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SAIFUL AZIM Assistant Urban Planner, DDC Ltd., Khulna, Bangladesh. email: symon_060426@yahoo.com Profile: Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning (BURP) from Khulna University, Bangladesh. Have professional, training, teaching at university level, and research experiences. Highly motivated to higher studies and currently seeking a higher study position. Nationality: Bangladeshi Education: Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning (BURP) from Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, School of Science, Engineering & Technology, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh in 2010: CGPA 3.72 (on a 4 scale) i.e. 74.4% with securing 1st position in order of merit HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) in Science from Jessore Board, Khulna, Bangladesh in 2005: GPA 4.6 (on a 5 scale) SSC (Secondary School Certificate) in Science from Jessore board, Khulna, Bangladesh in 2003: GPA 4.00 (on a 5 scale) Research Experience: Co-supervised students of Department of Civil Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh in research works on Geographic Information System (GIS) with Assistant Professor Md. Rafizul Islam Demand of Intra-city Bus Service in Barisal City of Bangladesh: This Dissertation was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the bachelor degree and has been accepted as satisfactory on July 2010. Aim of this study was to assess the nature of demand of intra-city bus service in context of the residents and commuters in Barisal city and to recommend some possible suggestions regarding top the assessed demand for effective intra-city bus service. Accomplished Publications: Present Scenario of Secondary Disposal Sites for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Khulna City and Optimizing Routes for Final Disposal Using GIS, March, 2012: Published in the International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2012) at Department of Civil Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh with Md. Rafizul Islam, Md. Risvi Kizer and Muhammed Alamgir Development of GIS Based Decision Support Database for Improved Health Care Waste Management in Khulna City, March, 2012: Published in the International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2012) at Department of Civil Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh with Md. Rafizul Islam, Kamrul Ahsan and Muhammed Alamgir Analysis of Leachate Characteristics in Pilot Scale Landfill Lysimeter through Statistical Approach: Bangladesh Perspectives, March, 2012: Published in the International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2012) at Department of Civil Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh with Md. Rafizul Islam, Md. Shariful Islam and Muhammed Alamgir Planning and Optimizing the Route for Collection and Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste at Khulna City using GIS, March 2012: Published in the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Technology & Construction Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCESD 2012) at Shahjalal University of Science & technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh with Md. Risvi Kizer, Md. Rafizul Islam, and Muhammed Alamgir Analysis of Tourist Demand in Saint Martines Island: Published in the 3rd Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics at Bournemouth University School of Tourism, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom with Moshrefa Khanam Demand Effective Intra-City Bus Service for a Secondary City: A Case Study on Barisal City, Bangladesh, ISBN: 9783-639-32936-0, February 2011: Published by VDM Publications, Germany with Kamonashish Haldar Demand Effective Intra-City Bus Service in Barisal City of Bangladesh, December, 2010: Published in Second International Conference on Science and Engineering (ICSE 2010) organized by Technological Universities under the

supervision of Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) at Yangon, Myanmar with Raiyan Al Mansur, Abdullah Al mamun and Moshrefa Khanam Decentralization and Performance of Local Government in Bangladesh: An Overview of Accountability Problems, December, 2010: Abstracted published in 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries (ICBEDC 2010) organized by Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau, Pinang, Malaysia with Md. Zakir Hossain and Md. Mahmud Hassan Forthcoming Publications: An Investigation on Secondary Disposal Sites for Municipal Solid Waste in Khulna City and Optimizing Routes for Final Disposal Using GIS, will be held on May, 2013: Will be published in Environmental Challenges in Arid Regions (ECAR), 2013 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with Md. Rafizul Islam, Md. Risvi Kizer and Muhammed Alamgir Professional Experience: Development Design Consultant LTD., Khulna Bangladesh Assistant Urban Planner, May 2011 to Present: Preparing Necessary GIS database, analysis and maps for Detailed Area Development Plan for Khulna Master Plan (2001) Area Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh Part Time Lecturer, February 2011 to August 2011: Conducted the course URP 1111: History / Evolution of Human Settlements in 1st year 1st term and Assisted the department to develop the syllabus and course contents Sheltech (Pvt.) Ltd., Khulna Bangladesh Assistant Urban Planner, November 2010 to March 2011: Prepared and analyze GIS database and maps for the project Survey to Mitigate Water Logging Problem in Khulna City, Georeferenced and interpreted satellite images and conducted training session for surveyors of the project and supervised the field survey The Mappa Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh GIS Specialist, April 2010 to November 2010: Prepared various GIS database and analysis and conducted training session as a trainer for the professional trainee and office staffs on GIS Training: Geo-informatics for Disaster Management, 04 to 17 July, 2011: Organized by SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC), New Delhi in collaboration with Indian Institution of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun, Key Skills: Language Skills: Fluent both in written and verbal Bengali as 1st language and English as official language (IELTS Score: 6.5). Technical Skills: Office application Programming Language Software Making and Development Statistical Analysis Geographic Information System (GIS) Global Positioning System (GPS) Remote Sensing Design Microsoft office Package (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Access, MS Project) Borland C++ Microsoft Visual Basic SPSS, Neural Connection ArcGIS, ArcView GIS, MapWindow GIS GPS Track Mapper ERDAS IMAGINE, ILWIS AutoCAD, Sketchup

Communication and Presentation Skills: Oral: Well-developed oral communication and presentation skills developed though delivering lectures at university and conducting various training and presentation sessions at professional fields. Written: Excellent writing skills achieved from writing undergraduate dissertation, various research publications and professional reports. Referees: Dr. Akhter Hussain Chaudhury, Md. Rafizul Islam, Professor, Urban and Rural Planning Discipline Assistant Professor Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh and Department of Civil Engineering Team leader, DDC Ltd., Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna Bangladesh Khulna, Bangladesh Phone: +8801712556024, email:akhter_chaudhury@yahoo.com Phone: +8801718929012, email: imrafizul@yahoo.com