Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh (AEDSB) is a devoted to the Economic and Development studies of Bangladesh. The AEDSB was established in 1996 and formerly known as Bangladesh Development Forum. It constitutes a professional body of economists, development practitioners and others interested in the development of Bangladesh. It is primarily based in North-America but has members from other parts of the world including Europe, Australia and Bangladesh. It is governed by a nine member elected Executive Committee elected for a two-year term.
Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh (AEDSB) has three major aims:
- To encourage and facilitate research on development issues of Bangladesh and help in the wide dissemination of the findings of such research,
- To promote policy reforms in Bangladesh through dialogue with policy-makers and opinion-leaders, and through dissemination of relevant knowledge and ideas, especially those based on cross-country experience and international best-practice, and
- To facilitate fruitful collaboration between Bangladeshi and other interested professionals living abroad and researchers, policy-makers, opinion leaders and development agents in Bangladesh.
AEDSB uses various mechanisms to further these goals including seminars, conferences, newsletters and others forms of information dissemination. It is a member of the Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) and regularly holds an academic session at the ASSA meetings.
AEDSB offers annual and life membership.