Shakil Ahmed, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the Department of Government and Politics of Jahangirnagar University. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Department of Political Science and Sociology of North South University. Before this, he was a Research Fellow at the University of Tsukuba. Dr. Ahmed is trained in political science and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba. He researches civil society organizations and teaches political science, history, public policy and law. Dr. Ahmed is a part of an international research collaboration from academic and non-academic institutions. His most recent scholarly publications can be shortlisted as: Ahmed, S. (2023). Civil society organizations in post-colonial Bangladesh: A coalition with business, civil-military bureaucracy, and partisan politics. In Q. Alam, R. Khair, & A. Shahan (Eds.), State, market and society in an emerging economy: Development and the political economy of Bangladesh (pp. 57–69). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003318521-6 Aminuzzaman, S. M., Khair, R., Haque, M. M., & Ahmed, S. (2022). Insight on trust, inclusiveness and governance in South Asia. In S. M. Aminuzzaman, R. Khair, M. M. Haque, & S. Ahmed (Eds.), Insight on trust, inclusiveness and governance in South Asia (pp. 17–30). Prothoma. Sadiq, A. S., & Ahmed, S. (2020). Understanding of individual rationality and institutional constraints: The case of deficiency of doctors in rural Bangladesh. Journal of Global Health Reports, 4, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.29392/001c.13385

Mr. Syed Javed Iqbal, 60, MBA, is a Director of DG Infotech Ltd. (DG Infotech) - a leading IT (Information Technology) company in Bangladesh that owns and operates ‘trusted identity solutions’ business and ‘payment systems. DG Infotech is a part of Dipon Group - a reputed business house that came into existence in 1970 with the formation of Dipon Gas Company Ltd. with the specific objective of providing end-to-end solutions in oil and gas pipeline construction works. Since then, Dipon has grown manifold with diversification in engineering & construction, and IT-enabled Services. Dipon has also ventured into the global arena and established its presence in Bangladesh, India, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE and Guinea by opening regional and project officesz

Dr. Sk. Tawfique M. Haque is a Professor of Public Policy and Governance and Director of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) at North South University (NSU). Professor Haque’s area of research interest covers: migration, Rohingya crisis, organisational culture, local governance, globalisation, international trade regime, development management, geopolitics, and climate change. He has published seven books, and fourteen book chapters from reputed international publishing houses such as Springer, Routledge, Ashgate, Palgrave Macmillan, and several scientific research papers in national and international indexed journals. His latest book titled “The Displaced Rohingyas: A Tale of a Vulnerable Community” has been published by Routledge in 2024. Professor Haque has twenty-five years of wide-ranging experience in managing developmental, educational, and research projects in partnership with Asian, European, and American universities and research organisations as well as multilateral development agencies.