NOTABLE ALUMNI

Dilruba Shimo completed her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from IUB in 2018. She started her professional career at Consiglieri Private Limited (CPL), a research and consultancy firm. After that, she joined Oxfam in Bangladesh where she was connected with two projects. Currently, Dilruba is employed at WorldFish Bangladesh and South Asia as a Research Assistant with the Resilient Small-scale Fisheries Program in Bangladesh. While she was a student at IUB, Dilruba engaged herself with nature conservation by working in the development sector and doing action research. She was an active member of several clubs and participated in many intra-IUB extra-curricular activities and leadership programs. Dilruba is the former president and member of the founding body of River Conservation Club (RCC). Dilruba is currently also continuing her Masters in Development Studies at the University of Dhaka.

Farhana completed her graduation in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management and then completed her Masters in Natural Resource Management in 2013, both from IUB. She then obtained a Leadership Certificate in Managerial Communication from IBA (DU). Farhana started her professional career as the Senior officer, PR & Publications at JAAGO Foundation and soon after, joined one of the pioneering organizations in Bangladesh’s forest conservation– Arannayk Foundation. There she managed the communications department as well as trained groups of professionals on adaptation to change including climate change issues. Currently, she is working as the Communications Manager of an INGO named Education and Development Foundation – Educo. Farhana is a passionate communications professional with experience of proactively ensuring knowledge transfer through maximizing the utilization of existing systems and resources. She is dedicated to applying knowledge of conceptualizing, developing, and executing social media communications to manage organization’s impressions and produce relevant contents. Apart from this, Farhana also has keen interest in studying crucial development issues of Bangladesh, focusing on Chittagong Hill Tracts. Some of her studies have been published in international journals as well.

Sameera graduated from the School of Environmental Science and Management of IUB in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management. After graduation, she worked on Environmental Management Systems for a Pharmaceutical Company and later completed her Masters in Environmental Sciences from the University of Freiburg, Germany. Sameera is an experienced environmental and social researcher, who manages to pursue her passion in finding sustainable solutions to new-age problems and understanding the complex nature of the environment and its interactions. Her previous work experience in research includes working as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Freiburg at the Institute of Hydrology, Chair of Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation as well as the Chair of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems. In Bangladesh, Sameera has conducted research on diverse thematic areas including sustainable fashion, implementation of the circular design, and socio-economic impacts of climate change. Apart from research work, her previous professional experience includes working with gender equality and disaster management in the development sector. She is currently a Lecturer and a Research Associate at the Center for Sustainable Development, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.

Riyasad completed his undergrad in 2019 with a major in Environmental Science and minor in Economics from IUB. He worked as a Junior Business Development Analyst with Kazi IT Center Ltd. (KITC), which was the largest US based IT Enabled Service (ITeS) Multinational Corporation (MNC) in Bangladesh. Following that, Riyasad successfully completed the MPH Summative Learning (SLP) Project 2019 while working as a Research Assistant with James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University (BRAC JPGSPH). The focus of the project was on effects of Non-communicable Disease on Women in Bangladesh. He then joined International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) to work as a Research Assistant on Health System Strengthening (HSS) project under the Maternal and Child Nutrition Department of Nutrition and Clinical Services Division (NCSD) where his work focuses on Clinical Governance. From February 2021, International Socioeconomics Laboratory (ISL) selected Riyasad as a Principal Investigator for their Economics Research Committee where he got the opportunity to collaborate with research fellows and professors from Columbia University, London School of Economics, NYU, Fordham, City College of New York, and Harvard University. He already has 2 publications with one of them published in a Harvard University journal and more to follow soon. He is currently obtaining a Masters degree in Environmental Management at IUB

Taskin graduated in 2019 with a BSc in Environmental Management. After graduation, she started working as a Research Assistant at the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER, BRAC University). While working at C3ER, she had the privilege to organize and work on“Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Planning of Bangladesh’’ project with 224 Government Officials. The project was arranged with the support of the General Economic Division, Physical Infrastructure Division, and Planning Commission. It was conducted to ensure climate change adaptations and mitigation measurements in all government development projects.

Taskin is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Climate Change at the University of Waterloo, Canada.