2022

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Government of Bangladesh 

Senior National Consultant on Ecosystem Valuation of Forest, land and water ecosystems in Bangladesh.  The consultancy is designed to strengthen the role of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics to develop Environmental Accounts of Bangladesh. Period – March 2022- December 2022.  Coordinating person at BBS is Mr. Rafiqul Islam, Director, Environment Statistics Unit. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (+8801712141750), email: rafiqbbs25@gmail.com

2021

World Bank, Dhaka 

Team Leader of the study on “Developing Methodology for Ecosystem Valuation” .  The study organized by the Center for Urban Studies and Sustainable Development of the East West University and the Asian Center for Development. Period – October 2021-February 2022.  Supervising person: Istiaq Sobhan, World Bank, Dhaka msobhan@worldbank.org   

IUCN, Bangladesh / UNHCR 

Team Leader for the study on “Benefits of Pressure Cooker use in Rohingya Camp” organized by IUCN Bangladesh in collaboration with UNHCR (October – December 2020) : Supervising person: Dr Khalid Hossain, Program Coordinator, IUCN Bangladesh Office, House B-138, Road 22, Mohakhali DOHS, Dhaka 1205, +880-1844219701, khalid.hossain@iucn.org

JICA, Dhaka

  • Consultant for Training and developing Cost Benefit Analysis examples under the SPIMS project of the Ministry of Planning, Programming Division – Jan -Jun 2021: Supervisor: DR. Toshiyasu Kato, Chief Advisor of SPIMS Project,  Phase 2, IC Net, Peace Preenon Apartment No. 5A (5th Floor), House No. 167, Road No. 01, DOHS Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh  Phone: 880-251-040-217

2020

UNDP, Dhaka

  • National Consultant for Environment and Climate Change Expert for preparing Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2020 and Bangladesh SDGs Progress Report 2020 under the SC4SDG Project- UNDP (22 days – March – April 2020) Contact Person:  Dr Fakrul Ahsan, Consultant, UNDP, 
    fakrul.ahsan@undp.org    +880 1720-056098  
     

IUCN, Regional Office, Bangkok

  • Team Leader in the project on Estimating the Socio-Economic Changes in the Meghna Basin in Bangladesh,(Jan-May 2020) (Reporting person:  SINHA Vishwaranjan Program Officer, Water and Wetlands, South Asia, IUCN Regional office, Vishwaranjan.SINHA@iucn.org  +66 2 662 4029  • Work  63 Sukhumvit Rd Khet Watthana 10110 TH

IUCN, Bangladesh / UNHCR 

  • Team Leader for the study on “Benefits of Pressure Cooker use in Rohingya Camp” organized by IUCN Bangladesh in collaboration with UNHCR (October – December 2020) Contact Person: Raquibul Amin, Country Representative, IUCN Bangladesh Office, House B-138, Road 22, Mohakhali DOHS, Dhaka 1205, Raquibul.AMIN@iucn.org  • Work  +8801713034854  • Home +8801844219700  • Mobile

Institute of Water Modeling, Dhaka

  • Economic Feasibility of Surface Water Supply project for Sylhet City Corporation – part of the team on developing the Sylhet City Corporation’s Surface Water Supply project in Dhaka (Jan – Dec 2020) Contact person: S M Mahbubur Rahman, Director, Water Division, IWM, Dhaka.

2019

The World Bank

  • Study on Developing Methodology for Prioritization of Rural Road Networks in Bangladesh – case of Jashore, Chuadanga, Jhenaidah and Magura (December 2019-March 2020) [ Supervision – Dr. Muneeza Alam, Dr Rajesh Roghati)

Center for Environmental GIS (CEGIS)

  • Developing Operational Shadow price for water to support informed policy and decision-making process – for WARPO, Government of Bangladesh (November 2019-June 2021) 

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Bangladesh

  • Assessment of the impact of supply of LPG to Rohingya Refugee camps in Bangladesh. (August 2019-December 2019)

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

  • Macroeconomic Modeling of Bangladesh – work with Research Team of BIDS as a Senior Researcher. (January 2019 -July 2019)

Rajshahi WASA

  • Economic and Financial Feasibility of Rajshahi WASA Water Treatment Plant 

Institute of Water Modelling, Dhaka

  • Economic Feasibility of Netrokona Economic Zone (EZ) area in Bangladesh (July 2019-December 2019)
  • Economic Assessment of Jamuna River Economic Corridor Development Project (April 2019 – December 2019)
  • Economic and Financial Feasibility Analysis of Pagla Sewage Treatment Plant, Dhaka (January 2019 – June 2019)
  • Economic Analysis of Dhaka North City Corporation Urban Development Plan (short term input)
  • Economic and Financial Analysis of Dhaka Wasa Sewage Master Plan

2018

World Bank, Washington

  • Short Term Consultant to guide, supervise and confirmation of the completion report on Impact Evaluation of Urban Road Project in Bangladesh.  (Task Team Lead: Shigeyuki Sakaki) May 20-June 30, 2018

2017

ADB, Manila

  1. Scaling Up Private Sector Participation and Use of Market-Based Approaches for Environmental Management – South Asia Expert in environmental economics for stocktaking study on MBAEMs,  No. 136634-S95761 [30 working days]

CEBAI – Center of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industry

  1. Review of Business Plan of CEBAI
  2. Developing strategies for an alternative to natural gas in the Bangladesh Apparel Industry

IC Net Limited, Japan

  1. National consultant for Cost Benefit Analysis -in the Strengthening Project Implementation and Management Systems (SPIMS) project of JICA to the Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh. July 1-Dec 31, 2017,-40 days

BCIM Joint Study Group, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh

  1. Member of the Joint Study Group of BCIM on Environment and Sustainable Development – engaged in developing a synthesis report on the environment by Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar.  May 2016-April 2017

CUTS International and Unnayan Shamannay

  • Team Leader – CUTS International and US project on Inland Water Tranport project for BBIN region.
  • Team Leader – Environmental Scoping Studies on the Special Economic Zones for the Government of India in Bangladesh – with Unnayan Shamannay (US).

The Planning Commission of Bangladesh and JICA through IC Net, Japan

  1. Local Trainer in the “Strengthening Public Investment Management System (SPIMS) Project” – The project is designed to train Planning Cell officers in the Planning Ministry and in the Ministries of Water Resources, Local Government and Road Sector on Project Design using Logical Framework Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis.  Other trainers in the project is Max van der Sleen from the Netherlands.

Institute of Water Modelling

  1. Feasibility Analysis of Road Development Project of Dhaka North City Corporation – Jan-May 2017
  2. The DNCC has been working on developing a master plan for Eastern Dhaka region within its jurisdiction to ensure that future road networks become suitable for a modern city
  3. Consultancy works involved understanding the socio-economic conditions of the people living in the area and to conduct a CBA on the project

2016

Institute of Water Modelling 

  • Economic Analysis of City Waste Disposal in Sylhet City Corporation, Jan-Dec 2016
  • Feasibility Analysis of Eastern Bypass Project in Dhaka, March-August 2016
  • Analyzing demand for agricultural water in selected districts – Naogaon and Khulna – 2016 Jan – 2016 March

University Grants Commission, Bangladesh

  • Member, UGC Strategic Plan for Higher Education Committee on Future Funding

2015

ILO, Dhaka Office

  • Evaluation of Decent Work Country Program 2012-2015; from Nov 18, 2015 to Jan 18, 2016

Indian High Commission, Dhaka

  • Led a Pre-Feasibility study of the Sites for the Indian High Commission in order to
    help the Indian High Commission to select the sites for them [a team organized by Unnayan Shamannay]

UNICEF with Unnayan Shamannay

  • Understanding the quality of public expenditure in primary education in Bangladesh (with Unnayan Shamannay) 2014-15

The Planning Commission, Bangladesh with Bangladesh Ag ECON Association

  • Member of the team on mainstreaming climate change in plan documents through Ag Econ Association (2014-15)

Grontmij with IWM, Dhaka

  • Feasibility Study to Secure Sustainable and Cost Efficient Water Supply System (2015) – with Institute of Water Modeling, 2015

Institute of Water Modeling, Dhaka

  • An expert on economic and financial analysis of water sector projects (2015)

IUCN Regional Office, Bangkok

  • MFF research grant management (2015)

previous years

IUCN ecosystem services research (2012,2014)

CREL, Dhaka for advising on ecosystem services research (Climate Resilient Ecosystem and Livelihood)

UNDP fund for developing climate and disaster vulnerability index for BD, 2013

ADB research study on energy pricing 2012

UNDP Evaluation of activities in Bangladesh, 2012

IIED research grant 2011

INM Research Grant 2009-10BIFC-IFC research fund 2008-2010

PREM research fund (2004)

SDPI research fund(2004)

BMZ-GTZ evaluation of activities in Bangladesh

BBS-UNDP fund (1998-99)

BIDS-UNDP fund (2000-2001)

SANEI-GDN fund (a (2001)

BBS-UNDP fund (2001)

SANEI-GDN fund – 2002

BBS-UNDP fund 2002

PM Trust Evaluation Survey

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Green Sylhet Award 2019

Sylhet Office