On 08 December 2025, Member (Secretary), GED, attended as distinguished panelist in the concluding panel discussion session on “Democracy and Development” of the BIDS Annual Conference 2025. He shared his views in a highly respected panel including Professor Rehman Sobhan, Dr. KAS Murshid, Dr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman and Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur (Governor). The session was moderated by Dr. A.K. Enamul Haque, DG of BIDS.