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ROLE IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
- Lead role in the development of the Concept, Master Plan and Technical Design for the Project “Integrated Development of Hatirjheel” aimed at improving the drainage congestion, traffic situation and environmental conditions of central Dhaka and providing continual guidance to RAJUK, DWASA, LGED and the Bangladesh Army (SWO-West) for successful implementation of Hatirjheel
- Lead role in the formulation of “National Strategy for Water Supply and Sanitation in Hard to Reach Areas of Bangladesh 2012”, which has been adopted by the Government of Bangladesh
- Provided leadership in the formulation of the “National Sanitation Strategy 2005”, which was adopted by the Government of Bangladesh
- Lead role in preparing Bangladesh Country Paper for the second, third, fourth and fifth South Asian Conferences on Sanitation (SACOSAN) held in Islamabad (2006), in New Delhi (2008),in Colombo (2011) and in Nepal (2013)
- Prepared “Sanitation Sector Status and Gap Analysis” for Global Sanitation Fund Round 2 Preparatory Work in Bangladesh 2009
- Presented Keynote Presentations on Sanitation in National Seminars and Conferences during the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
- Providing continual services as a National Expert in Sanitation, Water Supply and Environmental Management sectors as:
Member, National Forum for Water Supply and Sanitation Sector (The highest decision making body in the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh)
Member, National Taskforce on Sanitation (Policy decisions on National Sanitation Campaign)
Convener, Evaluation and Monitoring Committee of the National Sanitation Campaign
Convener, Media and Communication Committee of the National Sanitation Campaign
Member, Steering Committee of Sustainable Arsenic Mitigation under Integrated Local Government System Project
Member, Working Group, Emergency Arsenic Mitigation Program in Bangladesh
Member, Steering Committee of Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Programme Support, Phase II Project till 29 August 2008
Member, National Expert Committee on Solid Waste Management of Dhaka City
- Lead role in establishing the “International Training Network Center for Water and Waste Management” at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (in short ITN-BUET). Worked in this Center, first, as a Curricula Development Specialist (1996 – 2001) and then as the Center Director during the period from 2003 to 2008.
The ITN has been a joint initiative of the bilateral and multilateral external support agencies (ESAs’) and formed part of the UNDP/World Bank Water and Sanitation Program. The global network, originally based in Washington D.C., USA, had more than 18 member countries spreading over Asia, Africa and the South Pacific region. The Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) provided financial support for the establishment and development of the ITN Center project in Bangladesh. The Center facilitated development of a human resource base and national capacity building in water supply and sanitation sector. As Curricula Development Specialist contributed in establishing a national network of engineering educational institutions that eventually brought about a breakthrough in the orientation of the water supply and sanitation course curricula from conventional to that matches reality. The Danish support has now been withdrawn and ITN-BUET has now become a regular center of the university.
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