Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha is a professor in the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. She also served as the Pro Vice-Chancellor (admin) of the University (02/09/2024- 06/05/2026). did her bachelor’s as well as master’s from the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. She did her MSc. from the University of Bath, UK and PhD in Labour Economics from the ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Economics	University of Nottingham	United Kingdom	2009
Masters	Economics	University of Bath	United Kingdom	2003
Masters	Economics	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1998
Bachelor	Economics	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1997
H.S.C	Science	Dhaka	Bangladesh	1994
S.S.C	Science	Dhaka	Bangladesh	1992

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Pro Vice Chancellor (Administration)	University of Dhaka		Sep 2024	Present
Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Dec 2018	Sep 2024
Visiting Scholar	University of Concordia	Montreal, Canada	Jan 2014	May 2014
Associate Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Dec 2013	Dec 2018
Assistant Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Nov 2009	Dec 2013
Lecturer	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Oct 2003	Nov 2009
Research Analyst	World Bank	Dhaka	Dec 2000	Jul 2002

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Migration and Remittances	PhD on labour market experience of migrants in the UK. Decent work of Migrants.Worked on the impact of remittances on household expenditure in Bangladesh with HIES 2016 data.
Institutional Economics	Institutional Analysis of Banking sector of Bangladesh, Gender Analysis of Business Deals.
Poverty Analysis	Vulnerability and Poverty analysis with HIES data.
Gender Analysis	Empirical research on labour market experience of women in Bangladesh. Gender Budget Analysis. Unrecognized domestic work of women. Role of gender on female entrepreneurship. Financial Inclusion and gendered analysis. LDC graduation and women employment. Impact of sex of household members on household expenditure with HIES data.
Labour Market Issues	Microeconometric analysis with LFS data on overall as well as youths' and female's labour market experience. Issues related to skill. Issues related to occupation and inequality.
Agriculture Economics	Food security and dietary diversity. Drafted 'Agriculture Sector' section of the Sixth Five Year Plan of the GoB.
Development Economics	Worked on economic vulnerability and poverty of Bangladesh; Drafted 'Education' and 'Health and Population' sections of the Sixth Five Year Plan of the GoB.
Population Economics	Demographic Dividend, Dependency Ratio.

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
No project/research supervision is found

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
No project/research work is found

Invited Talk

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SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	Bangladesh Economic Association	Member	2025	Life Time

Book
1	Banu, A, Rashid, L and Bidisha, S. H. Towards Inclusive Transformation: A Study on the Gender Gap in Small Enterprises in Bangladesh. Academic Press and Publishers Library, 2025 .
2	Banu, A., Rashid, L., Bidisha, S. H. and Rahman, M. M. Towards Inclusive Transformation: A Study on Gender Gap in Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh. Academic Press and Publishers Library, 2025 .
3	Raihan, S. and Bidisha, S. H. Female Employment Stagnation in Bangladesh (report). A Research Paper on Inclusive Growth in Bangladesh, EDIG Research Paper No. 5., 2018 .
4	Raihan, S., Bidisha, S.H. and Jahan, I. Unpacking Unpaid Labor in Bangladesh (section of report). Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh: Studies on Labor and Employment, SANEM., 2016 .
5	Mahmud, S. and Bidisha, S.H. Female Labor Market Participation in Bangladesh: Structural Changes and Determinants of Labor Supply (section of report). Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh: Studies on Labor and Employment, SANEM., 2016 .
6	Bidisha, S. H. and Jahan, I. Women’s Unrecognized Work and the Impact of Awareness Raising Programme (report). Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha, Dhaka,[ISBN: 978-984-91120-1-3], 2015 .
7	Bidisha, S. H. Demand Assessment in the ICT Sector for Realizing Digital Bangladesh (report). Asia Foundation, 2015 .
8	Bidisha, S. H. Intergenerational Earnings Mobility of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in the UK (discussion paper). GEP Research Paper No. 2009/10, 2009 .
9	Bidisha, S. H. Labour Market Experience of Male Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in the UK (discussion paper). University of Nottingham Discussion Paper No. 2009/08, 2009 .
10	Bidisha, S. H. Saving Behaviour of the Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in the UK: Evidence from Panel Data (discussion paper). University of Nottingham Discussion Paper No. 2008/08, 2008 .

Book Section
1	Bidisha, S. H. "Gender Norms and Labour Market Contribution of Women in Bangladesh”." Gendered Transformative Initiative in South Asia. Bhatia, R. Routledge, 2025 Chapter 3 .
2	Bidisha, S. H., Hasan, M., Mahmood, T. and Raihan, S. "Political Economy of Private Bank Governance in Bangladesh." Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable?. Cambridge University Press, 2024 chapter 5 .
3	Bidisha, S. H., Mahmood, T. and Rahman, M. "Earnings Inequality and Changing Nature of Work: Evidence from Labour Force Survey Data of Bangladesh." Tasks, Skills, and Institutions. Gradin, C. et al. Oxford University Press, 2022 chapter 8 .
4	Bidisha, S. H., Mahmood, T. and Rahman, M. "Bangladesh: Employment and Inequality Trends." Tasks, Skills and Institutions: The Changing Nature of Work and Inequality. Gradin, C. et al. Oxford University Press, 2022 chapter 8 .
5	Bidisha, S. H. and Raihan, S> "Bangladesh Labour Market: Trends and Patterns in 50 Years." Bangladesh: 50 years of Tranformation since Liberation. Rahman, S. M. M. and Mazid, M. A. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2021 chapter 10 .
6	Bidisha, S. H., Raihan, S. and Jahan, I. "Unpaid Family Labor: A Hidden Form of Labor Market Discrimination in Bangladesh." Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh. Raihan, S. Springer, 2018 .
7	Mahmood, S. and Bidisha, S. H. "Female Labor Market Participation in Bangladesh: Structural Changes and Determinants of Labor Supply." Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh: Studies on Labor and Employment. Raihan, S. Spinger, 2018 .
8	Bidisha, S. H. and Khondker, B. H. "Does Agricultural Credit Help in Raising agricultural Production? Empirical Evidences from Bangladesh." Let’s Think Aloud, Shall We?. SANEM, Dhaka, 2017 .
9	Raihan, S. and Bidisha, S. H. "Does Rise in Per Capita Income in South Asia Promote Female Labor Force Participation?." Let’s Think Aloud, Shall We?. SANEM, Dhaka, 2017 .
10	Bidisha S. H. "Human Development: Progress and Prospects." Leading Issues in Bangladesh Development,. Ahmed, S. UPL, 2012 .
11	Razzaque, M. A. and Bidisha, S. H. "Women’s Empowerment and Intra-household Gender Relations in Bangladesh." Poverty, Intra-household Distribution and Gender Relations in Bangladesh: Evidence and Policy Implications. Razzaque, M. A., Khondoker, B. H., and Raihan, S. UPL, 2011 .
12	Razzaque, M. A. and Bidisha, S. H. "Migration and Development: The Bangladesh Case." Trade, Migration and Labour Mobility. Razzaque, M. A. London: Cameron May, 2009 .
13	Razzaque, M. A. and Bidisha, S. H. "Poverty-Environment Nexus: People’s Perception." People’s Report 2005 on Environment, UNDP, Dhaka, 2005 .

Journal Article
1	Bidisha, S. H., Hossain, B. and Mahmud, T. : Analyzing the role of migration and sex of members on household expenditure pattern: Evidences from Bangladesh, Journal of Social and Economic Development , 2025 . View More
2	Bidisha, S. H., Faruk, A. and Mahmood, T. : How Women are Faring in the Bangladeshi Labour Market: Evidences from Labour Force Survey Data, South Asia Economic Journal , vol.23 , no.2 , 2022 .
3	Bidisha, S. H., Hossain, B. and Mahmood, T. : Assessing Food Poverty, Vulnerability and Food Consumption Inequality in the context of COVID-19: A Case of Bangladesh, Social Indicators Research , vol.155 , pp.187-210 , 2021 . View More
4	Bidisha, S. H. and Kunal Sen : Is there a Gender Bias in Deal Making? Evidence from Firm level cross Country Analysis, ESID Working Paper, University of Manchester, UK , vol.WP No. 161 , 2020 . View More
5	Bidisha, S. H., Abdullah, S. M., Siddiqua, S. and Islam, M. M. : How Does Dependency Ratio affect Economic Growth in the Long Run? Evidence from Selected Asian Countries, The Journal of Developing Areas , vol.vol. 54, no. 2 , 2019 .
6	Bidisha, S. H., Abdullah, S. M. and Islam, M. M. : The Long-run Relationship between Dependency Ratio and Economic Growth in Bangladesh: Time Series Evidences, Demography India , vol.vol. 48; no. 2 , pp.105-120 , 2019 .
7	Abdullah, S. M. and Bidisha, S. H. : The Long Run Relationship Between Youth Population and Economic Growth: Evidences from Time Series Data of Bangladesh, Research in Applied Economics , vol.vol. 10, no. 2 , 2018 .
8	Bidisha, S. H., Raihan, S. and Jahan, I. : Unpacking Unpaid Labour in Bangladesh, Indian Journal of Labour Economics , 2018 .
9	Bidisha, S. H., Hossain, A.,, Alam, R. and Hasan, M. : Credit, Tenancy Choice and Agricultural Efficiency: Evidences from the Northern Region of Bangladesh, Economic Analysis and Policy , vol.vol. 57 , pp.22-32 , 2018 .
10	Razzaque, M. A., Bidisha, S. H. and Khondker, B.H. : The Exchange Rate and Economic Growth: An Empirical Assessment on Bangladesh, Journal of South Asian Development , vol.vol 12, issue 1 , 2017 .
11	Bidisha, S. H., Akib, K., Imran, K., Sarowar, G. and Khondker, B. H. : Role of Credit in Food Security and Dietary Diversity in Bangladesh, Economic Analysis and Policy , vol.vol. 53 , pp.pp 33-45 , 2017 .
12	Bidisha, S. H., Khan, A., Imran, K. and Khondker, B. H. : Returns to Agricultural Microcredit: Quasi Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh, Bangladesh Development Studies , vol.vol. 38, no. 4 , 2016 .
13	Bidisha, S. H. and Reimer, M. : Fostering Systems Thinking for Youth Leading Environmental Change: Multinational Exploration, Ecopsychology , vol.vol. 8, no. 3 , 2016 .
14	Reimer, M. and Bidisha, S. H. : The Youth Leading Environmental Change Project: A Mixed Method Longitudinal Study across Six Countries, Ecopsychology , vol.vol. 8, no. 3 , 2016 .
15	Uddin, G. H., Bidisha, S. H. and Ozturk, I. : Carbon Emissions, Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Relationship in Sri Lanka, Energy Resources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy , vol.vol. 11, no. 3 , pp.pp. 282-287 , 2016 .
16	Bidisha, S. H. and Jahan, I. : Orthnitite Narir Osikrito Obodan o Narir khamotayone Sochetonota Briddhi Karjokromer Probhab, Naari O Progoti, Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha , vol.vol. 11, no. 21, [ISSN: 2313-0040] , 2015 .
17	Robert, E., Hajizadeh, M, El-Bialy, R and Bidisha, S. H. : Globalization and the Diffusion of Ideas: Why We Should Acknowledge the Roots of Mainstream Ideas in Global Health, International Journal of Health Policy and Management , vol.vol. 3, no. 1 , 2014 .
18	Islam, M. M. and Bidisha, S. H. : Population and Development Issues in Bangladesh, Dhaka University Studies , 2013 .
19	Bidisha, S. H. : Occupational Attainment of Male Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in the UK, International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics , vol.vol. 2, no. 1 , 2013 .
20	Bidisha, S. H., Das, A. and Mcfarlane, A. : Microeconometric Analysis of Earnings Mobility of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from the UK, Journal for Labor Market Research , vol.vol. 46, issue 1 , 2013 .
21	Razzaque, M. A. and Bidisha, S. H. : Microfinance and Women Empowerment: An Econometric Investigation, Journal of Bangladesh Studies , vol.Special Issue on Microfinance, ISSN 1529-0905 , pp.pp. 11-29 , 2012 .
22	Bidisha, S. H. and Suhrawardy, G. M. : জেন্ডার সংবেদনশীল বাজেট ও এর পরিবীক্ষন এবং মূল্যায়ন [Gender Sensitive Budget and its Monitoring and Evaluation], Bangladesh Mohila Porishod Journal , vol.issue 1, year 2 , 2012 .
23	Bidisha S. H., Alam, M. and Zaman, A. : How Volatile are the Stocks of the Pharmaceutical Companies of Bangladesh? Some Evidences from the Market Model, Bank Parikrama , vol.vol. 30, no. 2 , 2006 .
24	Bidisha, S. H. : Types of Capital and Economic Growth: Some Cross-sectional Evidence from the 1990s, Social Science Review: Dhaka University Studies , vol.Part D, vol. 22, no. 1. , 2005 .
25	Bidisha, S. H., Hossain, B and Mahmood, T. : Occupation based Poverty and Vulnerability in Bangladesh: Insights from COVID-19, Journal of Poverty , 2021 . View More
26	Bidisha, S. H., Islam, M., Alam, Z. and Abdullah, S. M. : Cesarean Section Delivery in Bangladesh: Trends, Determinants and Inequalities, Journal of Bangladesh Studies , vol.vol. 21 , no.no. 2 , 2020 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Commonwealth Scholarship	2006	United Kingdom	For doing PhD
International	Commonwealth Scholarship	2002	United Kingdom	For doing MSS
National	Stood 4th in Combined Merit List in HSC Exam	1994	Bangladesh

Name & designation Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha Professor

Department Department of Economics Faculty of Social Sciences

Email sbidisha@du.ac.bd

Phone 880-2-9661900/6449