Muhammad Ferdaus an expert in youth leadership and rights-based responses to humanitarian crises, Muhammad Ferdaus is the Coordinator and Lecturer of the Postgraduate Programs in Disaster Management (PPDM) at BRAC University, Dhaka and a Co-Principal Investigator of Synthesizing the evidence from non-health sectors to inform health system responses to humanitarian displacement: the Rohingya in Bangladesh project of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Along with this Ferdaus is the Principal Investigator (PI) of a project of the World Food Programs (WFP), Bangladesh.
Before his current appointment, Mr. Ferdaus served for three years as a Co-Investigator of a European Commission Erasmus+ project; ASCENT (Advancing Skill Creation to ENhance Transformation. From 2014 to 15 he has served as a Program Assistant in the United States and the Massachusetts Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Boston Commission on Affairs of the Elderly, MA-USA. Mr. Ferdaus is one of the Scientific Committee Members in the International Conference on Building Resilience and UNLEASH Innovation lab in Denmark. He is also an active alumnus of the UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab of 2017 and 2018.
Mr. Ferdaus is one of the Commonwealth scholarship recipients for a Master's program in International Development at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow of the Swedish Civil Contingency Agency (MSB) in the batch of 2018-19 in the Advanced International Training Program on Disaster Risk Management, Sweden, and a Fellow of 200 Global Young Leaders Program in the class of 2016-19 under the Women Deliver Organization, USA. Mr. Ferdaus has also been a Fellow of CCI and ACCESS program in the session of 2014-15 and 2010-12 under the U.S. Department of State, USA. His research and teaching interests are in disaster management, humanitarian crises, volunteerism, SRHR, and women/youth issue.
He earned his B.A. in social welfare from Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh, specialized certification in public safety (disaster management) from Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, USA and his MSc in disaster management from Brac University, Dhaka and a professional certification in energy management under the Association of Energy Engineers, DC, USA.
Md. Abu Syed is a General Secretary of community development for peace. He is also a lecturer of English at Dhaka Residential Model College since 2015. He was Divisional Coordinator of teacher development at an international organization, call English in action (www.eiabd.com).
Mohammad Julfiker Ali has completed his graduation from the Independent University in 2004 with a major is in Finance and Minor in Accounting. He has started his career with ONE Bank Limited as a Credit Manager/Credit Analyst. His job responsibilities were researching and evaluating clients' creditworthiness, creating credit scoring models to predict risks, approving or rejecting loan requests, based on credibility and potential revenues and losses.
He was also responsible, to maintain records of loan applications, follow up with clients to manage debt settlements and loan renewals, ensure all lending procedures comply with regulations, develop, review and update that company’s credit policy.
In April 2011 he left Job and started a new business with Uniglobe Travel, one of the largest corporate travel management companies in the world based in Vancouver, Canada. The first time he brought this franchise to Bangladesh in 2011 and till now he is trying to provide the true corporate travel services among some of the corporations in Bangladesh.
Habib Ullah currently studying Postgraduate Program in Disaster Management (PPDM) at BRAC University after finishing his Bachelor of Social Science in Economics from East-West University. He started social work when he was a student of secondary school. To get connection and increasing his working ability and gather more knowledge he involved with Critical Link after a training session of emergency medical treatment (EMT), and started working as a fast responder volunteer. After getting admission to East West University (EWU) for the bachelor program he worked as a campus ambassador of Ahoban Charity Foundation. He was also a member of EWU Economics Club. On the other hand, he attended some summit of different organization, one of them is Social Business Youth Summit 2016, where the Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus also attended with many international personalities. He also went to Bangladesh Model United Nations (MUN) as a delegate.
Habib attended 1st Turkish Foreign Policy a winter school program organized by Wise Men Center for Strategic Studies in Istanbul, Turkey in 2017. He attended conference as a primary delegates based on revitalizing south Asian integration via youth engagement in the SDGs era in Kathmandu, Nepal, organized by Youth Initiative Nepal. At the same time he worked as a country representative of Glocal International for their teen conference. Another international program where he attended in Malaysia which was International Capacity Building Workshop on Green Growth. Habib also attended World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE 2017), Doha, Qatar. He loves to travel, reading books, and meeting new culture and traditions.
Mohsina Aktar is a junior environmental researcher. She is one of the fellows of the Women Deliver Young Leaders Program, USA. Earlier, she has taken part in the countrywide competition of environment conservation in 2008 and was awarded by Rural Services Foundation (RSF).
Following that inspiration, she has completed her graduation and master's degree in Environmental Science from Khulna University. She is self-motivated to work for the environment as well as women empowerment. Mohsina has a publication in an international peer-reviewed journal. She has attended more than ten national and international seminars, workshops and conferences at home and abroad. In 2018, she has been awarded as an Ambassador of the London based nonprofit organization One Young World in their annual summit.
Currently, Mohsina is working as a Program Officer in Community Development for Peace (CDP). Sustainable food production and consumption, green economy, natural resource conservation all of her future research field of interest.
Faizur is currently working as a Project coordinator in Community Development for Peace (CDP). His core responsibilities are to develop, support and promote organizational goals. He makes it possible through building public relations, creating social media contents and by reaching out to the media. He builds and manages relationships with journalists, volunteers, and audiences that helps CDP to execute its work. His work also includes identifying target audiences and creating strategies to effectively engage them in CDP’s programmes.
Faizur has completed his intermediate studies from Dhaka Residential Model College in science background. He is also working as the Chief Technology officer in Exploit to promote digital tourism in Bangladesh and unveil it’s concealed beauty. He is also the Chief Operating Officer of NextCorp, which is engaged in creating Augmented Reality based education platform and different mobile applications. Not only that, Faizur is also the Co-founder and President of Sathe Achi Foundation where he works to help the community in eradicating poverty. He is the founding vice president of DRMC IT Club which aims to nurture young minds and enrich the knowledge of the passionate and tech-savvy students who are eager to dig deep into the numeral world of technology. He has been awarded as a champion in Esonance 2017 organized by Islamic University of Technology. Moreover, he has also represented Ministry of Education and achieved the best stall award in Digital World 2017. His team Oleek was the champion of Student to Startup event by ICT Division, Idea Project. His proficiency lies in Graphics Designing, Motion Graphics, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Creativity, Event Management and Problem Solving. He hopes to build a humanitarian Bangladesh with the durable power of the youth. He is always keen and excited about learning new skills and gathering wisdom from everyone around, aspiring to improve himself continuously with each day. He loves to work with emerging technologies and for the welfare of the society. He also, likes to travel, network and manage events.
Shah Sakib Sadman Pranto is a graduate-level student at the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka. He completed his SSC and HSC from Rangpur Cadet College with a GPA of 5.00. With CGPA 3.88 in the first semester, he secured the second position in his batch at the University. He has been working at CDP as the research and development executive for last more than one year. He is a very talented, dedicated, career-oriented, and hardworking guy. He plans to be an international researcher and do something good to ensure community development in the world for establishing peace. His areas of interest are Public Policy, Political Economy, Good governance, and gender issues.
Md Asifuzzaman is a student of Information and Communication Engineering at Bangladesh University of Professionals. He is a technology enthusiast by heart. He being inspired by his grandfather, a freedom fighter, wants to work for the development of this country. He has multiple technical skills to accomplish tasks delegated to him. He is one of the few student ambassadors appointed by Microsoft in Bangladesh. He has demonstrated extensive management skills to arrange events and workshops for enhancing community engagement and awareness. He aims to build Bangladesh as the South Asian Technology Hub and lead technological development in this country. Presently he's working at CDP as a project coordinator.
Farhad Jaman is an undergraduate student doing his bachelor's in Information and Communication Engineering at Bangladesh University of Professionals. He was born in Cumilla and now lives with his family in Savar. He has been to different districts due to his father's occasion and it has increased his cultural knowledge about different communities of Bangladesh. He loves working with technology especially in the areas of Web Development, Data Structures, and Algorithms. He is also a competitive programmer. He regularly participates in inter-university programming contests on various online platforms. He enjoys working as an organizer & graphics designer at various clubs. To contribute to the underprivileged community, he joined a youth development program called “Youth Smartification Program” as an instructor at Community Development for Peace. He is also managing and developing the website of CDP.
Presently, he is working as a community developer for the operations wing of Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors BUP. He wants to create a startup that will help developers in his country to find employment and solve the existing national problems.
Nilufar is currently working as a Program Officer in Community Development for Peace (CDP).Her core responsibilities are report writing, proposal writing, content writing, research paper writing, planning and coordination of program and activities and to oversee the progress of the projects. She provides operational and administrative assistance to the Program Leader and Program Staff in support of the operations of the Program. She is also a school teacher in Bangladesh International Tutorial Limited School. In BITL, she is a senior science teacher.Nilufar has completed her M.sc in Environmental management and she has done her B.Sc. in Environmental Science from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). She was the Founder and Treasurer at River Conservation Club (RCC), IUB. She was also member at different clubs like- Youth Environmental and Social Development Society (YESDS), Green Planet club (GPC)
and Duke of Edinburgh's club at IUB. She was also awarded for being on the Honors list under the category of Deans list (DL) and Deans Merit list (DML) in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in IUB. She has been certified by “The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award” for completing BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD Awards. She is also certified for Live-in-Field Experience (LFE) where she has learned about the demography, geography, social condition and change economy. Nilufar has done her Internship from Department of Environment (DoE). She has also published many peer-reviewed articles and research papers in International platforms like in the 2nd International
Youth Forum Conference on Human Rights and SDG. She has spontaneously conducted many trainings and workshop events in different universities of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She believes in creating a positive change in the society through inspiring the next generation youth to become aspiring change makers. As she strongly believes that youth leadership can be one of the ways to end global inequality.She believes in creating a positive change in the society through inspiring the next generation youth to become aspiring change makers. As she strongly believes that youth leadership can be one of the ways to end global inequality.
Tunazzina Rahimu completed her graduation in Civil Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) and has been working for marginalized populations for 5 years and conducted sessions on emergency response trainings for disaster management; done advocacy for the importance of education among vulnerable population. She’s been involved in the compilation and editing of a guidebook titled as “Compound and Cascading Disaster Risk Management” which will be soon published by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Bangladesh and is funded by IGES, Japan and Ministry of Environment, Japan. She has experience working with BRAC and RIMES Int.Currently working as a Program Officer at CDP and has initiated a new program of Climate
Change Awareness.
Sanjidul Islam Sanju is a patient and persevering individual. He is a student of Information and Communication Engineering at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). He completed his schooling in five different Army cantonments located in various districts. An IT enthusiast, Sanju is deeply passionate about program planning and innovation. Throughout his school and college years, he actively engaged with different NGOs as a volunteer. He is well-organized in teamwork and team leadership.
In February 2022, Sanju joined CDP (Community Development for Peace) as a volunteer and Currently working as a Program Officer at CDP. He has taken the initiative to introduce a new program focused on Cyber Security and Cyber Awareness and is continuously working on innovative ideas to foster the development of the Bangladeshi community.
Israt Jahan is currently working as a Research Assistant.
She is also employed as an Associate Architect at Tanya Karim NR Khan & Associates, Dhaka,
Bangladesh. One of the significant projects she has been working as a project architect on “Dhaka City
Neighborhood Upgrading Project” funded by the World Bank.
Israt completed her bachelor of architecture from the Military Institute of Science and Technology in
2020. She received the best bachelor thesis project from the Department of Architecture. During the
academic study, Israt was involved in several voluntary works and leadership activities. She served as
General Secretary of MIST photography society in 2018.
As a young architect and researcher, Israt has shown great potential and determination in urban
development. Her research interests lie in the sustainable built environment, urban design, and
community development in the coastal region. She has published some peer-reviewed research articles
in different journals. Israt has also participated in seminars and conferences to hone her expertise and
knowledge. Israt Jahan is pursuing her Postgraduate in Disaster Management at Brac University to
enhance her research abilities and contribute knowledge to the community.
Nistha Chakma is a BSN, RN. And graduated with BSc in Nursing in 2021 from the
SQUARE College of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, under the University Of Dhaka.
Nistha Chakma finished her six-month internship at SQUARE Hospitals Limited in the
General Operation Theater as an Anaesthetist nurse, a Scrub nurse, and a Circulating
nurse. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she worked as a student nurse at SQUARE
Hospitals Ltd in the "General Recovery Room" department for five months. On March
2023, she has completed her three month internship at International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Bangladesh Country Delegation in USAID Prepare,
Ready, Organize, Vaccinate, Advocacy & Support for Health (PROVASH) Project
(Health). Before joining IFRC, she worked in British American Language Institute as
an English Teaching Assistant for three years. At present, she is pursuing her first
master's degree in Post Graduate Program in Disaster Management (PPDM) at Brac
University, with an emphasis on sustainable health development and disaster-induced
health problem addressing approaches. Her research interests include the effects of
climate change on public health in coastal areas and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Fariha Binte Abdur Rahman is a Programme Officer at Community Development for Peace (CDP), where she leads the design and implementation of climate resilience, disaster management, and community development initiatives. With over three years of hands-on experience, she specializes in building high-impact programs that engage youth, strengthen vulnerable communities, and influence policy at the local and national levels.
Since joining CDP, Fariha has led cross-functional teams to design and manage climate resilience programs, forging strategic partnerships with government agencies, NGOs, and international organizations that have expanded program reach by 40%. Her key initiatives include the Youth Participation in Climate Change Negotiation (YPCCN) program, which brought together students from 5 universities, 3 colleges, and 4 schools to simulate global climate negotiations; the Climate Warriors initiative, which established environmental clubs across 5 schools; and a knowledge-sharing partnership with the U.S. Embassy that engaged over 200 students and 15+ industry experts.
Fariha holds a master's degree in disaster management from BRAC University, where her dissertation examined the feasibility of a community-based early warning dissemination system for flash floods in Tahirpur, Sunamganj—research grounded in fieldwork with flood-affected haor communities. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Bengali literature from Lalmatia Mahila College.
Her areas of expertise include program and project management, stakeholder engagement, climate resilience, youth and community mobilization, training and capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and policy advocacy.
Hasanul Banna is working as a research associate in our security studies team. He holds a bachelor's degree in peace and conflict studies from the University of Dhaka, where he completed his studies in social sciences. During his undergraduate years, Banna actively engaged in various co-curricular activities, assuming prominent roles such as the President of the Bondhushava Dhaka University unit, the Organizing Secretary of the Student Welfare Association of Bagerhat District at DU, and a member of Badhon, Bijoy Ekattor hall unit. Furthermore, he served as a cadet at the Dhaka University contingent in the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) for over two years, cultivating invaluable teamwork and leadership skills through these experiences.
Nishat Binta Raihan, a disaster management graduate from the University of Dhaka with an excellent academic result, received her postgraduate degree from PPDM, Brac University, under the same discipline. She has been working in diverse fields of research, specifically on disaster management, DRR, climate change, community-based disaster management, and policy analysis. She has been working with CDP for more than three years as a research assistant. She has a specialization in field-level data collection and analysis, report writing, and documentation. Besides, she works as a social youth activist for different organizations, especially for women and children.
Nudmila Chowdhury is a graduate from the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka. In November 2021, Nudmila joined CDP (Community Development for Peace) as a Research Associate. She is a very talented, dedicated, punctual and hardworking person. Her goal is to aid in the formulation and implementation of policies that contribute to the development of different sectors. She plans to be a researcher and do something good to ensure community development in the world for establishing peace. Her areas of interest are Data analytics, Public Policy, Public Health, Economics, E- Governance and gender issues. Besides, she worked as a social youth activist for different organizations, especially for under-privileged people. She has very good communication, leadership, analytical and research skills.
Maruf Hasan Rumi holds a senior position as a core member of the research division at Community Development for Peace (CDP). Not only he is an invaluable research analyst within CDP but also he serves as a full time faculty member in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Dhaka. His core fields of expertise include public policy, public administration, criminology and security studies, public health, social development, etc. He possesses extensive experience collaborating with prestigious national and international institutions, including the Ministry of Planning, the University Grants Commission, various units of the Bangladesh Police, the Ministry of Social Welfare, the United Nations, Danish Trade Union Development Agency, The Wateraid Bangladesh, the British Council Bangladesh, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. In addition, he has authored a total of 19 research articles and book chapters published by prominent presses such as Oxford Press, Sage, Springer, Emerald, and Routledge. In addition, he is a columnist and writes essays on current events for prominent national and international newspapers such as The Diplomat, The Geo Politics, South Asia Monitor, Dhaka Tribune, and The Daily Observer. Maruf Hasan Rumi is affiliated with distinguished intellectual groups such as Asiatic Society Bangladesh and Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network.
Md. Aminul Islam has been working as a Research Associate at Community Development for Peace (CDP) since May 2022. He earned both his Bachelor of Social Sciences and Master of Social Sciences in Political Science from the University of Dhaka, achieving commendable CGPAs and receiving a scholarship from Bangladesh's Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education.
Aminul has extensive experience in research, having actively participated in various multidisciplinary projects at CDP. As a Research Associate, he contributed to the management and implementation of impactful research initiatives. Prior to his role at CDP, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), where he worked on ILO-funded research projects and conducted field surveys, key informant interviews (KIIs), and focus group discussions (FGDs). Aminul has also published research papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include democratization, electoral politics, political instability, violence and extremism, governance, and migration.
In addition to his academic and professional achievements, Aminul has demonstrated leadership skills through his involvement in voluntary extracurricular activities. He served as Joint Secretary of the Association of Political Science Students of Bijoy 71 Hall (APSS 71) and as Vice President of the Dhaka University Student Association of Moulvibazar (DUSAM). He also played football for the Political Science football team. He has also the experience of teaching IELTS, helping many students pursue higher education abroad.
Md. Ariful Islam Rubel has been working as a Research Associate at Community Development for Peace (CDP) since 2022. He possesses extensive experience in research work in collaborating with various national and global institutions like the Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Training Academy, the University Grants Commission, Bangladesh Police, The Wateraid Bangladesh, the Ghent University, Belgium, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Besides that, he authored journal articles published by Emerald Publishing. His interests include public policy, women's empowerment, gender studies, innovation, and transformation of the public sector. Mr. Rubel pursued his Bachelor of Social Sciences and Master in Social Sciences from the Department of Public Administration at the University of Dhaka with a board scholarship. In addition, he has served various social and voluntary organizations with leading roles in top positions. He has performed his responsibilities as the president of 'BlackBox,’ a student’s organization of the department of Public Administration of Bijoy Ekattor Hall at the University of Dhaka. He is keenly interested in social issues affecting the lives of the people of society.
Sakibunnisa Tamanna is a Program Associate at Community Development for Peace (CDP), supporting community-led development initiatives. She has built solid experience in research support, project coordination, field implementation, and stakeholder engagement through work and collaboration with organizations such as the NGO Forum, WaterAid Bangladesh, BRAC, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, the US Embassy. Prior to joining the development sector, she worked in a multinational company as an Administration & Human Resources Executive, strengthening her operational, people management, and organizational support skills. She completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Science at the University of Dhaka. Her professional interests include public policy, women’s empowerment, and public sector transformation, with a strong focus on social issues that influence the everyday lives of people and communities. She has also supported awareness efforts related to personal security, digital safety, and protection of vulnerable groups, particularly in community and youth-focused initiatives.
Farah Islam Aesha is a Communications Strategist at CDP, specializing in translating complex climate and sustainability issues into clear, actionable narratives. She has contributed to impactful projects in Bangladesh, including training teams at BRAC on ChatGPT and prompt engineering to enhance digital communication capacity. She has also worked with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, supporting communication and engagement initiatives. Prior to CDP, she gained experience with organizations such as Unilever and Nestlé, building a strong foundation in strategic communications and campaign execution. Aesha’s work focuses on driving meaningful engagement, strengthening partnerships, and making global environmental priorities accessible, practical, and locally relevant through thoughtful storytelling and strategy.
Zarrin Anjum is a dedicated development-sector professional with a strong academic background in Disaster Management and Apparel Merchandising & Management. She holds a Master’s degree from BRAC University and has hands-on experience working as a Program Officer, Research Assistant, Project Coordinator, and Event Liaison Officer across academic, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations. Her work reflects strengths in research, coordination, communication, and stakeholder engagement. Zarrin has actively contributed to community development, special child care, education programs, and event execution, demonstrating a strong interest in project and event management. She is particularly passionate about climate change adaptation and mitigation and is increasingly interested in the application of Artificial Intelligence for social impact and sustainable development initiatives.
Sadia Saima is an aspiring Civil and Environmental Engineer with a strong academic and practical background. Sadia works with Community Development for Peace (CDP), supporting the design and implementation of projects on WASH, climate resilience, sustainable water and waste management, solid waste management and environmental impact assessment. She contributes to site assessments, environmental monitoring, data analysis, and the preparation of technical and donor reports. She actively collaborates with local government bodies, community groups, and partner organizations, and facilitates awareness and capacity-building activities to promote sustainable, community-led environmental solutions. In addition to environmental programming, Sadia is involved in community safety and digital security initiatives, contributing to awareness activities on personal security, online safety, and cyberbullying prevention, particularly among youth and vulnerable groups. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST).
Syeda Israk Jahin has been working as a Research Associate at Community Development for Peace (CDP), supporting research on disaster risk management, humanitarian response, and policy development through data analysis, management and reporting. Previously, she also worked as a Research Assistant at BRAC University contributing to research on climate resilience, disaster preparedness, and disaster risk reduction frameworks in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. She has worked with the NGO Forum on a detailed project report for a Climate-Resilient Sanitation System in Haragach and Parbatipur Municipality. She has also collaborated with Bangladesh Preparedness Partnership (BPP), Program of Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and Bill Gates Foundation on a report that assesses the Response Capacity at the Municipal Level to Natural and Biological Hazards in the Bangladesh context. Syeda is pursuing a Master’s in Disaster Management at BRAC University and completed a Bachelor of Business Administration (MIS) from East West University. Her cross-sector experience and commitment to integrating disaster risk reduction into practice support practical, sustainable development solutions.
Mahia Farsum Islam has been working as a Research Assistant at Community Development for Peace (CDP). In this role, she has contributed to organizing workshops and preparing analytical and policy-oriented reports on contemporary social and environmental issues, including artificial intelligence, cyberbullying, AI-based fact-checking, and the impacts of unplanned urbanization in the context of climate change. She completed her Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Environmental Science from Noakhali Science and Technology University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Disaster Management at BRAC University. She has extensive laboratory and fieldwork experience, particularly in environmental contamination studies and community-level flood risk assessment in coastal regions. She also served as a volunteer at the 1st International Seminar on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (ISCCES) 2024. She has received professional training and certifications in ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems, IBM SPSS for Students and Young Researchers, and Statistical Data Analysis and Visualization with R Programming.
Samia Jahan is a Civil Engineering graduate and Disaster Management professional with experience in research, development initiatives, and institutional support. She is working as a Research Assistant at Community Development for Peace (CDP), where she supports the preparation of technical and financial proposals, project reports, and documentation for development projects. Her role also involves organizing capacity-building workshops, assisting in stakeholder coordination, and contributing to research and program implementation. She is currently pursuing her Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Disaster Management at BRAC University and completed her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering from the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), with a concentration in Geotechnical Engineering and a minor in Environmental Engineering. Ms. Samia has participated in academic research and conference activities, with a paper presented at the SUST Conference 2025. She is actively engaged in professional and extracurricular activities, including membership in the CUET Career Club and ACI Student Chapter, participation in the Hult Prize initiative, and organizing inter-university academic events.
Sabikun Nahar Arni is a dedicated Research Enthusiast with a strong background in climate resilience, disaster risk management, and sustainable development. Currently pursuing an M.Sc in Disaster Management at BRAC University, she holds a B.Sc in Environmental Science from Khulna University. Sabikun has contributed to 10+ projects with international NGOs, including the Center for People and Environ (CPE), where she conducted field research, policy analysis, and community engagement for climate adaptation initiatives. Her expertise spans qualitative and quantitative data analysis, report writing, and stakeholder collaboration, evidenced by her work on plastic waste recycling, climate risk profiling, and indigenous salinity adaptation. A skilled communicator, she has also authored environmental content and participated in global forums like the Global Youth Climate Summit. Recognized for her leadership and analytical skills, Sabikun is committed to translating research into actionable solutions for sustainable development.
Sadia Saba Orchi is a Master’s student in Disaster Management, specializing in Human Security, Humanitarian Crisis Management, and Public Policy and Organizational Strategies at BRAC University. She has worked as a volunteer with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and served as a member of the National Disaster Response Team (NDRT), where she was deployed in multiple districts and involved in relief distribution, cash-based assistance programs, WASH and hygiene promotion, data collection, volunteer management, and emergency response activities. She also served as Youth Chief, leading youth volunteers in Rajshahi District Unit and contributed as a storytelling volunteer during the 2022 flash floods in Sunamganj and Sylhet and in 2023 in Chakaria and Ramu Upazilas of Cox’s Bazar, documenting community experiences during disaster situations. Currently, Orchi works at Community Development for Peace (CDP). Her responsibilities include research-related work, contributing to research proposals, supporting program planning and implementation.
