IFPRI PolSem: Nurul Islam: Reflections from 60+ Years of Development - NIslam - 09/16/2019

Summary: Nurul Islam’s contribution to development reflects his remarkable career—which ranged from research and university teaching, to heading a prestigious research institute, to becoming a freedom fighter, to running the first Planning Commission in Bangladesh, to serving as Assistant Director General at FAO. Speaker: Nurul Islam, Research Fellow Emeritus, IFPRI Moderator: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff in the Director General's Office, IFPRI