ITN Team
Centre Director

Professor Dr. Tanvir Ahmed
Director
Dr. Tanvir Ahmed received his Bachelors and Masters degree in Civil Engineering from BUET and PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. He is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, BUET. His research interest broadly encompasses waste management and recycling, risk assessment and environmental pollution.
Personal webpage: https://ce.buet.ac.bd/profile-of-tanvir-ahmed
Email: tanvirahmed@ce.buet.ac.bd, tanvir96@gmail.com
Phone: 88-02-9663693, 88-02-9665650-80 Extn. 6850
Officer of ITN-BUET

Rakib Uddin Ahmed
Senior Information & Documentation Officer
Mr. Rakib holds a Master’s in Computer Science & Engineering from BUET and also a Master’s in Information Technology from University of Dhaka.

Md. Habibur Rahman
Assistant Director
Md. Habibur Rahman completed BBA (Honours) and MBA degree under the Faculty of Business Administration at University of Chittagong and completed certified Chartered Accountancy course under ICAB and has more than 12 years of experience in the various projects Financial Management & Analysis. Currently, he is the Assistant Director and a core team member of ITN-BUET. Previously, he served as Senior Executive officer of MGI, one of the largest leading conglomerates in Bangladesh. His areas of interest and expertise include the development of sustainable business strategy, development of the strategic business plan, survey data management and analysis, statistical presentation, entrepreneurship development, PRA Process and report writing.

Md. Azizur Rahman
Assistant Director (Research)
Md. Azizur Rahman is an Assistant Director (Research) at ITN-BUET. He received B.Sc degree in Civil Engineering from RUET in 2009 and M. Sc degree in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from BUET in 2014. At ITN-BUET, his work focuses on research, capacity building and policy aspects related to WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene). He is also a Member of IEB.

M. Abdul Alim
Senior Office Secretary
Project Staff
Scaling CWIS/FSM in Bangladesh through national level capacity building program

Alauddin Ahmed
Project Manager
As an environmental engineer brings on board more than 20 years of experience in the WASH sector with specialized work experience in safely managed water supply and sanitation. He, as a development professional, constantly supports government entities on WASH development projects, research, policy advocacy, and curricula development. For a long period, he served the WHO in managing large-scale projects, targeting the poor and vulnerable population in the geographically and technically challenged contexts of Bangladesh. He also worked on humanitarian and emergency response. At present, as a Project Manager of ITN-BUET, he is serving the sector with capacity-building initiatives on CWIS and FSM.

Imtiaz Sharif
Training Specialist
Mr. Imtiaz Sharif received his Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from BUET and Master’s degree in Development Studies from the University of Dhaka. He possesses vast experience in urban planning, environmental assessment & auditing, solid waste management, fecal sludge management, and municipal capacity building.

Faria Tasnim
Project Officer
Research Associate

Afia Zahin Nita Hossain
Research Associate
Ms. Afia Zahin Nita Hossain received her Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Asia Pacific in 2021. Her research interests include quantitative and qualitative analysis of alternative water technologies, water resources management, sanitation safety planning, and many more.