Nasiruddin Ahmed

Nasiruddin Ahmed

CV of Nasiruddin Ahmed

University Subject Degree Year
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Economics PhD 2000
The American University, Washington, D.C., USA Public Sector Management Training and Development Economics MS 1986

 

  1. Areas of expertise:
  • Macroeconomic policy analysis
  • PFM Reform Strategy
  • Tax policymaking and tax administration
  • Tobacco taxation
  • State effectiveness (Combating corruption)

 

  1. Current position: Senior Policy Advisor, IGC Bangladesh

 

7.1 Advisor, ARK Foundation, Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

  • Member of Advisory Committee on National Board of Revenue (NBR) Reforms

 

Worked for reforms of NBR in the following areas from October 2024 to November 2025`:

  • Tax policy (Income Tax, VAT and Customs Duty)
  • Tax administration
  • Enhancing institutional capacity of NBR
  • Developing integrity and good governance
  • Participation of stakeholders in tax process

 

Held a number of stakeholder consultations. Submitted the final report to the Government.

  1. Recent Employment records

 

Period Organization and Position Major Responsibilities
June 2013 to June 2018 Anti-Corruption Commission

Commissioner

 ·         Preventing corruption

·         Punitive measures against corruption

·         Reforming integrity in the public sector
April 2009

to October 2012

 Internal Resource Division, Ministry of Finance

Secretary

National Board of Revenue (NBR), Ministry of Finance

Chairman

 ·         Tax policy making (Income Tax, VAT and Customs)

·         Tax administration

·         Reforming tax policy and tax administration
September 2008 to March 2009 Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre

Member Directing Staff

 ·         Directing training programs for senior civil servants

·         Directing and conducting research work

 

  1. Participation in recent international programs:
  • Growth Week, International Growth Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK 2010-2016
  • International Conference on Revenue Mobilization and Development, IMF, Washington, DC, USA, April 2011
  • International Conference on Tobacco Taxation, Ankara, Turkey, October 2011
  • International Conference on Customs Valuation, World Customs Organization, Brussels, Belgium, October 2012
  • International Conference on Anti-Corruption, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria, September 2014
  • Meeting on Stolen Asset Recovery, United Nations, New York, USA, December 2014
  • Training of Trainers for the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE), Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, February 2016
  • Visit to KPK, Jakarta, Indonesia, September 2016
  • International Conference on Stolen Asset Recovery, Ottawa, Canada, June 2017
  • Visit to Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), Singapore, July 2017
  • Visit to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Putrajaya, Malaysia, October 2017
  • International Conference on Stolen Asset Recovery, Hong Kong, December 2017
  • Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES), Monash University, Australia, June 2018
  • 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, Bali, Indonesia, September 2018
  • Addressing Smokeless Tobacco Use and Building Research Capacity in South Asia (ASTRA) Annual Meeting, January 15-16, 2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Workshop on Anti-Corruption Evidence, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, September 2019
  • Meeting between WHO HQ Tobacco Control Team and Bangladesh Delegation on Tobacco Taxation, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, November 2019
  • Study Tour to Vietnam, February 2020

 

  1. Teaching experience

11.2 Taught the following courses of MBA/Masters Program at the University of Dhaka (2019-2022), Jahangirnagar University (2009-2010), East West University (2010-2017) and Brac University (2011-2020) and North South University:

 

  • Managerial Economics
  • Economic Conditions Analysis
  • Public Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Research Methodology
  • Governance and Development

 

  1. Consultancy experience
Sl. Period Project and Position Summary of activities
1. April 2025 to March 2026 Senior Policy Advisor for the LSE International Growth Centre ·         Deepen engagement with policymakers and other key stakeholders

·         Support the country team to effectively engage with stakeholders

·         Review and evaluate research proposals submitted to the IGC for funding

 
2. July 2025 to November 2025 Consultant, Policy Exchange Bangladesh ·         Review PFM Reform Strategy 2025-30
3. April 2024 to March 2025 Senior Policy Advisor for the LSE International Growth Centre ·         Deepen engagement with policymakers and other key stakeholders

·         Support the country team to effectively engage with stakeholders

·         Review and evaluate research proposals submitted to the IGC for funding

 
4. April 2023 to March 2024 Policy Advisor for the LSE International Growth Centre ·         Deepen engagement with government and other key stakeholders

·         Develop growth policy linkage in research projects

·         Facilitate policy impact of the research funded by FCDO
5. October to December 2023 World Bank Project on Review of Income Tax Act, 2023

Short-Term Consultant

 ·         Draft report on Income Tax Act, 2023: A study to analyze its potential implementation
6. August to December 2023 ADB Project TA-6774 BAN: Sustainable Economic Recovery Program (Subprogram 1)

Domestic Resource Mobilization Expert

 ·         Draft report on Bangladesh: Program to increase the revenue to GDP ratio over the medium Term
7. October 2022 to January 2023 USAID Fiscal Accountability and Sustainable Trade

Senior Economist

 ·         Assess the macroeconomic challenges of the Bangladesh Economy
8. May 2022 to June 2022 World Bank project on the impact of import tariff on gender inequality

Consultant

 ·         Participate in the data collection and report writing
9. March 2022 to June 2022 WHO project on tobacco taxation in Bangladesh

Consultant

 ·         Engage with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the Government of Bangladesh and advise on tax policy revisions
10. May 2021 to June 2021 WHO project on tobacco tax policy reform in Bangladesh

Consultant

 ·         Help advancing tobacco tax policy reform in Bangladesh
11. October 2020 to December 2020 USAID funded Fiscal Accountability and Sustainable Trade (FAST)

Independent Consultant

 ·         Benchmarking the Bangladesh tax system
12. July 2019

to June 2020

  SOAS, University of London supported a project on anti-corruption

Consultant

 ·         Conducting a study on mutation of land records

·         Undertaking a study on customs bond leakage
13. December 2019 to August 2020 UNDP supported project titled Efficient and Accountable Local Government in Bangladesh

National Consultant

 ·         Conducting a study on local revenue mobilization by local government institutions in Bangladesh
14. July 2018

to June 2019

  University of Illinois at Chicago supported project on tobacco taxation

Lead Consultant

 ·         Undertaking a study on the Economics of Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh and conducting policy engagements
15. March 2004 to June 2008 Asian Development Bank

Macroeconomic Analysis Specialist

 ·         Analyzing fiscal policy issues of Bangladesh

·         Analyzing business process for trade facilitation

 

  1. Publications
    • Recent publications

 

  • Pattern of Trade-Based Money Laundering in Bangladesh, IGC, July 2026 (Draft)
  • A Political Economy and Macroeconomic Assessment of Bangladesh, USAID, January 2023
  • Assessing Tax Compliance of Smokeless Tobacco Manufacturers in Bangladesh. Dhaka: UBINIG, April 2021
  • Mobilization of Local Revenue by Rural Local Government Institutions (LGIs) in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Local Government Division, August 2020
  • The Economics of Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh. Dhaka: BIGD, Brac University, October 2019
  • The Revenue and Employment Outcome of Biri Taxation in Bangladesh. Dhaka: National Board of Revenue, June 2019

 

  • International publications (Co-authored)
  • Own price elasticities of the demand for sugar-sweetened beverages in Bangladesh, BMC Public Health (2024) 24:1020
  • Perspectives on reforming the tobacco tax administration system in Bangladesh to enhance public health, Tobacco Control (BMJ), 2024
  • How Do Agricultural Import Tariffs Affect Men and Women Smallholders? Evidence from Bangladesh, Policy Research Working Paper 10488, World Bank Group, June 2023
  • Policy priorities for strengthening smokeless tobacco control in Bangladesh: a mixed method analysis, Tobacco Induced Diseases 2021; 19 (September 2021)
  • The demand for tobacco products in Bangladesh, Tobacco Control (BMJ), April 2021
  • Fiscal Accountability and Sustainable Trade (FAST): Bangladesh Tax Benchmarking Study. USAID, December 2020
  • Economics of Smokeless Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh. Proceeding of the 4th ENSP-SRP International Conference on Tobacco Control, March 2019 Supplement/2019, Vol. 5 available at tobaccopreventioncessation.com/economics-of-smokeless-tobacco-taxation-in-bangladesh
  • Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Economies: Evidence from Bangladesh. London: London School of Economics, IGC Working Paper, December 2012
  • Bangladesh – End of MFA Quotas: Key Issues and Strategic Options for Bangladesh Garment Industry (Report No. 34964-BD. The World Bank, January 2006
  • An Aggregate Import Demand Function for India: A Cointegration Analysis. London: Applied Economics Letters, 11(10), February 2004. Published: online 21 August 2006
  • Trade Liberalization and Industrial Growth in Pakistan: A Cointegration Analysis. London: Applied Economics, 36(13), 2004. Published: online 02 February 2007
  • Trade Liberalization and Endogenous Growth of Manufacturing Industries in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation. London: Applied Economics, 35(3), 2003. Published: online 22 October 2010
  • Export Response to Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh: A Cointegration Analysis. London: Applied Economics, 32(8), February 2000. Published: online 04 February 2010
  • An Aggregate Import Demand Function for Bangladesh: A Cointegration Approach. London: Applied Economics, 31(4), 1999. Published: online 01 October 2010
  • The Demand for Money in Bangladesh during 1975-1997: A Cointegration Analysis, Indian Economic Review, Vol. 34(2): 171-185, July 1999.

 

  • PhD dissertation (University of Sydney, Australia)

Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh: An Investigation into Trends. Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2001

 

  1. Recognition of the contribution towards tobacco control:

Awarded the World No Tobacco Day Award 2019 (individual category) of the Government of Bangladesh

 

  1. Contributions towards improving government revenue and governance
  • Exceeded revenue targets for FY 2009-10, FY 2010-11 and FY 2011-12
  • Introduced income tax fair in 2010
  • Incorporated Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism in tax laws in 2011
  • Formulated Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act in 2012
  • Introduced transfer pricing law in 2012
  • Incorporated the Revised Kyoto Convention in Customs Act.
  • Introduced public hearing for preventing corruption in public service delivery
  • Introduced integrity stores in high schools for infusing integrity among students

 

  1. Membership of professional associations
  • Life Member, Bangladesh Economic Association
  • Life Member, American Alumni Association
  • Chairman, Society for Assistance to Hearing Impaired Children (SAHIC) Trust

 

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