Welcome to the NSU Department of Economics which is housed within the School of Business and Economics.
Established as one of the first three departments of North South University in 1992, the Department of Economics is widely considered as one of the top economics departments in Bangladesh. The department is home to 35 full-time faculty members including 17 Ph.D. faculty members who contribute to building well-reputed undergraduate and graduate programs in the country. All faculty members have outstanding academic records in their Masters and Ph.D. degrees from top-ranked Universities worldwide. Faculty members also continue to engage in academic research activities along with their excellent teaching performance.
The availability of diverse expertise of faculty members in the department allows us to offer a variety of courses to accommodate students’ specific interests and needs that will help achieve their career goals, both academic and non-academic. Consequently, high demand for graduates from our department by employers both in the public and the private sectors has evolved over time leading to a 100 percent job placement. Furthermore, placement of our well-trained graduates in the top-tier Universities in the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., and Australia for higher studies is a testament to the quality of the programs. It is important to note that our programs are the first economics programs in Bangladesh that are accredited by ACBSP, USA.
As a supplement to classroom learning, students have access to the University computer system with statistical packages such as Eviews, Stata, and R that aids their learning. The entire university campus is covered by a WiFi network. It is also under the CCTV surveillance Camera that enhances the security of the campus.
The department takes pride in being student-focused where students are our first priority. The department hosts the Young Economists Forum, which is a vibrant co-curricular student organization and has shown to be one of the best student clubs of the Economics Departments in the country. The club organizes various co-curricular events and invites high-caliber internal and external speakers to present on a variety of topics. Students can also get involved in other student clubs at NSU to suit their individual interests.
The department currently offers the following programs:
1. BS in Economics
2. MS in Economics
3. Master in Development Studies
Additionally, students pursuing a BBA degree can do a major in Economics.
It should be noted that BS in Economics has three streams of students - those who enrolled before Summer 2015 Semester, those who enrolled between Summer 2015 and Fall 2018 Semesters, and those who enrolled in Spring 2019 Semester and afterward. Accordingly, there exist three curricula for these three groups of students.
Teaching Assistantship/Financial Aid
A limited number of Teaching Assistantships are available for highly qualified students. The value of the assistantship may cover most part of the tuition at NSU. NSU also offers both full and half-tuition waiver to at least 5% of its students. Students enrolled in MS may apply for such tuition waiver.
For more information visit the page of financial aid.
The department currently offers the following undergraduate programs:
NOTE FOR STUDENTS: IF NOT WAIVED, ENG 102 AND BUS 112 HAVE TO BE TAKEN. THESE ARE CREDIT COURSES SINCE THE 101 AND 112 BATCHES RESPECTIVELY. BEN 205 AND HIS 103 ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM 163 BATCH. NO REPLACEMENT IS ALLOWED.
BBA with a major in Economics: Along with all the other requirements of the BBA degree as stated in the BBA curriculum, a student planning to do BBA with a major in Economics needs to complete four required courses ECO 201, ECO 204, ECO 328 (or ECO 415), and ECO 348 (previously called ECO 349) and two elective courses in economics (total 18 credits).
The Department currently offers the MS in Economics program scheduled in the evenings and weekends, and the MDS program between Thursday evening and Saturday evening.
Ongoing Undergraduate Research & Thesis:
Growth Environment Relationship: Evidence from Data on South Asia | ECO 495-Research Paper |
An Insight into the Resilience of Bangladeshi Economy during the Global Economic Downturn of 2007-2009 | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Reduction in Income Inequality | ECO 495-Research Paper |
A critical examination of Development Plans of BD: Prospects & Challenges | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Does Corruption Enhance Inequality? Evidence from Panel Data | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Population: Effect on the Economic Development of Less Developed Countries | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Impact of Overseas Remittance on the Social Welfare of BD | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Modernizing Tax Administration of BD: Lesson from International Practices | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Growth Without Development: A Comparative Analysis of Social Impact of GDP Growth on BD & Pakistan | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Examining the Real Wage of Garment Workers in BD | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Impact of World Oil Price Shocks on domestic Inflation: An Empirical Examination for selected Asian Countries | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Stimulating Demand Efficiently- An Economic Analysis of the Decisions of a Rational Marketer | ECO 499-Thesis |
The Impact of Fundamental Macroeconomic Variables on DSE Stock Price Index | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Forecasting the Volatility of call money rate using GARCH models1 | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Gender Responsive Budgeting: A Pathway to Socio-Economic Welfare for women | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Post-Harvest Management: A new Dimension of Agriculture-Packaging | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Forecast of International Tourism in BD: No. of Tourists Inflow & Earnings from Tourism | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Bond Market in BD: A Critical Review | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Does Globalization Lower Income Inequality? A panel data analysis | ECO 495-Research Paper |
FDI and its impact on Economic Growth & Income Inequality: A case for BD | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Basel II Implementation and its effect on SME Loan Disbursement in BD | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Monetary Policy Responses for tackling Inflationary Momentum in BD | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Effect of Remittances on Economic Growth -An Analysis of BD | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Whether Inflation Granger Causes Stock Market return or stock market return granger causes inflation in BD | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Underground Economy of Illegal Drugs in Rajshahi | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Problems of Jute Industry in BD: A Critical Review | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Relationship between Geography and Economic Development | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Financial Monitoring & Predicting Crisis : A non-Parametric Approach | ECO 495-Research Paper |
The Political motives of Official Development Aid-The Case of US aid to Pakistan | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Poverty-Environment Nexus Policies for Promoting Synergic Relationships | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Change in the Labor Status with the Structural Transformation of BD Economy | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Asymmetrinc Information and Market Failure | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Examining the linkage between Oil Prices & Stock Prices | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Measuring the size of the informal sector in BD | ECO 495-Research Paper |
Department of Economics
North South University
Plot 15, Block B
Bashundhara R/A
Baridhara, Dhaka 1229
Bangladesh
Phone: 8802-55668200 Extn 1814 (Ms. Chamon Afroz - Senior Officer), 1815 (Ms. Adiba Atiq - Officer)
Dr. S M Zahid Iqbal - ICFC Dr. Syed Mortuza Asif Ehsan - ICFC
Dr. Sakib Bin Amin - IPIC Dr. Mainul Islam Chowdhury - IPIC
ICFC - Institutional Curriculum Formatting Committee
IPIC - Improvement Plan Implementation Committee
SUMMER 2020
01/07/2020: Summer 2020 online classes begin.
08/07/2020: Meeting with BoT Chairman Mr. MA Kashem.
06/08/2020: BoS Meeting Summer 2020.
20/08/2020: Brown Bag Seminar Series Summer 2020 - Episode 1: Dr. Gour Gobinda Goswami. Professor of Economics, NSU
03/09/2020: Brown Bag Seminar Series Summer 2020 - Episode 2: Dr. Syed Mortuza Asif Ehsan, Assistant Professor of Economics, NSU
17/09/2020: Brown Bag Seminar Series Summer 2020 - Episode 3: Dr. Nazrul Islam, (Visiting) Professor of Economics, NSU
18/09/2020: Alumni Event: Career Pathway - Episode 2.
24/09/2020: Brown Bag Seminar Series 2020 - Episode 4: Dr. Helal Ahammad, Professor of Economics, NSU
29/09/2020: Special Talk by Prof Asadul Islam of Monash University, Australia - COVID 19: The health and wellbeing concerns of households in Bangladesh.
21/10/2020: Fall 2020 Virtual Orientation.
FALL 2020
22/10/2020: First day of classes.
22/10/2020: BoS Meeting Fall 2020 at 1 pm.
10/12/2020: Brown Bag Seminar Series Fall 2020 - Episode 1: Dr. Mohammed Ershad Hussain, Associate Professor of Accounting and Financial Economics, Dillard University, USA
12/12/2020: Webinar on the socio-economic impact of COVID 19 on women of Bangladesh.
14/12/2020: MOU signing between University of Kent and North South University.
31/12/2020: Brown Bag Seminar Series Fall 2020 - Episode 3: Dr. Asad Karim Khan Priyo, Assistant Professor of Economics, NSU
7/01//2021: Brown Bag Seminar Series Fall 2020 - Episode 4: Dr. Minhaj Mahmud, Senior Research Fellow, BIDS
17/01/2021: Dr. Ahmed Tazmeen joins as the Registrar (Acting) of NSU.
17/01/2021: Dr. Asad Karim Khan Priyo joins as the Chair of the department.
SPRING 2021
11/02/2021: BoS meeting of Spring 2021 at 11 am.
14/02/2021: First day of classes.
25/02/2021: Brown Bag Seminar Series Spring 2021 - Episode 1: Dr. Nazrul Islam, (Visiting) Professor of Economics, NSU [Presentation slides]
01/04/2021: Brown Bag Seminar Series Spring 2021 - Episode 2: Dr. Ridwan Karim, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada [Presentation Slides]
15/04/2021: Brown Bag Seminar Series Spring 2021 - Episode 3: Dr. Md Nazmul Ahsan, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Chaifetz School of Business, Saint Louis University, USA [Presentation Slides]
SUMMER 2021
9/06/2021: BoS meeting of Summer 2021 at 11 am.
13/06/2021: First day of classes.
16/06/2021: Innovision-NSU Department of Economics Partnership - "The Bangladesh Miracle" Webinar Series, Theme: Education, Topic: "Building on the achievements for an equitable education"
30/06/2021: Innovision-NSU Department of Economics Partnership - "The Bangladesh Miracle" Webinar Series, Theme: Health, Topic: "Is Bangladesh on track to achieving the SDG targets for health? A health systems perspective"
14/07/2021: Innovision-NSU Department of Economics Partnership - "The Bangladesh Miracle" Webinar Series, Theme: Rohiynga Crisis, Topic: "The Solutions to Large, Complex and Protracted Crisis, Lessons from the Rohingya Refugee Response"
15/07/2021: Brown Bag Seminar Series Summer 2021 - Episode 1: Dr. Mohammad Mashiur Rahman, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA [Presentation Slides]
17/07/2021: Innovision-NSU Department of Economics Partnership - "The Bangladesh Miracle" Webinar Series, Theme: Startup, Topic: "Unleashing the potential of the Bangladeshi Startup Ecosystem"
29/07/2021: Innovision-NSU Department of Economics Partnership - "The Bangladesh Miracle" Webinar Series, Theme: Nutrition, Topic: "Food Security to Nutrition Security: How Should Bangladesh Embrace the Future?"
05/08/2021: Innovision-NSU Department of Economics Partnership - "The Bangladesh Miracle" Webinar Series, Theme: ICT4D, Topic: "Road Towards Bangladesh 2030: Readiness and Priorities for Digital Transformation"
Alumni Event
YEF Board
MDS students on a field trip
Dr. Sakib Bin Amin at CSC 60th anniversary program
Faculty/ Staff Appreciation Day
Eco-ERP seminar on money growth and inflation
Spring Orientation 2020
Exploring collaboration with the University of Kent, UK - Pic 1-3
Brownbag seminar presented by Dr. A. F. M. Ataur Rahman, Professor of Economics, NSU
International Women's Day 2020 celebrated at the Department of Economics
Online meeting with the BoT Chairman Mr. MA Kashem
Virtual Seminar on COVID 19 Transmisison given by Prof Dr Gour Gobinda Goswami
Virtual Seminar on agrticultural efficiency given by Dr. SMA Ehsan
Virtual Seminar on welfare given by Prof HU Ahammad
Special Talk on COVID and its impact on health and wellbeing by Prof Asad Islam of Monash University, Australia
MOU signing between University of Kent and North South University
Looking Back (July 2019 - June 2020)...