Recardo Saurav Antor Halder completed his MSC in Economics from Ruhr University Bochum Germany focusing on International Trade and Finance. Prior to that he completed his BSS (2015) and MSS (2016) in Economics from the University of Dhaka. He has more than 5 years’ experience in research and project management. He has served in multiple capacities in think tanks and international donor-based projects, such as USDA Bangladesh Trade Facilitation Project (BTF)- implemented by Land O’ Lakes Venture37, the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), and the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI).

He is currently working at SANEM as a Programme Consultant. His focus areas include trade facilitation, agricultural trade, WTO issues, export diversification, survey designing and implementation, data collection and management, econometric analysis, trade policy analysis, report writing, stakeholder engagement, procurement and grants management, event coordination, training facilitation, and logistics management.

Takrem Ferdous Surid is a Programme Analyst at the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM). Before this role, he served as a Research Associate at UNDP Bangladesh, where he worked on policy research, stakeholder engagement, and capacity-building initiatives. Previously, he also worked at SANEM as a Research Associate and Research Assistant, contributing to studies on trade, investment, energy transition, and macroeconomic issues. He completed his Masters in Economics from Jahangirnagar University.

Omar Faruk is a Multimedia Producer at SANEM with over six years of experience across visual storytelling, media production, and creative strategy. Bringing a versatile background spanning agency video production, motion design, documentations, and UI/UX, he leads SANEM’s multimedia initiatives to make complex research and policy insights visually compelling. Prior to joining SANEM, he served as Manager of Media & Communication at Engineering Resources International (ERI) and held production and cinematography roles at Dope Productions Ltd and 10 Minute School. Omar holds a B.Pharm from International Islamic University Chittagong and is an active documentary photographer and visual designer.