Research Group was held on 14th

February 2004 at House # 57, Road # 6/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

Attendance

The meeting was chaired by Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud, Chairman, Economic Research Group (ERG). The following members were present in the meeting:

1. Wahiduddin Mahmud 2. Syed Mainul Ahsan 3. Siddiqur Rahman Osmani 4. Sajjad Zohir 5. A.K. Enamul Haque

Resolutions

The Meeting unanimously passed the following resolutions:

1. Mr. Salim Rashid, Professor, University of Illinois, was included as a member of the

ERG General Body.

2. The Meeting took note of clause 38.a of the Articles of Association of ERG, which

mentioned that meetings of the Governing Body "would include meetings using video

conferencing, e-conferencing, tele-conferencing, etc." The Meeting decided that e­

mail exchanges involving all members of the Governing Body and copies of such

emails sent by members physically absent in anyone meeting and counter-signed by

the Chairman or the Executive Director, may be considered as valid representation of

the particular member's view. Such exchanges, covering all major agendas in a

meeting, will be considered a part of e-conferencing.

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3. The Me eting appointed M .A. Quader Kabir & Co., House # 11, Road # 11A, Sector ~

5, Uttara, Dhaka-1230, as the Auditor of ERG accounts for the period till the first

Annual General Meetin g.

4. The Meeting nominated Sajjad Zohir as the Executive Director of ERG for a per iod

of three years.

5. Th e M eetin g nominated A.K. Enamul Haque as the Treasurer of ERG for a period of

.. three years.

6. Th e Execut ive Di rector is authorize d to open bank accounts in the name of Eco nom ic

Research Group in accordance with Clause 61 of the AoA. The bank accounts will

bear the signa tures of the Chai rman, Executive Director and the Treasurer, wi th the

auth oriz ation that any two of them may operate the account at any time.

7. For any sponso red undertaking, such as, research, workshops, and trainings, ERG will

charge 10 percent of the contract value (net of overhead) for facilitating the contrac t

through ERG, maintaining the accountslbook-keeping, and for usual correspondence

with the sponsor. All other services provided by ERG or its members, will be charged

at cost pr ices plus the VAT and all other taxes /charges applicable.

8. With a view to encourage memb ers of the academic and research communities both

within and outside Bangladesh to affiliate with ERG activities, the follo win g

catego ries of affi liation are endorsed:

a. Fellows: Persons with the ability to undertake independ ent initiati ve in the

field of economic and social research both within and outside Bangladesh, and

willing to be involved with ERG activities.

b. Associates: Any individual who is currently involved in economic research

and/or teaching at the univ ersity level, and are keen on activ e involvement

with ER G activities.

c. Visiting Fellows: Persons, normally fulfilling the requirements of Fellows , but

affiliat ing with ERG on a temporary basis, will be called Visiting Fe llows ,

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9. The Meeting endorsed the proposal of organizing ERG activities around five core

programs, in addition to the general polic y research. The programs are:

a. Program 1: Research on Selected Policy Issues

b. Program 2: Monitoring of the Eco nomy and Environment

c. Program 3: Netwo rking for Capac ity Building in the field of economic

research and education

d. Pro gram 4: Publi cation of books on the economics of developing countries

e. Program 5: Short course/training on specific themes .

10. The Meeting unanimously decided to fix the financi al year for ERG activities to

cover the period from 1st February in one year to 31st January of the following year.

11. The Execut ive Director and the Treasurer were reque sted to prepare a brochure off

ERG and get the prints done upon consultation with all members via email.

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