06 November: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam delivered a lecture at the training programme for young professionals of BRAC. The topic of the lecture was macroeconomic performance of Bangladesh. The lecture dealt with growth and inflation in Bangladesh over time and in comparison with neighboring countries. The lecture was followed by a question- answer session.
09 November: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam chaired a meeting of the jury board set up by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries to select nominees for best Corporate Governance Award. The other members of the Board are Mr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, former Adviser, Caretaker Government, Mr. Faruk Ahmed Siddiki, former Chairman, Securities Exchange Comission, Mr. Md. Firoz, former Commerce Secretary and Mr. Sohel Ahmed Chowdhury, former Commerce Secretary. Decisions were taken regarding revision of the categories of companies as well the criteria for nomination.
20 November: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam was the Chief Guest at a mock Parliament session organized by the TV channel Bangla Vision. The Government side was represented by selected students from Bangladesh University of Professionals and the opposition side was represented by students from Dhaka International University. The subject matter of discussion was “Social Safety net”. The initiatives taken by the Government in this regard, the financial adequacy, the quantitative coverage of the poor and flaws in implementation were discussed.
27 November: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam was a participant at a discussion on governance of the financial sector broadcast by TV channel NEWS 24. The other participant was Mr. Abdul Hye Sarkar, founder President of Dhaka Bank. The present status of governance in various segments of the financial sector, prevailing weaknesses and actions needed to address them were discussed.
29 November: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam participated in an Expert Group Meeting convened by the Centre for Policy Dialogue. Other participants included the chief economist of Bangladesh Bank, former Director General of BIDS, Executive Director of Policy Research Institute and several other prominent economists of the country. The discussions focused on growth prospects for FY17, issues relating to social safety net, remittance and debt sustainability.