NOTABLE ALUMNI

Atif started his journey at Independent University, Bangladesh in 2016 when he enrolled in the Department of Environmental Science and Management. After spending a couple of fruitful years at IUB, Atif decided to transfer his credits to Brooklyn College, New York where he completed his B.A.. in Urban Sustainability with a concentration in Environmental Science. His passion for the environment and the solid grounding of the basics of environmental science at IUB helped Atif in his studies. Atif has recently completed his MSc in Toxicology from Colorado State University in 2024 and hopes to pursue a career as a regulatory scientist.

Halima graduated from IUB in 2021 with a B.Sc. in Environmental Science. A self-motivated and enthusiastic person with a positive mindset Halima has worked at SF Denim Apparels Ltd ,Bangladesh as a Trainee Officer (Environmental Management System) and Real Dairy Australia Pty Ltd. as a Quality Control Analyst. Currently she is working in customer service at Zeus Street Greek in Sydney, Australia.

Raida graduated from IUB in 2022 with a B.Sc. in Environmental Science and a minor in Anthropology. An active person on campus, Raida was a participant at the Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange(DREE) Bangladesh in 2019 and coordinator of the Eco-Network, Bangladesh at IUB. Raida did her internship at Manab Kallayan Parishad in 2022. She has joined Teach For Bangladesh in August 2022 and started working as a fellow from 1st January 2023.

Shahriar Caesar Rahman completed his B.Sc. in Environmental Science from Independent University, Bangladesh and is co-founder and CEO of Creative Conservation Alliance, a Bangladesh based conservation organization dedicated to the ecological and cultural conservation of Bangladesh's last wild places. He has documented 26 globally-threatened species persisting in the Sangu Reserve Forest and has also discovered the critically endangered Arakan forest turtle and keeled box turtle for the first time in Bangladesh, as well as rediscovered populations of the largest tortoise in Asia: the Asian giant tortoise, which was thought to be eradicated from Bangladesh. Shahriar serves as a Regional Vice Chair-South Asia of IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, a member of the IUCN/SSC Boa & Python Specialist Group, IUCN/SSC Viper Specialist Group and the Global Shapers of World Economic Forum. Caesar is the winner of the prestigious Whitley Award in 2018 and Future for Nature Award in 2017. Shahriar is also pursuing his MPhil on Conservation Leadership at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Tasfia graduated from IUB in 2021 with a B.Sc. in Environmental Science and a minor in Economics. Tasfia did her internship at the DBL Group. where she was in charge of the environment chapter in the DBL Group's Sustainability Report (2020) following GRI standards. After graduation, Tasfia worked in several organisations including the DBL Group, Akelius Residential Property AB and Second Horizon Capital, in NewYork. Tasfia is also an IFRS/FSA SASB Credential Holder which means that she can work on sustainability taking into consideration the financial performance of a business. Tasfia is currently pursuing her MSc in Sustainability Management at Columbia University, NY.