About us

The Eusuf and Associates is a Dhaka based private consulting firm. The firm
offers consulting services in a wide range of development sectors at all stages of
standard project cycle. The firm’s major expertise are in project design,
management and monitoring and, post-evaluation. The firm generally operates in
Bangladesh but also work internationally. The major areas of expertise do not
limit but include agriculture and rural development, irrigation and water
management, education and training and human resources development,
macroeconomic policy and poverty reduction and women in development, fishery
and livestock, forestry and environment, health and family welfare and
population, water supply and sanitation and urban development, infrastructure
and engineering, etc.

Contact Address:

Eusuf and Associates

South Avenue Tower (4th Floor, Bloack A)

7 Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Telephone: 880-2-883-2149 or 880-2-883-2169
Facsimile: 880-2-988-6431
E-mail: eusuf@connectbd.com
Website: http//www.eusuf.org

Contract Person:

Dr. Mohammed Eusuf Ali, President

Company Profile

Background and Corporate Information

Eusuf and Associates is a Dhaka based private consulting firm with its registered
office at the Islamic Development Bank Building (5th Floor), Rokeya Sharani, Sher-
e-Banglanagar, Dhaka 1207.

Registered Name : Eusuf and Associates (pvt.) Limited

Business Name : Eusuf and Associates
Abbreviation : EAA
Registration Number : C-31955 (1076)/96
Trade License Number : 150827
Tax Identification Number : 211-201-3497/Com-20
(TIN)
Value Added Tax : 5021071684
Registration
Office Address : South Avenue Tower (4th Floor, Bloack A)
7 Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Telephone(s) : (880-2) 880-2-883-2149 or 880-2-883-2169
Facsimile Number : (880-2) 988-6431
E-mail Address : <eusuf@connectbd.com>
Website : http//www.eusuf.org
Organization and Management
Eusuf and Associates operate on a selective basis and undertake assignments
from within its core areas of expertise. Senior executives are assigned to
contract administration to ensure timely implementation of contracts to ensure
high quality output. The key staff of the firm maintains close contact with the
client as well as the team of experts and monitor progress and developments in
terms of time, quantity, and quality. The key professionals assigned to each
contract are responsible to oversee that the progress is as per schedule and of
expected quality, good quality reports are produced and submitted on time. The
firm turns no stone unturned to produce best results even at additional
manpower and cost of its own to suit the need and to satisfy the client
requirements. The management review progress and development in detail with
the client periodically as well as occasionally to ensure smooth implementation of
the contract for best results and high reputation.

Organogram

Fields of Services
The firm offers services in a wide range of areas that do not exclude but include
the following:

 Agriculture and rural development

 Livestock and fishery and acquaculture
 Micro-finance, micro-credit, WID & poverty reduction
 Forestry and renewable natural resources
 Education, training, and human resources development
 Engineering and infrastructure development
 Private sector development and NGO-Govt. cooperation
 Macro economic and financial management
 Water resources, irrigation and water management
 Urban development and planning
 Industry
 Communication and transport
 Mass media and communication
 Science and technology and IT
 Health, nutrition and family welfare
 Natural gas, energy and environment

Staff Resources

The principals, core professional experts, and staff constitute the regular staff
members and manage the business of the company. In addition, the company
maintains a large roster of individual experts who are highly professional and
experienced and reputable in their respective areas. The firm draws experts from
the roster to provide best teams to different projects requiring expertise from
wide diversity of expertise. Nevertheless, the firm prefers to involve in-house
professionals and associate consultants as far as possible to increase ownership
to the projects. The manpower comprise of management, operation, and support
and backstopping. Though staff strength vary yet the company maintains a high
level of multi-disciplinary professional staff strength. The mix of staff expertise
does not exclude but include economists, engineers, agriculturists, educationists,
sociologists, environmentalists, counsellors, doctors, managers, auditors, etc.

Logistic Facilities

The firm maintains a high level of in-house logistic facilities to meet the demands
of high quality professional job. The facilities include enough office space,
computing facility, printing, photocopying, scanning, binding, telephones,
facsimile, electronic mail, transportation, mailing and courier and travel
arrangement etc. In addition, the firm has arrangements for hiring services from
outside contracts for transport, data entry, software, data processing and
analysis, soil and water testing, material testing, mapping, hydrographic, drafting
and tracing, specialized surveying, anthropometrics measurements, etc.
Major Clients

The major clients of the firm do not exclude but include the following. In addition,
the firm works with private sector including Non-government Organizations
(NGOs).

 The World Bank (WB)

 Asian Development Bank (ADB)
 International Development Association (IDA)
 World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations
 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
 United Nations Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 Department for International Development (DFID)
 Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (GOB)
 Prime Minister’s Office and NGO Affairs Bureau
 Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
 Department of Women’s Affairs, Ministry of Women & Children Affairs
 Department of Youth Development, Ministry of Youth & Sports
 Department of Environment, Forest Department and Ministry of Environment and Forests
 Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture
 Directorate of Health Services, Directorate of Family Planning, Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare
 Department of Fisheries, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fishery and
Livestock
 Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of Education
 National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB)
 Directorate of Primary Education, Directorate of Non-formal Education, Ministry of Primary
& Mass Education
 Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management (BIAM)
 Department of Archaeology, and Ministry of Cultural Affairs
 Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board, Ministry of Chiitagong Hill Tracts Affairs
 Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), Ministry of Planning

Experience
The firm has implemented many important contracts/project in almost all major
development sectors. The major project experiences of different sectors are
summarized as follows:

Agriculture, Water Management, and Rural Development

Eusuf and Associates is one of the leaders of consulting services in the agriculture
and rural development sector in Bangladesh. The firm provides full range of services
in the field including pre-feasibility and planning, design of projects, capability
building and implementation assistance, monitoring and evaluation, and
development studies. The services do not limit but include smallholder development,
irrigation and water management, agriculture credit and input assistance,
agricultural research management and contract research, agriculture marketing
including contract marketing and group marketing, seed development and
agronomy, agro-processing, appropriate technology innovation and dissemination,
and farming system research. Also the services include land use and settlement,
tribal and indigenous people’s agricultural resettlement, hill cultivation including
‘jhum’ cultivation, crop diversification, horticulture, sericulture, arboricultural, food
and non-food crops, cereal and fruit crops, etc. Design and construction of
agricultural rural infrastructure (irrigation with lift pumps, tube-wells, small earthen
and rubber dams, rural roads and culverts and bridges), community development,
co-operative farming and marketing and storage, agro-processing and marketing
centers, etc. The firm is specialized in capacity building and human development of
the farmers through collaboration of local service providers like NGOs and private
technicians and input suppliers. Major completed projects are:

1. Study of Adequacy of Credit and Dropout Situation of Group Members, DAE/IFAD, 2007
2. Implementation Assistance for Second Small Scale Water Resources Development Sector
Project,ADB,2002-08
3. Preparation of Sub-projects of Second Small Scale Water Resources Development Sector Project,
ADB,2002-06
4. Preparation of the District Water Resources Master Plan, ADB, 2004 -2005
5. Post-evaluation of the Khulna-Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project, ADB, 2004
6. Baseline Survey of the Rural Transports Improvement Project, IDA, 2003 – 2004
7. Post-evaluation of the Second Small Scale Water Resources Sector Improvement Project, ADB,
2003
8. Final Evaluation of the Agricultural Services Innovation and Reform Project, DFID, 2003
9. Baseline Survey of the Special Program for Food Security Project, FAO, 2003
10. Baseline Survey (PRA) of Special Program for Food Security, Bangladesh, FAO, 2002-2003
11. Feasibility Study of the Improved Technology for Processing of Oilseeds and Pulses, GOB, 2000
12. Post-evaluation of the Rural Training Project, ADB, 2001
13. Post-evaluation of the Bangladesh Horticulture Development Project, ADB, 2000
14. Assessment and Evaluation of the Village Based Institutions, SDC/DSS/SDSVD, 2000
15. Feasibility Study and Preparation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project, ADB,
1999 – 2000
16. Study of the Group Marketing and Contract Marketing of Agricultural Produce, DAM/GOB, 1999
17. Study of the Spices of Bangladesh – Constraints and Potentials, DAM/GOB, 1998

Micro-finance and Micro Credit and Poverty Reduction

The firm provides a full range of services of poverty reduction through training and
micro-finance and micro credit and, institutional capability building of Government
and NGOs. The services include design and implementation of micro finance and
micro credit programs and designing appropriate credit delivery mechanisms in both
private sectors by NGOs and also in the public sector non-formal and formal credit
institutions. The services include training of the poor beneficiaries and the staff
involved in credit delivery system, and preparing training materials. The training
includes awareness raising, skill development, enterprise development and
management of individual livelihood activities. Assessment of needs of the poor and
appropriate assistance and service delivery mechanisms, monitoring and evaluation
of the operating performance of the projects and services, monitoring poverty
situation, and suggesting changes and improvements are major specialization of the
firm. Major completed projects are:

1. Implementation of the Enterprise Growth and Bank Modernization Project, IDA, 2004 –2007
2. Process Monitoring and Final Evaluation of the Financial Services for the Poorest Project, ADB,
2004-2005
3. Capability Building of Security Exchange Commission and Selected Capital Market Institutions,
ADB, 2002-03
4. Institutional Strengthening of the NGO-Government Co-operation Project - Phase II, ADB, 1998 –
2000
5. Review of Poverty Evaluation in Selected Developing Member Countries, ADB, 1999
6. Evaluation the Impact of the Vulnerable Groups Development Systems-Round 3, WFP, 1999
7. Institutional Strengthening of the NGO-Government Co-operations Project – I, ADB, 1995 – 1997
8. Implementation of the Institutional Strengthening of the Department of Women's Affairs
Project,ADB,92-97
9. Implementation of Bangladesh Research and Development Project, ADB, 1993 – 1996
Livestock, Fishery, Forestry and Environment
The firm offers services in livestock, fishery, forestry, and environment and earned
high reputation. Eusuf and Associates provided services in several major fishery and
livestock development programs. The services include design and implementation of
participatory livestock development by poor and small and marginal farmers,
research and development of livestock and poultry, artificial insemination and
breeding, vaccination and inoculation and veterinary services, livestock fattening
and hygienic meat processing and marketing, poultry and diary development and
marketing. The firm offers services in forestry and environment. The services include
design and community mobilization of community and social forestry, and action
research and adaptation of various forestry technologies. The services include
design and implementation and training of the ethnic minority hill and forest
inhabitants and involving them as partners to development of forestry, forestry
related industry and cultural practices of different species of forest plants, and
nursery development.

Eusuf and Associates offers services in environmental quality assessment,

environmental impact assessment, social impact of environment, climate change,
bio-diversity and conservation, wildlife sanctuary and safari park, eco-tourism, public
awareness and mitigation. The firm offers services in environmental quality changes
due to pollution (water, air, soil) and non-compliance of environmentally sound
practices, import, holding and processing and use of toxic and hazardous
substances. The firm has expertise in the environmental assessment due to gas and
oil exploration, processing, and marketing. Major completed projects are:
1. Post-evaluation of First Participatory Livestock Development Project, IMED, GOB, 2006
2. External Performance and Benefits Monitoring and Evaluation of Forestry Sector Project, DF, ADB,
2006
3. Implementation of the Fourth Fisheries Project, DFID, 2000 – 2006
4. Preparation of the Participatory Livestock Development Project - Phase II, ADB, 2002 – 2003
5. Feasibility Study and Preparation of the Biodiversity Conservation in the Sundarbans Forests
Project, ADB, 1997
6. Review of Poultry Industry Sub-sector in Bangladesh and Feasibility Study of Export Oriented
Projects, 96–97
7. Preparation of the Participatory Livestock Development Project – I, ADB, 1996
8. Implementation of the Bangladesh Third Fisheries Project, IDA, 1995 – 1996
9. Preparation of Regulatory Framework for Import of Toxic and Hazardous Materials Project, ADB,
1995 – 1996

Education and Training and Human Resources Development

The Eusuf and Associates offers extensive services in education and training and
human resources development right from primary level through secondary and
tertiary levels. The services include needs assessment, curriculum development
following appropriate pedagogy, dissemination of curriculum, testing, textbook
publishing and privatization, teacher training (including development of curriculum
and training methodologies), development of education infrastructure facilities. The
services also include impact assessment, design of student stipend and incentives
for teachers, and training of teachers and management committees on
administration and management of educational institutions. Major completed
projects are:

1. Second Performance Audit of Operation of PLCEHD Project - 1, IDA, 2007

2. Development of Curriculum on Reproductive Health Related Issues for Class 6-12 of Secondary &
Higher Secondary levels in Schools and Colleges, DGFP,GOB, 2006
3. Post-evaluation of Second Primary Education Sector Project, ADB, 2005
4. Final Evaluation of the Non-Formal Education Project – 3 (Hard to Reach), UNICEF, 2003 – 2004
5. Post-evaluation of the Non-formal Education Project – Phase 1, ADB, 2003
6. Midterm Evaluation of Non-Formal Education Project – 3 (Hard to Reach), UNICEF/SDC, 2002
7. Post-evaluation of the Bangladesh Open University Project, ADB, 2002
8. Study of Closed/NGO-Run Community Primary Schools, DFID, 2002
9. Study of Problems of Slow and Weak Learners of the Non-formal Education Project-2, GOB, 2001-02
10. Project Benefit Monitoring Evaluation of the Secondary Education Development Project, ADB, 1999
– 2000
11. Training of Colleges Principals/Governing Body Members on Education Admin and Management,
ADB,98-99
12. Study of the Impact of Stipend Program of the Secondary Education Development Project, ADB,
1998
13. Baseline Survey and Development of PBME System for Secondary Education Development Project,
ADB, 1997
14. Implementation of the Secondary Education Development Project, ADB, 1995 – 1996

Water Supply, Sanitation, Urban Development Engineering

The firm offers services in water supply, sanitation, urban development, engineering
and infrastructure development services. The services include pre-feasibility of
infrastructure, design and estimation, preparation of tender documents, water
supply in urban and rural areas, construction supervision and management. The
infrastructures include agriculture and irrigation, fishery and acquaculture, industry,
rural roads and fish reservoir and fish passes, roads and highways, bridges and
culverts, airport and river and sea port, warehouse and cold storage, archaeology
and world heritage, etc. Major completed projects are:
1. Post-evaluation of the Grameen Sanitation Project, IMED/DPHE, 2006
2. Rehabilitation of Bangladesh Railway, IMED, 2005
3. Road Overlay and Improvement Project, IMED, 2005
4. Sub-project Design of Second Small Scale Water Resources Development Sector Project, ADB,
2002-5
5. Post Evaluation of Khulna Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project, ADB, 2003-2004
6. Baseline Survey of the Rural Transport Improvement Project, IDA, 2003-2004
7. Post-evaluation of Second Water Supply and Sanitation Project, ADB, 2003-04
8. Post-evaluation Second Small Scale Water Resource Sector Improvement Project, ADB, 2003
9. Post-evaluation (PCR) of Second Rural Infrastructure Development Project, ADB, 2001
10. Post-evaluation (PCR) of Secondary Towns Infrastructure Development Project - I, ADB, 2000

Health, Family Welfare, and Population

Eusuf and Associates offers services in health, family welfare and population sector
in Bangladesh. The services in the field including general health, maternal health
and nutrition, child health and nutrition, family planning, primary health care,
employment, income, empowerment, population, education, household
characteristics, decision making in various levels, pre-feasibility and planning, design
of projects, capability building and implementation assistance, monitoring and
evaluation, and development studies. Major completed projects are:

1. Independent monitoring of SHEWSA-B Project, UNICEF/DFID, 2007-2009

2. Social Protection of Poor Female Workers in the Garment Sector in the Context of Changing Trade
Environment, ADB, 2005 – 2007
3. Independent Monitoring of Sanitation, Hygiene and Water Supply Project, UNICEF, 2003-2005
4. Feasibility Study of the Urban Primary Health Care Project, ADB, 2004
5. Preparation of Project for Mitigation of Eye Problems in Rural Areas of Bangladesh, Vision 2020,
2004
6. Baseline Survey of Health and Nutrition of the Poor Women and Children in the Slums, UNICEF,
2003

Institutional Development and NGO – Private Sector Development

Eusuf and Associates provides services in institutional development and private

sector development including collaboration of NGOs and the Government. Services
include capability building of the public sector as well as private sector including
NGOs to cost-effective and demand driven services for customer satisfaction. The
services also include improvement of public administration for more pro-active pro-
people dynamic and democratic administration of the affairs of the state with high
standard of transparency, good governance, and welfare. The firm offers services in
project management and development administration, planning, monitoring and
evaluation, performance auditing, cost-effective and efficient procurement
management, human resources development through training and development.
The firm is experienced in privatization of state owned establishments and services
for improving performance for better economic and social justifications. Major
completed projects are:
1. Implementation of the Enterprise Growth and Bank Modernization Project – Sonali Bank, IDA,
2004-2007
2. Capability Building of the Security Exchange Commission & Related Agencies, Bangladesh, ADB,
2002-03
3. Second Institutional Strengthening of the NGO-Government Co-operations Project (AOTA), ADB,
1998-2000
4. Institutional Strengthening of the NGO-Government Co-operations Project-I (AOTA), ADB, 1995-97
5. Institutional Strengthening of the Department of Women’s Affairs Project (ADTA), ADB, 1992-1997
6. Bangladesh Research and Development Project (AOTA), ADB, 1993-1996

Survey, Focused Group Discussion, Participatory Rapid Appraisal, Rapid Rural

Appraisal

The firm is highly experienced and rich of skilled manpower and logistic facilities to
undertaking Survey and evaluation using different methods such Focused Group
Discussion, Participatory Rapid Appraisal, Rapid Rural Appraisal, etc. Major
completed projects are:
1. Survey of Performance and Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation of Forestry Sector Project, ADB,FD,
2006
2. Survey and Need Assessment of Reproductive Health Education, MHFW, 2006
3. Survey of Evaluation of Grameen Sanitation Project, GOB, DPHE, 2006
4. Survey of Evaluation of the First Participatory Livestock Development Project, ADB, DLS, IMED,
2005-06
5. Survey of Impact Evaluation of Road Overlays and Development Project, IDA/RHD, IMED, 2005
6. Survey of Impact Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Bangladesh Railway Project, CIDA/BR, IMED, 2005
7. Survey of Environmental Sanitation School Sanitation and Hygiene, UNICEF/DFID, 2003-2005
8. Survey on Post-evaluation of Second Small-scale Water Resources Sector Improvement Project,
ADB, 2004
9. Survey on Post-evaluation of Khulna-Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project, ADB, 2004
10. Baseline Survey of the Rural Transport Improvement Project, IDA, 2003-2004
11. Post-evaluation of Second Water Supply and Sanitation Project, ADB, 2003
12. Evaluation of National and District Partnership Initiative Fund Project, DFID, 2003
13. Baseline Survey of Health and Nutrition of the Poor especially the Women and Children, UNICEF,
2003
14. Survey of the Neo-literates of Non-formal Education Project, ADB, 2003
15. Baseline survey of the Special Program for Food Security, FAO, 2003
16. Baseline survey of the Special Program for Food Security, FAO, 2003
17. Midterm Evaluation of Hard to Reach of Non-formal Education Project-3, DNFE, 2002
18. Survey of Bangladesh Open University Graduates, ADB, 2002
19. Study of Closed/NGO-Run Community Primary Schools, IDA/GOB, 2001
20. Survey of Problems of Slow &Weak Learners of Non-formal Education, SIDA, 2001
21. Survey of Rural Training Project (Data/FGD), ADB, 2000
22. FGD of Horticulture Development Project, ADB, 2000
23. Survey of Processing Industries for Oilseeds and Pulses, CIDA/GOB, 2000
24. Survey of Selected Secondary Towns (Data/FGD), ADB, 1999
25. Survey of Secondary Schools and Students (Data/FGD), ADB/GOB, 1999
26. Survey and PRA of Chittagong Hill Tracts, ADB, 1999
27. Survey and FGD of Selected Poverty Reduction Projects, ADB, 1999
28. Survey and PRA of Selected Contract/Group Marketing Systems, CIDA/GOB, 1999
29. PRA of Vulnerable Groups Development Programs, WFP, 1999
30. Survey/FGD: Poverty Reduction of Horticulture Development Project, ADB,1999
31. Survey/FGD: Poverty Reduction of Rural Infrastructure Development Project, ADB,1999
32. Survey of Urban Poverty in Secondary Towns Infrastructure Development Project, ADB,1999
33. Survey/FGD: Poverty Reduction of Rural Training Project, ADB, 1999
34. Survey and FGD of Stipend Receiving Girls Students, ADB/GOB, 1998
35. Survey of the Spices of Bangladesh, CIDA/GOB, 1998
36. Survey of Biodiversity in the Sundarbans Forests, ADB, 1997
37. Social Analysis of Sundarbans Foresters, ADB, 1997
38. Baseline Survey & Development PBME System of Secondary Education, Bangladesh, ADB, 1997
39. Survey of Poultry Industry, Feed, Consumption, etc. of Poultry, Private, 1996
40. Social Survey and Analysis of Livestock Sector, ADB, 1996
41. Survey of Production, Storage, Movement for Toxic Substances, ADB, 95-96
42. Survey of Laboratories that can be used for Testing Toxic Substances, ADB, 95-96
43. Socio-economic Survey of Rural Savings, ADB/GOB, 1996
44. FGD/PRA for Improvement of the Curriculum for B.Ed./M.Ed., ADB/GOB, 1995

Job Opportunity

Eusuf and Associates is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to the limited

in-house experts, the firm hires domestic and international experts of different
development disciplines not limiting to but including economics, sociology,
education, engineering, fishery, livestock, environment, forestry, finance,
management, information technology, etc.

Interested individuals may send resume to <eusuf@connectbd.com> attention,

Mr.Md.Awlad Hossain, Vice President