Previous Conferences

1^st CONFERENCE -2014

International Conference on Governance and Innovation 
Date: 19-20 December 2014  
Venue: BARD Comilla , Bangladesh. 

Keynote Speakers

1.  Dr. Subrata K. Mitra, Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science and Board Member and former Director of the South Asia Institute at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
2. Dr. Salauddin M. Aminuzzaman, Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka. 
3. Dr. Sharif As-Saberis, Associate Professor and Head of Geopolitics, Business and Government Research Cluster at RMIT University, Australia. 
4. Major General Shafiqur Rahman, Former Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). 

Total Paper Presented: 80
Number of Total Participants: 130

Publications 

Books
1.  Sustainable Governance- Bangladesh Perspective, Edited by: Aka Firowz Ahmad, Sharif As-Saber, Niaz Ahmed Khan and Mahfuzul Haque, Osder Publications, 2016. 
2.  Gender Governance and Human Righst-South Asian Perspectives, Edited by:  Aka Firowz Ahmad, Sharif As-Saber, Niaz Ahmed Khan and Masuda Kamal, Osder Publications, 2016.   
3. Innovation in Governace-Lessons from Transition Economy, Edited by:   Sharif As-Saber, Aka Firowz Ahmad and  Niaz Ahmed Khan, Osder Publications, 2016.

Journal Articles 
28 articles published in the different issuers of the following journals:

1. Society and Change, ISSN: 1997-1052 (Print), 227-202X (Online). 
Vol IX, No. 2, April-June, 2015. 
Vol IX, No. 3, July-September, 2015.
Vol IX, No. 2, October-December, 2015.

2. Journal of Governace and Innovation, ISSN 2312-5551 
Vol I, No 1, Janury-June, 2015.
Vol I, No 1, July-December, 2015.


2^nd CONFERENCE -2015

International  Conference  on Governance in Transition
Date: 18-19 December 2015.
Venue: BARD Comilla, Bangladesh.

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr Ali Farazmand, Professor and Coordinator of the MPA Program in the School of Public Administration at Florida Atlantic University. 
2.  Dr Xiaochun QIAO , Professor of the Institute of Population Research at Peking University, Beijing, China.
4. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, and former Country Director, IUCN. 
3. S M Emdadul Islam, Director, Babylon Group. 
4. Major General Shafiqur Rahman, Former Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP).

Total Paper Presented: 88 
Total Participants: 150 

Publications
Three edited books comprising the selected articles presented in the Conference have been publihsed by Osder Publications.

1. Governance & Developent-Changing Dynamics and Shifting Agendas. Edited by:Sharif As Saber and Aka Firowz Ahmad, Publihsed by: Osder Publications, 2016.

2. Politics Human Rights and Conflicts. Edited by: Aka Firowz Ahmad, Sharif As-Saber, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Nakib M. Nasrullah. Publihsed by: Osder Publications, 2016.

3. Image of Gender-Rights, Realities and Rhetorics. Edited by: Aka Firowz Ahmad, Sharif As-Saber and Masuda Kamal.Publihsed by: Osder Publications, 2016.

3^rd CONFERENCE-2016

International Integrative Research Conference on Development, Governance and Transformation

Date: 27-28 December 2016

Venue: BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh.

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr. Ahmed Shafiqul Huque, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Canada.
2. Jiehua Lu, Ph. D, Professor, Department of Sociology, Peking University, and also deputy director of  Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, Peking University.
3. Dr. Haroon A. Khan, Professor of Political Science at Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, USA,
4. Dr.Sharif As-saber, the Founding Director of the Master of International Business Program at RMIT University, Melbourne.
5. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, Professor of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, and Executive Director, Centre for Resources and Development Research, C/o University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
6. M Niaz Asadullah, DPhil (Oxon), FRSA , Professor of Development Economics, Deputy Director, Centre for Poverty and Development Studies (CPDS), Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya.
7. S. M. Emdadul Islam, Director, Babylon Group, Bangladesh.

Total Papers Presented: 96

Total Particiapnts: 160

Publications: Under Process

4^th CONFERENCE-2017

International Integrative Research Conference on Education, Governance and Development

Date: 18-19 December 2017 
Venue: BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh.

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr. Ahmed Shafiqul Huque, Professor and Chairman, Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Canada.
2. Dr Xiaochun Qiao, Professor, Institute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.
3. Professor Ahmad A Rahman, Ph.D. (MIT), Lawyer, Supreme Court of Western Australia, Australia.
4. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
5. Dr. Tofael Ahmed, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science and Sociology, North South University, Bangladesh.
6. Dr. Kazi Maruful Islam, Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Total Papers Presented: 96
Total Participants: 160

Publications:

5^th CONFERENCE- 2018

International Integrative Research Conference on Governance and Modernization in Changing Environment.

Date: 18-19 December 2018 
Venue: BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh.

Keynote Speakers

1. H. E. Eng. Wassfi Hassan El-Sreihin, Secretary General, African Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India.
2. Dr. Golam M. Mathbor, President, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) and Professor, School of Social Work, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
3. Dr Patrick Kilby, Senior Lecturer and Convener, Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development, Australian National University, Australia
4. Dr Xiaochun Qiao, Professor of the Institute of Population Research at Peking University, Beijing, China, Convener, Asian Conference on Population and Development.
5. Dr. Sharif As-Saber, Chairperson, GAIN International, Director, Master of International Business Program, RMIT University, Australia
6. M. Rezaul Islam, Phd (Nottingham), Professor, Institute Of Social Welfare & Research, University Of Dhaka, Bangladesh & International Academic Adviser, Faculty Of Arts & Social Sciences, University Of Malaya, Malaysia.

Total Papers Presented: 112
Total Participants: 180

 

6^th CONFERENCE-2019

International Integrative Researc­h Conference on Governance in Society, Business and Environment

Date: 18-19 December 2019 
Venue: BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh.

 Keynote Speakers

1. Professor M. Nurul Islam, Dean, School of Arts, Social Science & Law, Bandarban University and Former Professor, Dept. of Public Administration, University of Chittagong
2. Anja Heikkinen, Professor of Education, Faculty of Education and Culture, Tampere University, Finland
3. Professor Dr. Habib Zafarullah, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Sociology, University of New England & the School of Law, Macquarie University, Australia
4. Dr. Golam M. Mathbor, President, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS), And Professor, School of Social Work, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
5. Dr. Andrew Farmer, Head of Natural Resources and Circular Economy Programme, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), London, UK

Total Papers Presented: 80
Total Participants: 130

7^th CONFERENCE-2021

International Integrative Researc­h Conference on Governance in Society, Business and Environment 

Date: 18-19 December 2021
Venue: BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh.

Keynote Speakers

1. Haroon A. Khan, PhD, Professor, Political Science and Public Administration, Henderson State University, Arkansas State University System, Arkadelphia, Arkansas USA
2. Abdul Quddus, PhD, Professor, Department of Business Administration, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
3. M. Rezaul Islam, PhD, Professor, Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
4. Tofail Ahmed, PhD, Former Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Chittagong and Chairman, COAST Foundation, Dhaka
5. Mohammed Asaduzzaman, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Administration, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh
6. Amir Mohammad Nasrullah, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Chittagong
7. Ishtiaq Jamil, Professor, Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
8. Taiabur Rahman, PhD, Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
9. Mohammad Mainul Islam, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka

Total Papers Presented: 48
Total Participants: 80

8^th CONFERENCE-2022

International Integrative Researc­h Conference on Governance in Society, Business and Environment 

Date: 29-30 December 2022
Venue: BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh.

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr. Ahmed Shafiqul Huque, Professor and Former Chairman, Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Canada
2. Dr. Golam M. Mathbor, Professor and Program Director, Doctor of Social Work (DSW), School of Social Work, Monmouth University, USA
3. Dr. Mohammad Mainul Islam, Professor, Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka.
4. Dr. Anja Heikkinen, Professor, Faculty of Education and Culture, Tampere University, Finland
5. Dr. Utpal Kumar De, Professor, Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
6. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, Pro Vice Chancellor, Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) and Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
7. Dr. Taiabur Rahman, Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
8. Dr. Ranjan Kumar Guha, Director, Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), Cumilla, Bangladesh 

Total Papers Presented: 43
Total Participants: 110

 9^th CONFERENCE-2024

International Integrative Researc­h Conference on Governance in Society, Business and Environment 

Date: 23-24 February 2024
Venue: BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh.

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr. Anja Heikkinen, Professor, Faculty of Education and Culture, Tampere University, Finland
2. Dr. Xiaochun Qiao, Professor, Institute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
3. Professor Dr. Sharif N As-Saber, Department of Management, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
4. Dr. Golam M. Mathbor, Professor and Program Director, Doctor of Social Work (DSW), School of Social Work, Monmouth University, USA
5. Professor Dr. Md. Younus Mia, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Stamford University Bangladesh
6. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, Pro Vice Chancellor, Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) and Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
7. Dr. Mohammad Mainul Islam, Professor, Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka

Total Papers Presented: 56
Total Participants: 100

10^th CONFERENCE-2025

International Integrative Researc­h Conference on Governance in Society, Business and Environment 

Date: 23-24 February 2025
Venue: BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh.

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr. Anja Heikkinen, Professor, Faculty of Education and Culture, Tampere University, Finland
2. Dr. Xiaochun Qiao, Professor, Peking University, and Chairman, Asian Conference on Population and Development (ACPD)
3. Major General Md Habib Ullah, SGP, SPP, ndc, afwc, psc, MPhil, Chairman, Sena Kalyan Sangstha.
4. Dr. Mostaq M. Hussain, Professor of Accounting, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick-Saint John
5. Dr. SM Abdul Quddus, Professor, Business School, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (WNUAS)
6. Dr. Amir Mohammad Nasrullah, Professor, Public Administration and Inspector of Colleges, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
7. Dr. Golam M. Mathbor, Professor and Program Director, Doctor of Social Work (DSW) in Human Rights Leadership, School of Social Work at Monmouth University, New Jersey, USA  
8. Dr. Sharif  Nafe As-Saber, President, Governance and Administration Innovation Network (GAIN International), Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
9. Dr. Mohammad Mainul Islam, Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka
10. Dr.  M. Rezaul Islam, Director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), University of Dhaka, and Professor of Social Work at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Total Papers Presented: 96
Total Participants: 110