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Dr. Md. Ismail Hossain is a Professor of Economics at North South University. From 2019 to 2023, he held the esteemed position of Pro-Vice-Chancellor at North South University. As Pro-Vice-Chancellor, he provided academic and administrative leadership to continually improve the university’s academic performance and co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Prior to this role, Dr. Hossain held high senior management positions, including the founding Head of the Economics Department and Dean of the School of Social Sciences at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Provost of Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall and Chair of the Economics Department at Jahangirnagar University, and Chair of Economics at North South University.
Dr. Hossain has also been a member of university statutory bodies, including the Senate, Syndicate, and Academic Council, and various committees, including the Finance Committee, the Curriculum Committee, and the Faculty Selection and Promotion Committee. He has also served as an external member of these committees of other universities.
Dr. Hossain has served as a member of various committees and bodies set up for public organizations, including a member of the Panel of Economists of the Seventh and Eighth Five Year Plans of Bangladesh; a member of the technical committees with the BBS and Director, Board of Directors of Bangladesh Bank. He has served as editor and academic referee of journals and held positions in elected committees.
He has published articles in national and international academic journals and contributed to and published books. His research interest includes macroeconomic modeling, trade, economic development, and the labor market. He has supervised more than a dozen PhD theses while serving at Jahangirnagar University and worked as an external member of PhD Examination Committees in Bangladesh’s top universities. He has provided expert counsel to the Government of Bangladesh, the World Bank, ADB, ILO, UNDP, DFID, and FAO.
Dr. Hossain received his PhD and MA from the University of Toronto as a Canadian Commonwealth Scholar. He earned his MA (Econ.), first class (1st), and BA (honors), first class (2nd) from the University of Rajshahi and began his academic career as a lecturer at the same institution in 1974.
Prices and Productivity in Bangladesh Rice Sector, in Development Constraints and Realizations: Essays in Memory of Mosharaff Hossain, (edited by) Mustafa K. Mujeri, The University Press Limited 2014 (with Zakir Saadullah Khan) Export, import and Economic Growth in Bangladesh, Journal of Society, Economy and Development, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2013 School of Arts and Social Science, North South University (with Zakir Saadullah Khan) A Model of Bilateral Trade Balance: Extensions and Empirical Tests”, Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 40, No. 3, 2010 ( with M. Zakir Saadullah Khan) Democracy and Trade Balance: A Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Analysis of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. 33, No. 4, 2010 ( with M. Zakir Saadullah Khan) How Far is Bangladesh in Achieving Universal Access to Primary Education? The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II Social Science, Vol. XXXII, 2008 (with M. Habibur Rahman) Heterogeneous Response of Manufactured Exports to Exchange Rate in Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, vol.18, No. 1, June 2007 ( with M. Habibur Rahman) Real Exchange Rate and Manufacturing Output in Bangladesh: A Cointegration Analysis, Bangladesh Economic Studies, Vol. 11, July 2005 (with M. Habibur Rahman) Real Exchange Rate and Manufacturing Employment in Bangladesh: A Co-integration Analysis, The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, vol.16, No. 1, June 2005 ( with M. Habibur Rahman) Exchange Rate and Investment in the Manufacturing Sector of Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. XXIX, March-June 2003, Nos. 1 & 2. ( with M. Habibur Rahman) The Role of Infrastructure in Economic Reforms of Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, vol. 14-15, No. 1, June 2004 (with K A. Munim) A Macroeconometric Model of Bangladesh: Specification and Estimation, MIMAF Working Paper, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, 2002 A Macroeconometric Model of Bangladesh: Validation and Simulation, MIMAF Working Paper, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, 2003 “External Sector Performance and the Emerging Issues” in R. Sobhan, ed. Growth or Stagnation : Independent Review of Bangladesh 1996, Centre for Policy Dialogue and University Press Limited, Dhaka, 1997. “The External Sector of Bangladesh” in A Bayes and Anu Muhammad, eds. Bangladesh at 25 Years (With A. Bayes and Abdullah Al-Mamun). “The External Economy” in R. Sobhan ed. Experiences with Economic Reform : A Review of Bangaldesh’s Development, (University Press Limited: Dhaka), 1995, (with A Bayes and Mustafizur Rahman). “Self-reliance in Bangladesh: A Mirage or a Reality”, Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. XIII, No. 2, 1995. “A Test of the Verdoorn Effect for Bangladesh Agriculture”, Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1992 (with T.S. Islam and A Habib). “Behaviour of Outputs, Prices and the Balance of Payments in Bangladesh” Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1989. “Accounting for changes in the Balance of Trade of Bangladesh : 1972-73 to 1989-90”, Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 11, No. 28, 1991. “Regional Differences in Factor Substitution in Bangladesh Agriculture: An Econometric Study” Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1988 (with T.S. Islam and A. Habib). “Ricardo and the Current Issues in Monetary Theory” Thoughts on Economics, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1987. “The Costs and Consequences of Inflation,” Bangladesh Economic Studies, Vol. 3, No 2, 1986. “A Simple Analysis of the Money Stock Determination in Bangladesh”, Bangladesh Economic Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1985
Canadian Commonwealth ScholarshipCentre for International Studies Travel Grant, University of Toronto Merit Scholarship at BA (Honours) and MA levels at Rajshahi University
PhD 1985 Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Canada. M.A 1978 Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Canada. M.A 1972 Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh First Class, stood First in the Dept. of Economics & the Faculty of Arts B.A. (Hons) 1971 Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh , First Class, Stood Second in the Dept of Economics
1. September 2012-to date Professor, Department of Economics, NSU 2. April 1994- September 2012 Professor, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342 3. June 1990-April 1994 Professor, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114 4. March 1987- May 1990 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205 5. August 1976- February 1987 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205 6. July 1974- August 1976 Lecturer, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205
1. September 2012-to date Professor, Department of Economics, NSU 2. April 1994- September 2012 Professor, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342 3. .June1990-April 1994 Professor, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114 4. March 1987- May 1990 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205 5. August 1976- February 1987 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205 6. July 1974- August 1976 Lecturer, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205
Economic Theory, Econometrics, International Economics, Development Economics
Bangladesh Economic Association, Life Member Bangla Academy, Life Member
International Trade, Agriculture, Macroeconomic Modeling