Professional Experience
Assistant Town Planner, Plan Preparation Section
RAJUK (Capital Development Authority of Bangladesh) | May 2023 to Present
- Serving as Project Manager for the "Establishment of GIS/RS Lab for Smart City Planning System and Strengthening Organizational Capacity" (with ESRI Bangladesh), focusing on a city-scale geospatial framework for data-driven decision-making in Dhaka.
- Leading the application of drone-based survey and photogrammetric data processing, producing high-resolution orthophotos to monitor illegal land development and urban sprawl in peripheral areas.
- Played a central role in the "Project for Development of Policy and Guidelines for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) along Mass Transit Corridors," culminating in officially gazetted TOD Guidelines for Dhaka.
- Currently engaged in drafting the "Right Conversion Scheme Rules," a regulatory framework guiding land readjustment, mixed-use densification, and urban redevelopment around mass transit nodes.
- Contributed to the Climate-Resilient Green Action Plan (CRGAP) project under the Dhaka Urban Redevelopment Program, supported by the City Climate Finance Gap Fund (GIZ and EIB).
- Involved in spatial data analysis, stakeholder mapping, and policy formulation for climate-adaptive regeneration in Hazaribagh and Lalbagh.
- Developed project documents for Dhaka Urban Redevelopment project.
Urban Planner
Sheltech Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd | January 2020 to April 2023
- Contributed to multiple feasibility studies and master plans for pourashavas, universities, IT parks, and economic zones across Bangladesh.
- Developed comprehensive GIS databases, conducted spatial accessibility and network flow analyses, and optimized transportation routes.
- Performed geospatial and land cover modeling, risk-sensitive land use planning, and environmental impact assessments (IEE).
- Prepared Environmental Management and Climate Change Adaptation Plans integrating resilience-based planning principles.
- Supported the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar Master Plan (World BankāBEZA), using remote sensing and geostatistical tools.
Intern
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) | September 2018 to October 2018
- Prepared landscape design and reports for "Golap Shah Majar Intersection Road, Dhaka" after conducting survey.