Dr. Nasiruddin Ahmed, advisor of ARK Foundation, is the former Chairman of the National Board of Revenue. He also served as the Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission and Chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board. He is currently working as a Member of the Advisory Committee on NBR Reforms and serves as Senior Policy Advisor at the International Growth Centre, London School of Economics (LSE).

Dr. Ahmed holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Sydney, Australia, and a Master's in Public Sector Management Training and Development Economics from the American University, Washington, D.C., USA. He has authored a number of papers in economics published in international journals such as Applied Economics, Applied Economics Letters, Public Administration and Development, Indian Economic Review, Tobacco Control, Tobacco Induced Diseases, and BMC Public Health.

• Macroeconomic policy analysis


• Tax policymaking and tax administration


• Tobacco taxation


• Advancing good governance


• Research methodology

• A Political Economy and Macroeconomic Assessment of Bangladesh, USAID, January 2023 (Draft)


• Assessing Tax Compliance of Smokeless Tobacco Manufacturers in Bangladesh. Dhaka: UBINIG, April 2021


• Mobilization of Local Revenue by Rural Local Government Institutions (LGIs) in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Local Government Division, August 2020


• The Economics of Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh. Dhaka: BIGD, Brac University, October 2019


• The Revenue and Employment Outcome of Biri Taxation in Bangladesh. Dhaka: National Board of Revenue, June 2019

• Own price elasticities of the demand for sugar-sweetened beverages in Bangladesh, BMC Public Health (2024) 24:1020


• Perspectives on reforming the tobacco tax administration system in Bangladesh to enhance public health, Tobacco Control (BMJ), 2024


• How Do Agricultural Import Tariffs Affect Men and Women Smallholders? Evidence from Bangladesh, Policy Research Working Paper 10488, World Bank Group, June 2023


• Policy priorities for strengthening smokeless tobacco control in Bangladesh: a mixed method analysis, Tobacco Induced Diseases 2021; 19 (September 2021)


• The demand for tobacco products in Bangladesh, Tobacco Control (BMJ), April 2021


• Fiscal Accountability and Sustainable Trade (FAST): Bangladesh Tax Benchmarking Study. USAID, December 2020


• Economics of Smokeless Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh. Proceeding of the 4^th ENSP-SRP International Conference on Tobacco Control, March 2019 Supplement/2019, Vol. 5 available at tobaccopreventioncessation.com/economics-of-smokeless-tobacco-taxation-in-bangladesh


• Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Economies: Evidence from Bangladesh. London: London School of Economics, IGC Working Paper, December 2012


• Bangladesh – End of MFA Quotas: Key Issues and Strategic Options for Bangladesh Garment Industry (Report No. 34964-BD). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, January 2006


• An Aggregate Import Demand Function for India: A Cointegration Analysis. London: Applied Economics Letters, 11(10), February 2004. Published: online 21 August 2006


• Trade Liberalization and Industrial Growth in Pakistan: A Cointegration Analysis. London: Applied Economics, 36(13), 2004. Published: online 02 February 2007


• Trade Liberalization and Endogenous Growth of Manufacturing Industries in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation. London: Applied Economics, 35(3), 2003. Published: online 22 October 2010


• Export Response to Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh: A Cointegration Analysis. London: Applied Economics, 32(8), February 2000. Published: online 04 February 2010


• An Aggregate Import Demand Function for Bangladesh: A Cointegration Approach. London: Applied Economics, 31(4), 1999. Published: online 01 October 2010


• The Demand for Money in Bangladesh during 1975-1997: A Cointegration Analysis, Indian Economic Review, Vol. 34(2): 171-185, July 1999.