Renowned economist and former deputy chairman of the first planning commission professor Nurul Islam has passed away.
Nurul Islam breathed his last around 12:00 pm (Monday) local time in Washington DC of the United States.
Adnan Morshed, professor of Catholic University of America in Washington, confirmed the death.
Professor Nurul Islam was serving the duty of emeritus fellow of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
He joined the institute in 1987 as senior policy adviser to the director general.
In his long professional career, Nurul Islam served as director general of the economic and social development department of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Besides, he was the teacher of economics department of Dhaka University and made the chairman of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
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