From a modest beginning with 137 students in 1993 the student body has now grown to approximately 7500. NSU has the largest Business school in the country with 5400 students in the BBA, MBA and EMBA programs. Following an American model the school offers Masters and Bachelors degree in Business Administration having concentrations in Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, MIS, HRM, International Business, and Business Policy and Strategy. The MBA program has been designed following the guidelines of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the highest accreditation body of business schools in USA. It is global, computer oriented, fast track, and competitively priced. Good students and good faculty are the two main ingredients of a good university. NSU is very selective about both the 'ingredients.' NSU has highly qualified faculty members. All faculty members are educated and trained in North American or equivalent universities.

NSU has produced a total of 3000 graduates and most of these graduates are employed in both nationally and internationally reputed companies. Many are pursuing higher education in renwned universities abroad.

In 15 years, NSU has established itself as a citadel of excellence and has been making a relentless effort to produce the best graduates and subject experts in the country. NSU has five professional and research wings: (i) Institute of Development, Environment and Strategic Studies (IDESS) (ii) The English Institute (iii) The Confucius Institute (iv) Center for Information & Communication Technology (CICT) and (v) Department of Career and Professional Development Services (CPDS).

Carleton offers 65 programs of study in areas as diverse as public affairs, journalism, film studies, engineering, high technology and international studies. More than 2,000 brilliant professors and staff members constitute a diverse and dedicated team serving 23,000 students. Carleton's creative, interdisciplinary and international approach to research has led to many significant discoveries and creative works in science and technology, business, governance, public policy and the arts.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics of Carlton University is ranked 3rd in the world for its research output.

1. To bring together established and new researchers working on various statistical topics from all over the world.
   
   
2. To provide a platform for researchers and practitioners in statistical sciences to actively share their research experiences, ideas and contributions in a stimulating environment.
   
   
3. To forge greater cooperation between statisticians of Bangladesh origin and the rest of the world.
   
   
4. To promote the discipline of statistics as a profession in the wider community, particularly to the decision makers.
   
   
5. To promote interaction and understanding amongst statisticians in the world.
   

Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, normally experience mild cold weather in December. Temperature may vary from 10-20 degrees Celsius. By the way, this year Dhaka is celebrating its 400 years of existence.

Bangladesh Taka (BDT) is the local currency in Bangladesh. Currently the estimated exchange rate is $1 (USD) = Tk 70 (BDT). Money can be changed in any foreign exchange branch of commercial banks or licensed money changers.

Only papers accepted by peer review will be scheduled for presentation in the conference.

The presenter or at least one of the co-authors of any accepted paper should register and pay the registration fee by 15th November 2008. Otherwise, the paper may be removed from the conference program.

For oral presentation, all accepted full text paper must be submitted by 30 November 2008. Poster presentation could be arranged with the permission of the Executive Committee.

Electronic Data Projectors would be used for oral presentations. Presenters are encouraged to submit an electronic copy of their presentations to the Executive Committee before leaving for Dhaka.

Invited speakers will have 30 minutes and contributed speakers will have 20 minutes for each oral presentation.

The conference committee will publish the proceedings of the conference. Proceedings will be made available to participants during the conference.