Dr. Md. Sirajul Islam

Experience

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  Shapati Sangshad Ltd.

  Mar 1995 - Jun 1995

  Design Engineer
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  Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

  Jul 1995 - Jun 1996

  Research Fellow, UNCRD-BUET Joint Research program, UNCRD funded, IWFM, BUET
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  Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

  Sept 1997 - Dec 1998

  Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
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  The University of Tokyo

  Sept 2003 - Aug 2005

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Taikan Oki Laboratory
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  North South University

  Sept 2005 - now

  • Director, Center for Infrastructure Research and Services (CIRS)

    Jul 2019 - now

  • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

    Apr 2015 - now

  • Dean, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (SEPS)

    Apr 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

    Apr 2013 - Mar 2015

  • Associate Professor, ESM and CEE

    Oct 2010 - Mar 2015

  • Chair, Department of Environmental Science and Management (ESM)

    May 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Assistant Professor

    Sept 2005 - Sept 2010
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  UNOPS

  Jun 2006 - Apr 2007

  Project Coordinator : Crop Insurance as a Risk Management Strategy in Bangladesh

  Crop Insurance as a Risk Management Strategy in Bangladesh , as part of the initiatives of the Climate Change Cell, Department of Environment (DoE) and Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), funded by UNDP, DFID and EU.

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  IPCC

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2012

  Expert Reviewer (AR6, Global warming of 1.5 °C, SREX, SRREN)
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  UNFCCC

  Apr 2010 - Sept 2010

  Research Fellow: Adaptation, Technology and Science Division (ATS)
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  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2013

  Project Director: GIZ-NSU (DESM) project on introducing a certificate program on ETP
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  Asian Development Bank (ADB)

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Consultan as Climate Change Specialist : SC 100424 BAN: Weather Index-Based Crop Insurance Project

  Preparation of project proposal for ADB project on piloting of crop insurance based on weather index. This was part of a disaster management plan through risk sharing/transfer.

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  World Bank Group

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2016

  Tech. expert: SRCWP, Watershed Management and Biodiversity of Pablakhali Protected Area, Hill Tracts

  Strengthening Regional Co- operation for Wildlife Protection Project (SRCWP)

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  Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Consultant: Mid Term Evaluation of Community Climate Change Program(CCCP)
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  Asian Development Bank (ADB)

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2018

  National Consultant : Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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  Government of Bangladesh

  Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

  Team leader, Monitoring and evaluation of a government development project (Consulting)

  in-depth Monitoring and evaluation of the government project Development of the Bangladesh Economic Zone (1st phase), Prime Minister’s Office, implemented by IMED, Planning Commission (January 2019 to June 2019). Project cost: Around BDT 2.5 billion. Major task: Monitoring and evaluation of civil construction, environment, health and safety aspect and overall project performance.

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  Government of Bangladesh

  Dec 2019 - Jun 2020

  Team leader, Monitoring and evaluation of a government development project (Consulting)

  In-depth Monitoring and evaluation of the government project 'Construction of 398 apartment for housing of government officers in Gulshan, Banana and Dhanmondi areas of Dhaka', implemented by IMED, Planning Commission (December 2019 to June 2020). As part of the consultant team with MSDEV Ltd.

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  Government of Bangladesh

  Jan 2021 - now

  Jointly as external expert member of MIST (Military Institute of Science and Technology) study team. Team Leader, in-depth Monitoring and evaluation of the government project Construction of large Bridges on Upazila & Union Road Projects (around two thousand three hundred crore Taka) implemented by LGED, evaluation task by IMED, Planning Ministry (January 2022 to June 2022). Major task: Monitoring and evaluation of civil construction, environment, health and safety aspect and overall project performance. In-depth Monitoring and evaluation of the government project 'Female sports facilities development of BKSP', implemented by IMED, Planning Commission (January 2021 to June 2021). As part of the consultant team with MSDEV Ltd.

  • Water expert, EIA study of the BEZA project 'Ecotourism Development in Sonadia Island' (Consulting)

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Team Leader, Monitoring and evaluation of the government development project under IMED (Consulting)

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Team leader, Monitoring and evaluation of a government development project (Consulting)

    Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
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  Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

  May 2021 - Jul 2022

  Team member, Research project on AWS (Automated Weather Station)

  Serving as a co-researcher and specialist on Weather Index Based Crop Insurance (WIBCI), in the project Sustainability Assessment of Automated Weather Station (AWS). Supported by Swiss contact.