InM has bid farewell to its founder Chairman Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud on 31 December 2012.
He has been the Chairman of InM since the inception of the Institute. Under the outstanding supervision of Professor Mahmud, and with the overall guidance of this eminent economist and renowned scholar of the country, InM has progressed immensely all these years.
In the speech of farewell ceremony, Professor Mahmud suggested some important research areas as the ‘second generation of microfinance’ is active in Bangladesh. He also said that effective research should be initiated to monitor and project the trend of development of microfinance in Bangladesh.
He said that he is not feeling that he is parting from InM, he wished to further contribute with his intellectual expertise in InM’s future development in the coming days.
He also wished that InM would further progress with the proper guidance of the new Chairman of InM, and would be able to enhance the Institute’s activities in national and international arena.
Professor M. A. Baqui Khalily, Executive Director, InM, Dr. Muhammad Abdul Latif, Director (Research & KnM), Dr. Md. Mosleh Uddin Sadeque, Director (Training and Operations) and all the other staff of InM were present at the farewell ceremony. Dr. Rashid Faruqee, Dr. S. R. Osmani, Professor Syed M. Ahsan, the Visiting Fellows of InM were also present at the event.
