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Welcome to BDI
Bangladesh Development Initiative (BDI) is a non-profit organization based in the United States. Its members include scholars and professionals committed to supporting development initiatives in Bangladesh aimed at improving the quality of life for all its citizens.
BDI engages in and facilitates scholarly exchange between Bangladesh and overseas scholars through educational programs, an academic peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Bangladesh Studies), and a book publication program. BDI also regularly organizes conferences to promote new and relevant research on Bangladesh and provide a forum for debating policy alternatives pertaining to Bangladesh.
What's New
September 10th, 2018
The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh provides every citizen the right to freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of thought and conscience, and freedom of the press. In keeping with these ...
October 22nd, 2017
The Greater Seattle Bangladeshi Community organized a fundraising campaign to help the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh who are in dire need of basic necessities like food and shelter. About $20,000 was raised (without the Microsoft matching gift...
October 1st, 2017
We write this letter on a sorrowful note to our neighbors in the East. The people of Bangladesh and Myanmar (formerly Burma) have lived as neighbors in peace for centuries, and there is much in our history, culture and heritage that we share. ...