University of Rajshahi, BANGLADESH

Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Geology and Mining and Pro-Vice Chancellor University of Rajshahi, BANGLADESH

Research Interest: Hydrogeology, Water Resource Management, Climate Change Effect and Adaptation, Sustainable Development and Water governance

Personal Background Name : CHOWDHURY SARWAR JAHAN Place of Birth : Rajshahi Nationality : Bangladeshi Religion : Islam Pro-Vice Chancellor : From March 20, 2013

Education Ph.D. in Hydrgeology Moscow State Geological Prospecting 1997 Academy, Russia M.Sc. in Geology and Mining University of Rajshahi 1981 B.Sc (Hons.) in Geology and Mining University of Rajshahi 1980 Higher Secondary Certificate Rajshahi Board 1977 Secondary School Certificate Rajshahi Board 1975

Teaching Experience 30 years of Teaching, Research and Administrative activities in the University. Joined as Lecturer in Geology and Mining in 1984; Assistant Professor in 1987; Associate Professor in 1998 and Professor in 2004 at the University of Rajshahi.

Professional Affiliations  Member, International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)  Fellow, Geological Society of India “FGS (Ind.)”  Member, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)  Member, Bangladesh Geological Society  Member, Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics, Dept. of Geography, Calcutta University, India  Member, Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (AGGS), India. Members/Experts of National Committees  Member, Peer Review Committee, National Action Programme (NAP) for Combating Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought 2015-2024, ‘Bangladesh: Revision and Alignment of National Action Program (NAP) with UNCCD 10 Years Strategic Plan and

i Framework’, Ministry of Environment, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.  Member, Groundwater Task Force, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.  Member, Panel Expert (PoE), Institutionalization of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Process in compliance with Bangladesh Water Act, 2013, Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO), Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Administrative Experience and Ability to Develop Corporate Activities  Member, Senate, University of Rajshahi (1987-90).  Joint Secretary, World University Service (WUS), University of Rajshahi (1987-1989)  Joint Secretary, World University Service (WUS), University of Rajshahi (1991- 1993)  Student Adviser, University of Rajshahi (1999-2001)  Member, Senate, University of Rajshahi (2005)  Member, Executive Committee, Rajshahi University Teachers Association (2009-2010)  Chairman, Dept. of Geology and Mining, University of Rajshahi (2010-2013)  Dean, Faculty of Life and Earth Science, University of Rajshahi (2011-2013) Social and Cultural Organizations  President, Association for Community Development (ACD), Rajshahi - A Social and Human Right (Women and Child Right) Organization.  Convenor, Committee of Concern Citizen (CCC), Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Rajshahi City Unit.  Secretary, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Rajshahi City Unit.  Member, Executive Committee, Rajshahi Association, Rajshahi.  Advisor, Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust (BLAST), Rajshahi.

Invited Lectures and Key Notes:  Mapping of Groundwater Recharge Potentiality in Bangladesh, CSE, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014. ( http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/SarwarJahan.pdf)  Adaptation for Climate Change Effect on Groundwater Resource through MAR Technique in Drought Prone Barind Area, Rural Bangladesh, Department of Environment , Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 2015.  Impact of Climate Change on Fresh Water Resource and Agriculture in Bangladesh (Key Note), Sixth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), 2015, Chennai, India, February 11-13, 2016.

Symposiums, Seminars and Conferences Attended  Four weeks MUD LOGGING training course, GEOSERVICES EASTERN INC., June 4- 28, 1984, Bangkok, Thailand.  Film Workshop on European and Third World Films conducted by James D. Leahy from April 27 to May 12, 1985 sponsored by the Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies in collaboration with the British Council, Dhaka.  Course on LOGGING TECHNIQUES AND INTERRETATION from October 21-22, 1985 with M/S SCHLUMBERGER at Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Dhaka.  Course on PETROLEUM GEOCHEMISTRY, Jan 18 to Feb 10, 1986, at Bangladesh

ii Petroleum Institute, Dhaka.  Course on BASIC OF OPEN HOLE INTERPRETATION from June 30 to July 3, 1986 with M/S SCHLUMBERGER at Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Dhaka.  Ten-week computer programming course on FORTRAN language, Computer Center, University of Rajshahi, 1988.  South and Central Asian Regional Training Course on METHOD AND TECHNIQUES IN EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS, from Dec 02, 1987 to Jan 22, 1988, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad, India.  Course on BASIC RESERVOIR ENGINEERING on April 12-15, 1993 at BUET under the auspices of the University of Alberta-BUET Institutional Linkage Program.  National workshop on ARSENIC POLLUTION IN BANGLADESH: ITS CAUSES, EFFECT AND MITIGATION, June 27-28, 1999, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.  Bangladesh National Science Conference, Rajshahi, 1986.  First South Asia Geological Congress, Islamabad, Pakistan: February 23-27, 1992.  International Seminar on Hydrology with a special Colloquium on Environmental Problems and Water resources of the Himalayan region, Katmandu, Nepal. Nepal Geological Society and Indian Association of Hydrogeologists, April 19-21, 1993.  Second International Conference on WATER: ECOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY, Sep 17- 21, 1996, Moscow, Russia.  First Taekwondo Development Seminar, 1999 held on Feb 11, 1999, Dhaka.  International Conference on the role of natural Resources in sustainable development in South and Southeast Asia (NESDA) jointly organized by the Geological Survey of Bangladesh, Association of Geoscientists for International Development (AGID) and Society of Economic Geologists & Mineral Technologists (SEGMITE). Held in Dhaka on 17-21January, 2003.  Second International Conference on Ground Water for Sustainable Development: Problems, Perspectives and Challenges (IGC-2006). Jawaharlal Nehru Universit, New Delhi. Held on 1-4 February 2006.  Third International Groundwater Conference on Water, Environment and Agriculture – Present Problems and Future Challenges (IGC-2007). Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Held on 7-10 February 2007.  Fourth International Groundwater Conference on Groundwater Dynamics and Global Change (IGC-2008). University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India. Held on 19-22 march 2008.  XXXIX IAH Congress (IAH 2008), Toyama, Japan. Held on 26 October to 1 November 2008.  International Symposium on Efficient Groundwater Resource Management, 16-21 Feb. 2009, Bangkok, Thailand.  Joint International Convention of 8th IAHS Scientific Assembly and 37th IAH Congress, 6- 12 Sept. 2009, Hyderabad, India.

 International Groundwater Symposium (IGS-TH-2009) to be held in the Department of Groundwater Resources (DGR), Ministry of natural Resources and Environment of the Royal Thai Government, Bangkok, Thailand from 16-21 February 2009.

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 International Conference on Management Of Soil and Groundwater Salinization in Arid Region, 11-14 January, 2010, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.  Fourth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC),Held on 28 Oct.-1 Nov, 2011, Madurai, India.  Fifth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), 2012, Aurongabad, India.  Seminar in Centre for Environment and Education in June (2013) in Ahmadabad, India and October (2013) in Delhi, India.  XXXXII XXXIX IAH Congress (IAH 2015), Rome Italy. September 13-18, 2015.  Sixth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), 2015, Chennai, India, February 11- 13, 2016.

Publications  Mrinal Kanti Roy, Syed Samsuddin Ahmed and Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan (1986). Study of mineral assemblage in the sediments of a meander bar in the river Padma (Ganges), Rajshahi, Rajshahi University Studies, v. XIV(B), p.65-89.  Mrinal Kanti Roy, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Syed Samsuddin Ahmed (1989). The effect of stream transportation on the mineralogical composition and heavy mineral variability of the river sands, the Padma, Rajshahi, Rajshahi University Studies, v.XVII(B), p.109-127.  Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Tapas Kumar Majumder and Mrinal Kanti Roy (1990). Sedimentary environment discrimination using grain size analysis. Journal of Geological Society of India, v.35, p.529-534.  M. Asaduzzaman, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Quamrul Hasan Mazumder, and Shyamal Kumar Ghose (1992). Specific yield evaluation: Barind area, Bangladesh, Proceeding of the First South Asia Geological Congress, Islamabad, Pakistan: February 23-27, 1992.  Quamrul Hasan Mazumder, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Shyamal Kumar Ghose (1993). Hydrogeology of Tanore and Nachole thanas of Barind project area, Bangladesh, Journal of Applied Hydrology, v.VI(1-4), p.39-48.  Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Quamrul Hasan Mazumder, Shyamal Kumar Ghose and M. Asaduzzaman (1994). Specific yield evaluation: Barind area, Bangladesh, Journal of Geological Society of India, v.44, p.283-290.  Quamrul Hassan Mazumder and Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan (1994). Groundwater quality study (Na, K and Ca ions) in Rajshahi City Corporation Area, Bangladesh, Rajshahi University Studies, v.22(B), p.133-140.  Quamrul Hasan Mazumder, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Mrinal Kanti Roy (1994). Sphericity and roundness of the Tista river clastics, Rangpur, Bangladesh, Rajshahi University Studies, v.22(B), p.141-152.  Vladimir M. Shwets, Victor V. Danilov and Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan (1995). Seasonal Effect on Regional Groundwater Flow: Barind area, Bangladesh, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Water Resource Engineering; International Groundwater Management Symposium; Watershed Management Symposium; and Texas water ’95, American Society of Civil Engineers, San Antonio, Texas, August 14- 18, 1995.  Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Mushfique Ahmed (1997). Flow of groundwater in the Barind Area, Bangladesh: Implication of Structural Framework, Journal of Geological Society of India, v.50, p.743-752. iv  S. S. Ahmed, Q. H. Mazumder, C. S. Jahan, M. Ahmed and S. Islam (1999). Qualitative analysis of groundwater resource, Rajshahi City Corporation area, Bangladesh, Rajshahi University Studies, v.27(B), p.109-123.  S.S. Ahmed, Q.H. Mazumder, C.S. Jahan, M. Ahmed and S. Islam (2002). Hydrochemistry and classification of groundwater, Rajshahi City Corporation area, Bangladesh, Journal of Geological Society of India, v.60, p.411-418.  Chowdhury S. Jahan, Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Quamrul H. Mazumder & Talukder A. H. F. Md. Atiqul Haque (2003). Evaluation of engineering design for shaft construction and artificial ground freezing in Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, v.9, p.131-141.  Chowdhury S. Jahan, Quamrul H. Mazumder, Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Mrinal Kanti Roy and Sardar M. Abdul Khaleque (2003). Hydrochemistry of Underground Water in the Archean Basement in and around Madhyapara, Bangladesh: An Approach to its Sustainability of Utilization, Proc. Vol. Int. Confe. NESDA, Dhaka, Jan 17-21 (2003).  Mrinal Kanti Roy, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Sudip Saha (2004). Holocene sequence stratigraphy in a part of the Meghna estuary and Ganges delta, south central Bangladesh, Indian Journal of Landscape System and Ecological Studies, v.27, No.1, p. 87-94.  Chowdhury S. Jahan, Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Quamrul H. Mazumder and Talukder AHFMA Haque (2004). Artificial ground freezing method for shaft construction in Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh: minimization of its cost, Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, v.47(2), p.112-117.  Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Md. Abdul Malek, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Mushfique Ahmed, I. L. Mashkovtsev and Saumitra Narayan Dev (2004). Stress-strain of Archean Granite rock from Basement Complex and deformation of stope, Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh, Mining, Petroleum & Geological Education in the 21ST Century – A compilation of papers of the International Internet Conference, Moscow, Russian Federation.  Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Md. Abdul Malek, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Mushfique Ahmed, I. L. Mashkovtsev and Saumitra Narayan Dev (2004). Stress analysis and zone of influence for stope excavation, Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh, Mining, Petroleum & Geological Education in the 21ST Century – A compilation of papers of the International Internet Conference, Moscow, Russian Federation.  Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Mohammad K. Uddin, Saumitra Narayan Dev and I. L. Mashkovtsev (2004). Groundwater chemistry of Barapukuria coal mine, Bangladesh: suitability for its utilization, The International Conference “Strategy of Development of the Mineral-Raw Complex in XXI Century” 11-15 October, Moscow, Russian Federation.  Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Md. Abdul Malek, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Mushfique Ahmed, Saumitra Narayan Dev and I.L. Mashkovtsev (2004). Modification of stope design considering UCS-SF in Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh: An approach for its safety, The International Conference “Strategy of Development of the Mineral-Raw Complex in XXI Century” 11-15 October, Moscow, Russian Federation.  Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Quamrul Hasan Mazumder and M. Asaduzzaman (2004). Long Term Trend of Water Level in Barind area of Bangladesh: A Statistical Analysis for Groundwater Potentiality Study, Bangladesh Journal of Geology, v. 23, p.55-69.  Jahan C.S., Roy M.K., Kabir, S. and Nessa N.N.F. (2004). Chemical Weathering v Process in Soil Moisture Zone and Groundwater Chemistry: Rajshahi University Campus, Bangladesh, Jour. Indian Association of Sedimentologists, vol.23, Nos.1&2, pp.125-135.  Piara, K., Jahan, C.S., Selim Reza, A.H.M. and Mazumder, Q.H. (2006). Cluster Analysis of Groundwater Chemical Data, Rajshahi City Corporation Area, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, Jahangirnagar University. v.12, p.59-72.  Jahan, C.S., Islam, M.A., Mazumder, Q.H., Asaduzzaman, M., Islam, M.M., Islam, M.O. and Sultana, A. (2007). Evaluation of Depositional Environment and Aquifer Condition in the Barind Area, Bangladesh, using Gamma Ray Well Log Data. Journal of Geological Society of India, v.70, p.1070-1076.  Rahman, M.M., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder Q.H., Roy, D.K. and Asaduzzaman, M. (2007). Groundwater Quality of Northwest Barind Area, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, Jahangirnagar University. v.13, p.47-61.  Jahan, C.S., Roy, M.K. and Khatun, N.H. (2008). Geochemistry of Samta Borehole Sediments in Moribund Ganges Deltaic plain, Bangladesh - An Appraisal of Chemical Weathering Effect. Gondwana Geological Magazine, v.23(1), p.21-29.  Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H. and Islam, T.M.M. (2008). Impact Evaluation of an Irrigation Project Based on Meteorological Data and Groundwater Hydrograph: A Case Study of BIADP, NW Bangladesh. Published in the Proceedings of the XXXIX IAH Congress (IAH 2008), Toyama, Japan. Held on 26 October to 1 November 2008.  Rumy, A., Mazumder, Q.H., Jahan, C.S., Kazi, M.A.I. and Ahasan, M.M. (2008). Hydrochemistry and Origin of Salinity in Groundwater in Part of Lower Tista Floodplain, Northwest Bangladesh. Journal of Geological Society of India. v.74, p.223-232.  Mazumder Q.H., Jahan C.S., Quamruzzaman, C. and Howlader M.F. (2009). Geo- electric Survey in Rajshahi University Campus, Bangladesh: An Approach for Groundwater Potentiality Study, Indian Jour. of Power and River Valley Development, Vol. 59, No.7& 8, July-Aug., p.113-118.  Adham M.I., Jahan C.S., Majumder Q.H., (2010) Study on Groundwater Recharge Potentiality of Barind Tract, Rajshahi District, Bangladesh Using GIS and Remote Sensing Technique, Jour. Geol. Society of India. v.75, p.432-438.  Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Akter, N., Adham, M.A. and Asaduzzaman, M. (2011). Hydrogeological Environment and Groundwater Occurrence in Plio-Pleistocene Aquifer in Barind Area, NW Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Geosciences, v.16, pp.23-27.  Haque, M.A.M., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Shah-Newaz, S.M., Mridha, G.C., Mamud, P. and Adham, M.A. (2012). Groundwater Resource Assessment of the Rajshahi City Aquifer using MODFLOW Technique, Jour. Geol. Society of India, v.70 January.  Mazumder, Q.H., Jahan, C.S., Islam, M.A., Jaman, S., Ali, M.N., Rahaman, A.T.M.S.,Arefin, M.R., and Ahasan, A., (2014). Geoelectric Model and Hydrochemistry of Salinity Affected Lower Atrai Floodplain Aquifer, NW Bangladesh: An Approach for Irrigation Management, Jour. Geol. Society of India, v.84, pp.431-441.  Kamruzzaman, M., Rahaman, A.T.M.S., and Jahan, C.S., (2015). Adapting Cropping Systems under Changing Climate in NW Bangladesh, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, GERMANY.  Jahan, C.S.,Rahman, A.T.M.S., Ali, M.S., Arefin, M.R., Mazumder, Q.H., and Kamruzzaman, M. (2015). Water Safety Plans for urban Slum Community in Rajshahi vi City, Bangladesh- a Case Study, Rajshai university Journal of Environmental Science, Vol. 4,. pp.1-8.

 Rahman, A.T.M.S., Kamruzzaman, M., Jahan, C.S., and and Mazumder, Q.H., (2016). Long-Term trend analysis of water table using 'MAKESENS' model and sustainability of groundwater resources in drought prone Barind Area, NW Bangladesh’, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Springer Link, V.87 (2), pp. 179-193.  Jahan, C.S., Rahman, A.T.M.S., Mazumder, Q.H. and Kamruzzaman, M. (2015). Adaptation for Climate Change Effect on Groundwater Resource through MAR Technique in Drought Prone Barind Area, Rural Bangladesh, (Book Chapter) In: Ali, S.M. (Ed.), Bangladesh: Combating Land Degradation and Drought, Series-II, Department of Environment (DoE), Ministry of Environment (MoEF), Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, p.61-83. ISBN 978-984-33-9991-5.  Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Kamruzzaman, M., and Rahaman, A.T.M.S., (2015). Stress on Groundwater Resource in Drought Prone Barind Area, Bangladesh: Study of Climate Change and Irrigation Effect (Book Chapter), Groundwater Prospecting, Evaluation and Management of Aquifers, Editors: M. Thagarajan, C. Mayilswami, P.S. Kulkarni and V.P. Singh, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK (In Press Accepted).  Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Kamruzzaman, M., and Hosono, T. (2016). Drought Analysis and Its Implication in Sustainable Water Resource Management in Barind Area, Bangladesh, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Springer Link, Current Status: Accepted for Publication, Manuscript Number: JGSI-D-15- 00136R2 .  Dutta, J.K., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Motin M., Rahman A.T.M.S., Jaman, S., Sultana, N., Ahsan, M. A., and Ahamed S. (2015). Irrigation with Barapukuria Coal-Mine Drainage, Bangladesh – Impact on Soil and Rice Plant, Jour. Geol. Society of India (Under Review).  Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Kamruzzaman, M., and Hossain, A. (2016). Evaluation of spatio-temporal dynamics of water table in NW Bangladesh-An integrated approach of GIS and Statistics, Sustainable Water Resource Management, Springer, Current Status: Revision being processed, editor assigned, Status date: 09 December, 2016, Manuscript Number: SWAM-D-15-00082R1.  Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., and Mazumder, Q.H (2016). Detecting Changes in Rainfall Climatological Phenomena vis-`a-vis Water Scarcity in Barind Area, NW Bangladesh. Paper is preparing for submission in a peer reviewed journal.

vii Assignment / Project and Activities Performed

Detail Task Reference to Prior Work/Assignments that Best Illustrate Capability Assigned on to Handle the Assigned Task Consultant’s Team of Experts:  Review of Name of Assignment or Project: existing Hydro-geochemical Investigation for Deep Tubewell Installation geological and Project in the Barind Area, Rajshahi. Under the Project “Groundwater hydro-geological Model Study for Deep Tubewell Installation in Barind Area” information and Client: Institute of Water Modelling, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh groundwater Position Held: Team Member and Investigator studies relating to Activities Performed: hydrogeology.  Investigated detailed hydro-chemical analysis for 26 from designated water wells selected on the basis of SEC survey and  Check the study of geomorphic features; groundwater  Determined the field parameters and analysis of water samples for yielding capacity some major parameters and delineated their spatial and vertical from tubewells, trend; water quality and  Compared the analytical results with national and international related issues. water quality standards for drinking and irrigation purposes;  Identified qualitative suitability of the shallow and deeper aquifer  Data collection for based on the results of the analysis including necessary geo- groundwater chemical diagram; modelling to  Prepared hydro-chemical zoning maps of the study area. assess its Name of Assignment or Project: sustainability of Hydro-geochemical Investigation for Deep Tubewell Installation groundwater Project in the Thakurgaon Area. Under the Project “Groundwater Model resource. Study for Deep Tubewell Installation in Barind Area. Phase-II”. Client: Institute of Water Modelling, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh  Develop and Position Held: Team Member and Investigator undertake Activities Performed: groundwater  Investigated detailed hydro-chemical analysis for 26 from modelling and designated water wells selected on the basis of SEC survey and assessment. study of geomorphic features;  Determined the field parameters and analysis of water samples for  Assess recharge some major parameters and delineated their spatial and vertical to aquifer and trend; identify the  Compared the analytical results with national and international contribution for water quality standards for drinking and irrigation purposes; irrigation. Assess  Identified qualitative suitability of the shallow and deeper aquifer the potential to based on the results of the analysis including necessary geo- improve the chemical diagram; recharge through  Prepared hydro-chemical zoning maps of the study area. water Name of Assignment or Project: management. Soil Sample Testing and Analysis in the Barind Area, Rajshahi, Under the Project “Groundwater Model Study for Deep Tubewell  Prepare a Installation in Barind Area”. development Client: Institute of Water Modelling, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh strategy for Position Held: Team Member and Investigator viii conjunctive Activities Performed: surface and  Developed the relationship between water content and PF for each groundwater group of soil of the project area; management.  Measured soil texture and developed relationship between water content and hydraulic conductivity for each group of the soil for the project area;  Measured infiltration at different locations in the study area. Name of Assignment or Project: Water Quality In Zia Nagar Slum, Rajshahi. Under the Project “Urban Poverty Reduction Action” Client: Village Education Resource Centre (VERC), Savar, Dhaka-1340, Bangladesh Position Held: Consultant, Team Leader and Chief investigator Activities Performed:  Carried out chemical analysis of water samples from Hand Tube wells, Deep Tube wells and Street Water Stand Post or pipe line water supply selected on the basis of water users in slum area in both dry summer period (dry season) and rainy period (monsoon season);  Determined field test parameters and analyzed water for chemical as well as microbiological quality for some major parameters;  Compared analytical results with national and WHO water quality standards for drinking purposes and to ascertain suitability of water for drinking purpose;  Made comments on possible causes of water pollution and recommendation for remedial measures. Name of Assignment or Project: Hydro-geologist Expert for Survey Conduction and Preparation of Hydro-geological Profile to Install Aquifer Recharge Well in Chapai- Nawabganj District. Under the Project “Promotion of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene in Hard-to-reach Areas of Rural Bangladesh” Client: NGO FORUM, Lalmatia, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Position Held: Consultant, Team Leader and Chief investigator Activities Performed:  Supervised VES field survey and data interpretation;  Designed Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) installations and supervised installation and testing of the system;  Studied the monitoring well water level data to make recommendations for necessary corrections to the installation structures;  Studied the groundwater quality in pre- and post-MAR implementation periods. Name of Assignment or Project: A Viable Solution to Groundwater Depletion in Barind Area, Northwest of Bangladesh Client: Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD), Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Position Held: Consultant, Team Leader and Chief investigator Activities Performed:  Assessed the status of groundwater level and rate of its depletion ix since the implementation of the Barind Integrated Area Development Project (BIADP) in late eighties in last century ;  Identified the causes groundwater level depletion;  Evaluated climate change Impact and drought risk assessment on groundwater level;  Evaluated the effect of drought and water level depletion on people’s livelihood especially women and indigenous peoples in the area. Name of Assignment or Project: Policy Review of BMDA Khari, Under the Project ‘Justice for Food and Agriculture System in Bangladesh in Barind area’. Client: Barendra Unnayan Prochesta, Sopura, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Position Held: Team Leader Activities Performed:  Assessed up to date information about ponds and kharies in Barind Area;  Evaluated ponds and kharies conservation policies of the Barind Multi-Purpose Development Authority (BMDA) for implementation of sustainable adaptation strategies due to climate change effect;  Made recommendations for implementation of adaptation strategies by conserving ponds and kharies. Name of Assignment or Project: Feasibility Study Pipe-Line Water Supply in Damourhuda Upazilla, Chuadanga District. Under the Project ‘Enhancing Governance and capacity of Service Provider and Civil Society in Water Supply and Sanitation Sector (EGSCS)’. Client: NGO Forum for Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Position Held: Consultant as Hydrogeologist. Activities Performed:  Conducted a detailed geophysical investigation using resistivity methods  Described geological formation of the sub-surface geology  Identified water table depth, Flow direction, Permeability, Hydraulic head and Transmissibility  Determined the infiltration rate of nearby pond/waterway  Identified potential location to install production well  Analyzed water quality for drinking purpose in line with the standard of WHO and Bangladesh of the identified aquifer and assess the potential capacity of the same aquifer to abstract water to implement pipeline water supply. Name of Assignment or Project: Food, water, policy and people: evaluating the impacts of climate change and groundwater limitation on food security in NW Bangladesh. Under the Project ‘Challenge Symposium - Global Food Security: Adaptation, Resilience and Risk’. Client: BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities/ University College of London, United Kingdom (UK) Position Held: Co-Convenor.

x Activities Performed:  Establish consensus on threats to food security in the barind region, and implication for policy  Communicate this to policy-makers to support policy development for adaptation.

Name of Assignment or Project: Food, Water, Policy and People: Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change and Groundwater Limitation on Food Security in NW Bangladesh. Under the Project ‘Challenge Symposium: Global Food Security - Adaptation, Resilience and Risk’. Client: BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities/ University College of London, United Kingdom (UK) Position Held: Co-Convenor. Activities Performed:  Establish consensus on threats to food security in the barind region, and implication for policy  Communicate this to policy-makers to support policy development for adaptation. Name of Assignment or Project: Bangladesh Sub-National Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Project. Under the Project ‘Bangladesh National IWRM Project’. Client: Swiss Red Cross and DASCOH Position Held: Sub-National Consultant Activities Performed:  Citizens, particularly the disadvantaged in the project area have actively participated and pursued their interests in the IWRM process and piloted IWRM models  LGIs in the project area have adopted and institutionalized the IWRM process for improved water related services  Government of Bangladesh has adopted necessary rules and regulations to implement IWRM aspects of the National Water Act 2013.

Research Supervision: Supervised M.Phil. and Ph.D. research works.

Countries Visited: India, Italy, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Russia.