Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (Full Time)

Dates Employed January 2024 – Present

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

As a Research Associate in the Agricultural Department under Dr. Abdus Salam (Chief Scientific Officer) and Nasrin Sultana (Senior Scientific Officer) of the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization, working on the 2023/24 research project titled 'Developing an agricultural drought monitoring model based on multi-source remote sensing data.’

Responsibilities:

·         Gather and manage diverse remote sensing data, including satellite imagery and meteorological data.

·         Collaborate on creating a robust agricultural drought monitoring model using advanced statistical techniques.

·         Conduct spatial analysis to identify and map agricultural drought indicators, facilitating targeted monitoring.

·         Maintain comprehensive documentation of methodologies, results, and challenges, and communicate findings through reports and presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department  (Contract)

Dates Employed: May 2023 – December 2024

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Worked under The World Bank in Bangladesh Weather and Climate Services Regional Project (P150220) (Component A- Strengthening Meteorological Information Services) in the National Meteorological Communication Center (NMCC) department under the GIS and Remote Sensing wing to strengthen the Government of Bangladesh’s capacity to deliver reliable weather, water, and climate information services and improve access to such services by priority sectors and communities.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting research on weather patterns and phenomena.

• Analyzing meteorological data and creating maps using GIS.

• Writing research papers and reports on meteorological topics.

• Collaborating with national and international meteorological organizations.

• Presenting research findings at conferences and workshops. 

University of Chittagong - Apprenticeship

Dates Employed May 2018 – 2020

Location Chittagong, Bangladesh

Under the Supervision of Dr. Alak Paul, PhD (Durham, UK) Professor, Dept. of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong.

Responsibility: Literature review, categorizing and treating data with different statistical packages, and writing up reports to address national crises to achieve the organization’s goals.

Research Works:

▪ Mahmud, A., Shahriar, A., Akter, F. (2019) Cost-effective Eco-friendly Prepaid Metering System in Chittagong City: A Contemporary Assessment (In Bengali). Journal of Geography and Environment (Bhugol O Poribesh Journal), No. 10, 2019, Published in March; 2019: 72-87"

▪ Hossain, R., Shahriar, A., Yeasmin, F. (2020) Waste Dumping Site in Chittagong City Corporation: Waste types, Environmental Issues, and Health impacts, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

▪ Shahriar,A (2020) Assessment of Groundwater Salinity in Chittagong City and Its Impact on Human Health: A Geo-Spatial Study

Association for International Management Services (Currently known as DeftEdge) - Contract

Dates Employed Nov 2018

Location Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Worked under Ashley Hollister (Oakland, USA) Project Team Leader and Chief Operating Officer of DeftEdge.

Multi-country mid-term evaluation of project increasing inclusion and access to rehabilitation services for children in displacement contexts: Humanity & Inclusion (HI) Project under Association for International Management Services.

Responsibilities:

1. Evaluated the project partner NGO's performance and Identify Partner's contribution and added value towards the achievement of Project Goals.

2. Identified project constraints, opportunities, and challenges towards future achievement of the project in terms of Women empowerment and sustainable development.

3. Visited the Project field (Cox's Bazar, Teknaf) and discussed it with the project partner.

4. Observed on-going project activities and discussed with beneficiary groups and implementation partners.

5. Data collection, analysis, and triangulation.

6. Assisted field-level data collection through FGD, KII, and other interviews.

7. Data analyzed and evaluated for final report writing.