NOTABLE ALUMNI

Marzan completed his undergraduate degree and an MSc in Environmental Science from our Department. Currently he is Manager, Sustainability at Zaber and Zubair Fabrics Ltd. Marzan started his career in 2016 as an Environmental Executive in Fakir Apparels Ltd and then worked as an Assistant Manager - EMS for the Ananta Group and the Palmal Group. His main areas of focus includes Circular Economy, Chemical Management System, Wastewater Treatment, Natural Resource Conservation such as Energy & Water, Carbon Leadership Program, ESG, SDG and Ensuring the EHS in the Organization.

Among his many notable accomplishments is the fact that in 2022 Zaber and Zubair Fabrics Limited, under his direction, came in second place for environmental leadership in Bangladesh. Marzan has also obtained professional expert Lead Auditor Certifications in ISO 50001 Energy Management System, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety, ISO 9001 Quality Management System, and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System as well as ZDHC TIG (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemical Technical Industry Guideline) certificate. Marzan strongly believes that leadership is the most important criteria to get the outcome of sustainability objectives and targets.

Umme Tasneem Hyder completed her B.Sc. in Environmental Science in Summer, 2021 from IUB. She did her internship in the ETP plant of Hossain Dying and Printing Mills Ltd. and after finishing her undergraduate studies, she was appointed as Environmental Health and Safety Officer in BLOTECH Architect Ltd. She has started her post graduate studies in Environmental Applied Science and Management at the Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Canada, under the supervision of Dr. Elsayed Elbeshbishy. Her research topic is on Anaerobic Digestion to Aerobic Granola Sludge.

Zinat completed her undergraduate degree from our Department in 2014 and an MSc in Climate Change and Development (CCD) from IUB in 2017. While she was at IUB, she also received a scholarship to attend a short course on Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia in 2016 on “Ecosystem Based Disaster Risk Reduction”. Currently she is on a full scholarship for International Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of Science Programme on Urban Climate and Sustainability.

After graduation from IUB, Zinat began her career with the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) where she worked on projects including Gibika and Gobeshona. She then joined Friendship (international NGO) where she worked with vulnerable communities living on chars. Zinat also attended the “Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Conference” in Bali in 2022 and she has published research articles in international journals and articles in newspapers related with mental health and disasters impacts.

Zinat has been awarded a scholarship for International Erasmus Mundus Join Master of Science Programme on Urban Climate and Sustainability in 2022. It is a 2 year, 120 ECTS Master Programme, offered by Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in the UK (coordinator), LAB University of Applied Sciences (LAB) in Finland, University of Huelva (UHU) in Spain, University of Applied Sciences Dresden (HTWD). The programme integrates three main streams, Planning, Management and Science in Sustainability.

Tahsin Rahman graduated in 2022 with a major in Environmental Science and a minor in Anthropology from the Department of Environmental Science and Management. He is presently pursuing a Postgraduate degree in Environmental Leadership and Management at the University of Nottingham (UK), where he hopes to strengthen his leadership skills through the programme and the Institute of Leadership and Management. He was quite active as a student, engaging in many competitions and seminars, valuing his need to ask questions. Tahsin's internship and employment experience have taken him to non-governmental organisations and consulting firms. During and after his degree, he was also active in research activities at the Department of Environmental Science and Management as an External and Volunteer Research Assistant. He was most popular for his initiative regarding managing Cigarette Filter Waste. The University of Nottingham has awarded the Developing Solutions Scholarship to help fund his current program in the UK.

Sufi competed B.Sc in Environmental Science & Management in 2013 from Independent University, Bangladesh and Diploma in visual Journalism from Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines in 2020 with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Fellowship. Soon after his Undergraduate studies, he has been working with BBC Media Action. One of his achievements with BBC Media Action is his involvment with an Audio Visual productions; “Amrai Pari (Together we can)” a TV factual program on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. Amrai Pari reached an audience of 22.5 million across the series and won the Community Mobilisation category in the 2017 Social Media for Empowerment Awards. Currently Sufi is working as the Digital Content Producer and has been involved in making audio visual and radio contents on important and sensitive issues like sexual and reproductive health, child education, women empowerment, gender, child marriage and climate change. He is also providing training local journalists in different parts of the country and working with their capacity building.