Raihan Ahamed
Research Associate
Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY
Email: [email protected] Webpage: ResearchGate
FIELDS OF INTEREST Urban
Access to Public Goods and Services Public Health
Spatial Epidemiology Environmental Health
Geographic Information System (GIS)
EDUCATION
Masters in Public Health North South University, 2018
EMPLOYMENT
BRAC UNIVERSITY
● Research Associate, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2016-Present
● Research Assistant, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2015-2016
ECOMAC and KRISENERGY
● GIS and Environmental Specialist, 2015
Geographical and Ecological Research Team (GeRT) and Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University
● Research Assistant, 2013-2015
PUBLICATIONS Journal Article
● Hassan MM, Shaha A & Ahamed R. (2020). Water Scarcity in Coastal Bangladesh: Search for Arsenic-safe Aquifer with Geostatistics. Climate, Environment and Disaster in Developing Countries. Springer
● Siddiquee, M.S.H. & Ahamed, R. (2020). Exploring Water Consumption in Dhaka City Using Instrumental Variables Regression Approaches. Environmental Processes, 7(4),1255-1275
● Hassan MM, Tahmina S, Ahmed H, Arafat SMG, Islam MM, & Ahamed, R. (2018). Chikungunya Arbovirus in Bangladesh: An Epidemic. Cogent Environmental Science (USA) (article under reviewing process)
● Hassan MM, Arafat SMG, Ahmed H, Islam MM, & Ahamed, R. (2018). Spatial Pattern of Groundwater Arsenic Concentrations in Coastal Bangladesh: Mapping with Repeated Simulations. Cogent Geoscience (USA) (article under reviewing process)
● Hassan, M. M & Ahamed, R. (2017). Identification of Arsenic-Safe Aquifers in Coastal Bangladesh: An Application with Ordinary Kriging Estimation, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-4/W5
● Biswas, B. K., Rahman, M. M., & Ahamed, R. (2017). Post Aila Disaster Management in Costal Area of Bangladesh: Experience from a Union. The Journal of Rural Development, Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development (BARD), Comilla, Bangladesh
● Ahamed, R., & Rahman, M.M. (2015). Water Logging and Adaptation Strategy: A Qualitative Enquiry from Kapotaksha River-adjacent Areas, The Journal of Rural Development, Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development (BARD), Comilla, Bangladesh
● Ahamed, R., &, Islam, M.N. (2012). Kobadak River Sedimentation: An Environmental Assessment, Jahangirnagar Bishwavidyalay Bhugol O Paribesh Samikkhan, 31, 01-12
Books/Book Chapter
● Ahamed, R. & Mozumder, T. A. (2018). Water Quality in Dhaka City: Governance and Sustainability, Urban Housing in Dhaka. State of Cities (SOC) Flagship Report 2018 (Ongoing) BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Ahamed, R. & Hossain, M.S. (2018). Action Plan on Medical Waste Management and Vocational Training Centre for Sylhet City Corporation. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Arafat S. M. G., Ahamed, R. & Hossain, M. S. (2018). Local Assessment Report (LAR) Medical Waste Management and Vocational Training Centre for Sylhet City Corporation. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Arafat S. M. G., Ahamed, R. & Hossain, M. S. (2018). Institutional Enabling Environment Report for Sylhet City Corporation. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Hossain, H. M., Jahan, I. & Ahamed, R. (2017). Quality of Basic services and Disaster Preparedness, Urban Housing in Dhaka. State of Cities (SOC) Flagship Report 2017. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Rahman, A.K.M. & Ahamed, R. (2016). Examining Traffic Congestion in Dhaka City, Traffic Congestion in Dhaka City: A Governance Perspective. State of Cities (SOC) Flagship Report 2016.
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Ahamed, R. & Kabir, S. (2015). Overview of Solid Waste Management of Dhaka City, Solid Waste Management in Dhaka City- Towards Decentralised Governance. State of Cities. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Kabir, S, & Ahamed, R. (2015). Secondary and Tertiary Waste Management, Solid Waste Management in Dhaka City- Towards Decentralised Governance. State of Cities. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Karim, A, & Ahamed, R. (2015). Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on Bangora and Gopalnagar Gas Field. Environmental Conservation Management Consultants Ltd. (ECOMAC) and Krish Energy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
● Mondol, M.A.H., Das, S.C. & Ahamed, R. (2012). Drought in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Pirgonj in Rangpur District: Drought Indices, Drought Condition and Drought Impact Assessment, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany
● Ahamed, R. (2011). Improved Hygiene Practice and Its Impact on Human Health: A Case Study of South West Bangladesh, Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Department of Geography &
Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka-1342
● Ahamed, R. (2011). Kabadak River Sedimentation: An Environmental Assessment, Unpublished Honours Dissertation, Department of Geography & Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka-1342
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS Public Lecture
● World Habitat Day: Solid Waste Management, Chattogram, Bangladesh, 2018 Resource Person
● Urban Planning Practice and Governance Improvement for Elected Representatives and City Officials of Cox’s Bazar Paurashavas, Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram, Bangladesh, 2018
● Urban Planning Practice and Governance Improvement for Elected Representatives and City Officials of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), Chattogram, Bangladesh, 2018
Conferences
● National Convention of Housing, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017
● Community Resilience and Disaster Related Displacement in South Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015
● Scanning and Mapping the WASH Situation in Coastal Bangladesh: Problems and Potential, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015
● Kobadak River Sedimentation: An Environmental Assessment, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013
