Bangladesh Institute of Social Research (BISR) Trust

The BISR is housed at Lalmatia, Dhaka and is constituted as a trust under The Trusteeship Act of 1882. It is governed by a Board of Trustees. Furthermore, the BISR is also comprised of Researchers like Sociologists, Economists, Anthropologists. Environmentalists, Criminologists, Climate Change Experts, Disaster Experts, Gender Experts, Labour Experts, Peasant Experts, etc. who have wide ranging experiences.

The organization follows an Annual Research Plan (ARP) every calendar year focusing on contemporary socio-economic and environmental issues of Bangladesh and also follows Annual Publication Plan (APP) following two phases (Jan-June and July-December) for disseminating its research findings to national and international communities.

The organization conducts multi-disciplinary studies following both quantitative and qualitative methods, technical and socio-economic methods, impart training to the multidisciplinary research teams in preparing, designing and completing research projects. The organization adheres to the need-based and problem-oriented research including action and pilot researches. It is imparting SPSS and research methodology training to officials of different public and private organizations including university teachers and NGO officials.