• A senior Professor, researcher, consultant, and a lifelong learner, having more than 47 years of teaching, research, and professional experience in civil/environmental engineering.
• Co-Author of the Textbook on “Water Supply and Sanitation: Rural and Low-Income Urban Communities”, published by ITN-BUET and widely used as a text/reference book at all technical universities in Bangladesh as well as in many universities in Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa.
• Leadership in the development of the Concept, Master Plan and Technical Design, and in leading the field team for successful implementation of the Project “Integrated Development of Hatirjheel” aimed at improving drainage congestion, traffic situation and wetland restoration of central Dhaka.
• Developed Pollution Abatement Strategies for Rivers and Wetlands in and Around Dhaka City; report prepared in 2010 for UNDP for its intended mission to provide technical support to the Government of Bangladesh to save and restore the rivers and wetlands in and around Dhaka city.
• Leadership in the formulation of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks (IRF) for FSM (2015-2017) in Bangladesh adopted by the Government of Bangladesh as a national policy document.
• Lead role in the formulation of “National Strategy for Water Supply and Sanitation in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Bangladesh 2012”, adopted by the Government of Bangladesh.
• Provided leadership in the formulation of the “National Sanitation Strategy 2005”, adopted by the Government of Bangladesh.
• Lead role in developing the National Action Plans (NAP) for Implementation of Institutional and Regulatory Framework (IRF) for FSM (2019-2020) in Bangladesh.
• Played the key role in establishing ITN-BUET and worked as the Curricula Development Specialist (1996 to 2001) with the responsibility of reorienting the course curricula of water supply and waste management in Bangladesh.
• Led ITN-BUET as Director (2003 to 2008) of the center, in consolidating the development of a human resource base linking ITN-BUET with other engineering educational institutions, government agencies, and national and international NGOs in the pursuit of strengthening capacity of the water supply and sanitation sector in the country.
• Provided leadership in the establishment of the Center for Environmental and Resource Management, CERM at BUET and as the founder Director of the center (2000 to 2005) contributed to the development of many “Professional Development Courses” on various contemporary environmental issues of national and global concerns.
• Participated as a researcher in an international research project among Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, and Finland, titled “Women, Work, Well-being, Waste and Sanitation: Action research on alternative strategies of environmental sanitation for improved health and socio-economic development in peri-urban coastal communities in South Asia” (2003-2006).
• Providing continual advisory services as a National Specialist in Sanitation, Water Supply and Environmental Management sectors as Member of National Forum for Water Supply and Sanitation Sector (the highest decision-making body in the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh).
• Lead role in conducting “Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)” of many development projects.

• Professor, researcher, and a leading consultant in Environmental Engineering; Urban Sanitation & Fecal Sludge Management (FSM); Urban Drainage and Surface Water Pollution; Green Infrastructure; Climate Change Impacts; Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
• Skill in Water and Environmental Sanitation Sector National Policy and Strategy formulation.
• Work experience with Collaborative action research, Appraisal Mission, Project Formulation, feasibility, design, and Impact Assessment.

• Ph.D., (Civil Engineering), University of Adelaide, Australia, 1988
• M.Eng.Sc., (Civil/Environmental Engineering), University of Melbourne, Australia, 1984
• B.Sc. Engg. (Civil Engg.), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, BUET, 1976

Current Position:

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
&
Director, Center for Smart Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability (CSIRS)
United International University (UIU)

Previous Positions Held:

• Professor of Civil Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Nov 2021 to 30 April 2023
• Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, April 2018 to April 2020
• Professor of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10 July 1996 to 03 January 2018
• Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 May 1990 to 09 July 1996
• Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 October 1980 to 22 May 1990
• Assistant Engineer, DPHE, Gov. of Bangladesh, 06 Aug 1976 – 28 Oct 1980

Additional Academic Records:

• Visiting Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA, January to June 2016
• Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Oct 2012 to Oct 2015
• Visiting Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, April-May 2008
• Visiting Professor, Environmental Engineering Program, University of Alberta, Canada, Oct-Nov 1999
• Visiting Scholar, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, USA, Feb – Mar 1996

Administrative/ Academic Leadership:

• Head, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET; 01 August 2011 to 17 August 2013
• Director, Planning and Development Directorate, BUET; 06 October 2010 to 11 October 2011
• Director, ITN-BUET; 03 August 2003 to 29 August 2008
• Director (Founder), CERM, BUET; 06 September 2000 to 01 April 2005
• Provost, Sher-e-Bangla Hall, BUET; October 1993 to September 1995

• Urban Drainage and Surface Water Pollution; Climate Resilience; Green Infrastructures

• Sanitation and Fecal Sludge Management (FSM); Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering

• Climate Change Impacts on Water and Sanitation

• Climate Resilience and Equity for WASH Infrastructures

• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Development Projects

• Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

• Environmental Challenges of Low-Income Urban Communities.

Served as a Senior Environmental Specialist, Consultant and/ or Resource Person in different projects of national importance; a list of some important projects is given below:

1. Advisory and high-level technical expert services as a Senior Urban Sanitation Advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate capacity enhancement of relevant WASH institutions including ITN-BUET, DPHE, LGED, LGIs and other sector institutions for achieving sustainable development of fecal sludge management (FSM) and City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Services, BMGF, March 2018- December 2020.
2. Team Leader of the Project “Integrated Development of Hatirjheel including Begunbari Khal” aimed at improving the drainage congestion, traffic situation and environmental conditions of central Dhaka, Ministry of Works, Gov. of Bangladesh Dec 2007 to Jan 2018.
3. Team Leader of the project “Studies, design and top supervision of sewage treatment plant (500,000 m³/day capacity) at Dasherkandi, Dhaka WASA, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Govt. of Bangladesh, December 2011 to May 2013.
4. Provided services as Senior Environmental Specialist to the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP), Construction Supervision Consultants (CSC), Bangladesh Army, July 2018-Dec 2020.
5. Consultancy services as FSM Specialist to the Emergency Multi-Sector Rohingya Crisis Response Project (EMCRP), DPHE (funded by the World Bank), June 2019 – September 2020.
6. Provided advisory/consultancy services as National Technical Team Lead for the Safely Managed On- site Sanitation (SMOSS) Bangladesh study, Unicef, Sep 2020-Jun 2021.
7. Consultancy services as Organizational Capacity Assessment Expert for developing Citywide FSM Action Plan of Rangpur and Chattogram city corporations, Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor, WSUP, Jul 2020 – Jul 2021.
8. Consultancy services as Solid Waste Management Specialist to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the project – Strengthening Capacities to Design and Implement Smart Urban Infrastructure, ADB, Dhaka, December 2017 – July 2018.
9. Team Leader of the South Asia Urban Knowledge Hub Project funded by ADB, with particular focus on developing “Institutional and Regulatory Framework for FSM in Bangladesh”, 2014 to 2017.
10. Team Leader of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project, Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), 2012
11. Team Leader of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the World Bank financed 335 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant project at Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, EGCB, Power Cell, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Gov. of Bangladesh, 2012.
12. Principal Researcher for “Exploratory Research on Sustainable Environmental Sanitation in Bangladesh, PSU, Local Government Division, Ministry of LGRDC, Bangladesh, 2011
13. Led a group of Consultants to the World Bank, for the formulation of National Water Supply and Sanitation Strategies for Hard-to-Reach Areas of Bangladesh, 2011
14. Team Leader of the Project “Environmental and social impact study for south zone power distribution project in Bangladesh”, Power Cell, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Gov. of Bangladesh, funded by the World Bank, 2009
15. Consultant to the WSSCC/ WHO for Global Sanitation Fund Round 2 Preparatory Work in Bangladesh on “Sanitation Sector Status and Gap Analysis”; August-September 2009
16. Team Leader of the project “Feasibility study for demonstration project on Small Bore Sewerage in the city of Rajshahi” for NGO Forum, 2009
17. Team Leader of the project “Impact evaluation of urban and rural water and sanitation projects, Bangladesh”, VERC, funded by Water Partners International, USA, 2008.

Funded (National/ International) Research: List of 10 funded research. The role of Dr. Md. Mujibur Rahman in each is also indicated.

1. (2017 – 2018) “Sanitation Capacity Assessment in Three Bangladesh Cities”, Funded by Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), UK, Researcher (Sanitation Expert).
2. (2009 – 2010) “Exploratory Research on Sustainable Environmental Sanitation in Bangladesh”, Funded by the Policy Support Unit of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh, Principal Researcher.
3. (2008 – 2010) “Climate change impacts on small drinking water systems in Bangladesh”, Funded by DFID through the British Council under its Higher Education Link Programme, Link Coordinator.
4. (2008) “Assessment of Eco-San Practice in Bangladesh and Possible Design Change for Safe Application”, Funded by Danida through its ITN-BUET Project, Principal Researcher.
5. (2006) “Arsenic and Bacteriological Quality: Drinking Water Supplies in ASEH Program Areas in Chittagong”, Funded by DFID through Water-Aid, Bangladesh, Principal Investigator.
6. (2005) “Formulation of the Bangladesh Programme of Action for Adaptation to Climate Change (NAPA)”, Funded by Ministry Environment and Forest, Government of Bangladesh, Team Leader of the Sectoral Working Group on Industry, and Infrastructure.
7. (2003 – 2006) “Women, Work, Well-being, Waste and Sanitation: Action research on alternative strategies of environmental sanitation and waste management for improved health and socio- economic development in peri-urban coastal communities in South Asia”, Funded by EU, Technical Specialist from Bangladesh in the international project among Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, and Finland.
8. (1998 – 2000) “Assessment of water quality in flood affected areas of Dhaka City”, Funded by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Principal Researcher.
9. (1995-1997) “Post Cyclone Situation of Water Supply and Sanitation in Coastal Region of Bangladesh”, Funded by UNCRD, Japan, Research Supervisor.
10. (1992-1997) “Impact of Dhaka City Flood Protection Embankment on Surface Water Quality with Specific Reference to Industrial Liquid Waste Disposal”, Funded by UNCRD, Japan, Research Supervisor.

 The following research were conducted and/ or supervised leading to postgraduate degrees:

1. Impact of Water Safety Plan on Municipal Water Supply System in Selected Paurashavas, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh 2015-2017
2. Drainage Capacity Assessment of Hatirjheel-Begunbari Khal System due to Climate Change, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh 2013-2015
3. Reliability and Feasibility Assessment of Community Rainwater Harvesting System in a Coastal Town, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh 2013-2015
4. Spatio-temporal Variation of Precipitation and Temperature Extremes for Bangladesh, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2011-2012
5. Stream flow and Water Level of Old Brahmaputra River: Possible Effects of Climate Change, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2010-2011
6. Effects of Climate Change on the Trend of Tropical Cyclones Hitting the Coastal Regions of Bangladesh, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2010-2011.
7. Multi-model Application for Climate Change Projections for Bangladesh and Assessment of Their Impacts on Small Drinking Water Systems, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2009-2010
8. Technical and Social Assessment of Alternative Water Supply Options in Arsenic Affected Areas, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2004-06
9. An Integrated Approach for Ultimate Disposal of Municipal Solid Wastes, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2001-2003
10. Performance of Existing Pond Sand Filters and Design Modification, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2000-2002
11. Assessment of Water Quality in Flood Affected Areas in and Around Dhaka City, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka Bangladesh, 1998
12. Sanitation Strategies and Technologies for Flood Prone Areas of Bangladesh, sponsored by ITN- Bangladesh, 1998
13. Investigation on Lead Contamination of Dhanmondi Lake, of Civil Engineering, BUET, (1996)
14. Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation to suit Post-Cyclone Situation in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh; research conducted at BUET, sponsored by UNCRD, Nagoya, Japan, 1995
15. Studies on Septic Tank Effluent Quality and Soakage; of Civil Engg., BUET, Dhaka (1995)
16. Causes of Water Logging in Dhaka Metropolitan City, of Civil Engineering, BUET, (1995)
17. Problems and Prospects of Solid Waste Management in Dhaka Metropolitan City, of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka (1995)
18. Deterioration of Yielding Capacity of Water Production Wells in Dhaka city, of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka (1995)
19. A comparative study between small bore sewerage system and conventional sewerage system; Dept. of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, (1992)
20. Impact of Greater Dhaka City Flood Protection Embankment on Industrial Waste Disposal and Environment; research conducted at the Dept. of Civil Engg., BUET, sponsored by the UNCRD, Nagoya, Japan, 1992
21. Studies on mixing and mass transfer across a separated shear flow; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia; 1988
22. An engineering appraisal of the common effluent drainage system; Civil Engineering Department of the University of Melbourne, Australia; 1984.

Journals:

1. Getirana, N.K. Biswas, A.S. Qureshi, A. Rajib, S. Kumar, Mujibur Rahman, and R.K. Biswas, (2022) ‘Avert Bangladesh’s looming water crisis through open science and better data’, Nature 610, 626-629, October 2022, Paper Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03373-5
2. Maksimul Islam, Sadia Afrin, Mehedi Hasan, and Md. Mujibur Rahman (2021) Reliability and financial feasibility assessment of a community rainwater harvesting system considering precipitation variability due to climate change, Journal of Environmental Management, 289 (2021) 112507, Elsevier, July 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112507
3. Afrin, M.M. Islam, and M.M. Rahman (2020) Adequacy assessment of an urban drainage system considering future land use and climate change scenario, Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2020, jwc2020369. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2020.369

4. Ali, M.A., Rahman, M.A., Siddiqua, S.N., Begum, F., Shaheen, A., Rahman, H., Yousuf, T., Majumder, A. and Rahman, M.M. (2019) Application of Burke-Litwin model for capacity assessment of city corporations for sanitation services in Bangladesh, Waterlines – an international journal of water, sanitation and waste, 38, number 3, July 2019, Practical Action Publishing, UK, https://doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.19-00001
5. M. Rahman, James T. Hart, Arafat A. Bhuiyan, Md. Rezwanul Karim, and Jamal Naser (2016) “Experimental and numerical investigation of coherent structure dynamics on mass transfer in a separated cavity flow” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Volume 76, (78) September 2016, Pages 146-162 (371), Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2016.03.028, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2016.07.019
6. Afrin, S., Islam, M.M. and Rahman, M.M. (2015) “Development of IDF Curve for Dhaka city based on Scaling Theory under Future Precipitation Variability due to Climate Change”, International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, Vol. 6, No. 5, May 2015, Pp. 332-335.
7. Iskander, M., Rajib, M. A. and Rahman, M. M. (2014) “Trending Regional Precipitation Distribution and Intensity: Use of Climatic Indices” Journal of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Scientific Research Publishing Inc., vol. – 4, 385-393, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/acs.2014.43038.

17. Ingrid Sorensen, Edward A. McBean and Mujibur Rahman (2014), “Retrofitting arsenic-iron removal plants in rural Bangladesh for performance enhancement”, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, IWA Publishing, 4 (3): 400–409, https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2014.122
18. Rajib MA, Sultana S, Saha M, Mujibur Rahman Md (2014), “A Multi-Model Ensembling Approach for Developing Plausible Country-scale Climate Change Scenarios for Future”, Journal of Earth Science and Climate Change Vol 5(2): 179; DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617.1000179.
19. Mazumder, H. and Rahman, M.M. (2014) “A Study of the Risk of Groundwater Pollution by On-Site Sanitation in the Southern Coastal Area of Bangladesh”, Journal of Civil and Earthquake Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, vol. JCEE-3, No. 1, July 2014, Pp. 38-51.
20. McBean, A., Rajib, M.A. and Rahman, M.M. (2013) “Improved Sustainability of Water Supply Options in Areas with Arsenic-Impacted Groundwater”, Water 2013, 5, 1941-1951, https://doi.org/10.3390/w5041941
21. Mortuza, M. R., Selmi, S., Khudri, M. M., Ankur, A. K. and Rahman, M. M. (2013) “Evaluation of Temporal and Spatial Trends in Relative Humidity and Dew Point Temperature in Bangladesh”, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Saudi Society of Geosciences, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Volume 7, pp 5037-5050; doi:10.1007/s12517-013-1139-3
22. Rajib, A. and Rahman, M. M. (2012) “A Comprehensive Modeling Study on Regional Climate Model (RCM) Application- Regional Warming Projections in Monthly Resolution under IPCC A1B Scenario”, Atmosphere 2012, 3, 557-572, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos3040557
23. Rajib, A., Rahman, M. M. and McBean, E. A. (2012) “Evaluating Technological Resilience of Small Drinking Water Systems under the Projected Changes of Climate”, IWA Journal of Water and Climate Change, No. 2 (3), pp. 110–124, doi:10.2166/wcc.2012.019
24. Rajib, M. A, Mortuza, M. R., Selmi, S., Ankur, A. K. and Rahman, M. M. (2011) “Increase of heat index over Bangladesh: impact of climate change”, International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. – 5, no. – 10, pp. 434 – 437.
25. Alam, M. A. and Rahman, M. M. (2011), “Assessment of dug well as an alternative water supply options in arsenic affected areas of Bangladesh”, International Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering, ISSN: 2077- 1258, IJCEE-IJENS, Vol. 11 No: 01, 124-137.
26. Alam, M. A., Rahman, M. M. and Islam, M. S. (2011) “Performance of modified design pond sand filters”, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology- Aqua, IWA Publishing, ISSN: 0003-7214, 60 (5): 311- 318, doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2011.105.
27. Rajib, M. A., Rahman, M. M. and McBean, E. A. (2011) “Application of Regional Climate Model Simulation and Flow Data for Assessing Future Water Availability in the River Jamuna”, International Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. – 1, No. 5, pp. 884-896.
28. Rana S. M. M., Kamruzzaman, M., Rajib, M. A. and Rahman, M. M. (2011) “Changes in Cyclone Pattern with Climate Change Perspective in the Coastal Regions of Bangladesh”, Environmental Research, Engineering and Management, vol. – 56, No. 2, pp. 20-27.
29. Alam, A. and Rahman, M. M. (2010), “Comparative assessment of four alternative water supply options in arsenic affected areas of Bangladesh”, Journal of Civil Engineering, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, ISSN: 1993-8160, Vol.38 (2), 191-201.
30. Heinoen-Tanski, H., Snel, M., Wijk-Sijbesma, C., Avizit, R.Q., Mathew, K., Werellagama, I., Rahman, M.M., Rashid, S.M.A., Jayaweera, P. and Helen, (2007) Assessing of Environmental Quality in Six Areas in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer Link, 9, pages355–368(2007), doi.org/10.1007/s10668-006-9026-7.
31. Rahman, M.M. and Dhar, S.C. (1997) Deterioration of the Yielding Capacity of Water Production Wells in Dhaka, Journal of the Civil Engineering Division, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, CE25, no. 2, pp. 157- 169.
32. Ali, M.A., Rahman, M.M. and Amin, M.N. (1997) Waste Characterization of Industrial Processes of Bleaching and Softening of Jute, Journal of the Civil Engineering Division, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, CE25, no. 1, pp. 21-31.
33. Rahman, M.M. and Naser, A. (1996) Experiment and Prediction of a Cavity Type Separated Flow, Journal of Applied Scientific Research, no. 56, pp. 299-311, Kluwer Academic Publishers, the Netherlands.
34. Rahman, M. and Karim, M.A. (1995) Impact of Dhaka City Flood Protection Embankment on Surface water Quality with Respect to Tannery Waste Disposal, International Journal of Pollution Research, Vol. 14, No. 2, Karad, India.
35. Rahman, M.M. and Bux, K. (1995) Post Disaster Situation of water Supply and Sanitation, Journal of the Civil Engineering Division, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, vol. CE23, no. 1, pp. 91-102.
36. Karim, A. and Rahman, M.M. (1994) Water Quality of Begunbari Canal in Dhaka City, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Vol. 2, No.2, pp. 93-97.
37. Rahman, M. and Hossain M.D., (1992) Small Bore Sewerage: Prospect in Bangladesh, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Vol. 20, No.3, pp. 13-19.
38. Rahman, M.M., O’Neill, C. and Lawson, J.D. (1989) Common Effluent Drainage (CED) System: An Alternative in the Wastewater Management Options for Smaller Communities, Asian Environment, Journal of the Environmental Science and Technology for Balanced Development, Vol.11, No. 2, pp. 7-18, the Philippines.

Conference Proceedings:

30. Ahmed, , Rahman, M.M. (2022) Measuring Impact of Systematic Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Piped Water Supplies, Water Convention, Singapore International Water Week, April 2022, Singapore.
31. Mujibur Rahman, K. Halder, S.A.I. Hakim, T.M.S. Khan, M.S. Rahman, R. Johnston, T. Slaymaker, and Z. Jurji (2021), Baseline Status of Safely Managed On-site Sanitation in Bangladesh, 2021 UNC Water and Health Conference, Water Institute, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 2021, USA.
32. Rahman, M. M., Ali, M. A., Choudhury, M.R., Rahman, M.A., Redwan, A.M., Noor, N.F. and Sohan, A.I. (2016) “Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) Scenario in Urban Areas of Bangladesh”, Proceedings of the South Asian Conference on Sanitation: SACOSAN-VI, January 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
33. Islam, M. M., Siddika, A., Afrin, S., and Rahman, M. M., (2016) “Phosphorus Models for Hatirjheel Lake”, 8th International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment, ASCE-EWRI, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
34. Siddika, A., Islam, M. M., Siddika, A., and Rahman, M. M., (2015)” Analysis of SSDS water quality in the interpretation of land use pattern in Hatirjheel Lake Area.” International Conference on Climate Change and Water Security (ICCWS). MIST, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
35. Siddika, A., Islam, M. M., Zaki, M. T., and Rahman, M. M., (2015)” Effect of Land Use on Eutrophication Development in Hatirjheel Lake Using Phosphorus Model” 11th Global Engineering, Science and Technology Conference. Dhaka, Bangladesh
36. Afrin, S., Islam, M.M. and Rahman, M.M. (2015) “Determination of Location and Scale Parameter of Extreme Precipitation Events for Dhaka City Considering Future Precipitation Variability due to Climate Change”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change in Relation to Water and Environment, I3CWE-2015, DUET, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
37. Islam, M.M., Afrin, S. and Rahman, M.M. (2014) “Development of a Design Tool for Sizing Storage Tank of Rainwater Harvesting System in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh under Future Climatic Scenario”, Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, ICACE-2014, 26-28 December 2014, CUET, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
38. Rajib, A., Rahman, M. M., Rakib, Z. B., Khondoker, M. T. H., Iskander, S. M., Hassan, M. M. and Mortuza, M. (2012) “Application of RCM-based Climate Change Indices in Assessing Future Climate: Part I- Temperature Extremes”, ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, New Mexico, USA, 20-24 May 2012.

39. Rahman, M. M., Rajib, M. A., Hassan, M. M., Iskander, S. M., Khondoker, M. T. H., Rakib, Z. B. and Ankur, A. K. (2012) “Application of RCM-based Climate Change Indices in Assessing Future Climate: Part II- Precipitation Concentration”, ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, New Mexico, USA, 20-24 May 2012.
40. Mortuza, M. R., Rashid, U. S., Rajib, M. A., and Rahman, M. M. (2011) “Temporal Variation Characteristics of Flow and Water Level in the Old Brahmaputra River”, proceedings of the International Symposium on Water Resources & Environmental Protection, Xi’an, China, 20-22 May 2011, pp. 1132-1135. doi:10.1109/ISWREP.2011.5893214
41. Rajib, A., Mortuza, M. R., Selmi, S., Ankur, A. K. and Rahman, M. M. (2011) “Increase of Heat Index over Bangladesh: Impact of Climate Change”, proceedings of the World Academy of Science Engineering & Technology, Bali, Indonesia, 26-28 October 2011, Issue 58, pp. 402- 405.
42. Rajib, A., Mortuza, M. R., Selmi, S., Ankur, A. K. and Rahman, M. M. (2011) “Spatial Drought-Distribution in the Northwestern Part of Bangladesh”, proceedings of the Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment, Osaka, Japan, 2-5 June 2011, pp. 568-575.
43. Rajib, M. A., Rahman, M. M. and McBean, E. A. (2011) “Global Warming in Bangladesh Perspective: Temperature Projections up to 2100”, proceedings of the Global Conference on Global Warming, Lisbon, Portugal, 11-14 July 2011, pp. 43-48.
44. Rajib, A., Rahman, M. M., Islam, A. K. M. S. and McBean, E. A. (2011) “Analyzing the Future State of Monthly Precipitation Pattern in Bangladesh from Multi-Model Projections using both GCM and RCM”, proceedings of the ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, California, USA, 22-26 May 2011. doi:10.1061/41173(414)402
45. Rajib, M. A., Warda, F., Rahman, M. M., Islam, A. K. M. S. and McBean, E. A. (2011) “Future State of Water Availability in the River Jamuna in Bangladesh as a Result of Climate Change”, proceedings of the 4th ASCE- EWRI International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, 4-6 January 2011.
46. Rahman, M. M. and Rajib, A. (2010) “Reversing Environmental Degradation for Poverty Alleviation in Urban Slums of Bangladesh”, proceedings of the 3rd ASCE-EWRI International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India, 5-7 January.
47. Rahman, M. M., Rajib, A. and Noor, M. A. (2010) “A Quantitative Model for Establishment of Scientific Relationships in Environment-Health-Poverty Cycle in Urban Slums of Bangladesh through Reversal of Environmental Degradation”, proceedings of the International Symposium on Environmental Degradation & Sustainable Development, Bangladesh, 10-11 April 2010, pp. 11-26. [‘Symposium Key-Note Paper’]

48. Rajib, M. A., Rahman, M. M. and McBean, E. A. (2010) “Projection of Evaporation for Increased Future Temperature and Assessment of Impacts on Pond Sand Filters in Bangladesh”, proceedings of the 3rd ASCE- EWRI International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India, 5-7 January 2010.
49. Rajib, M. A., Rahman, M. M. and McBean, E. A. (2010) “Validation of Observed Evaporation-Temperature Trend Models with GCM Projections for Bangladesh”, proceedings of the 5th International Water Association Young Water Professionals Conference, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 5-7 July 2010. [presented at the ‘Special Paper Session on Climate Change’]
50. McBean, E.A., Rahman, M. M. and Rajib, M.A. (2009) Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Small Drinking Water Systems in Bangladesh, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Bangladesh, Editors: Rahman, M.H. et al, ITN-BUET, UCL, UK.
51. Rahman, M. (2006) MDG Target Number 10: Too Important to Lag Behind, in Environmental Sustainability Concerns, Editors: Rahman, M.M. et al., EED, CERM, ITN-BUET, Bangladesh.
52. Rahman, M. (2005) Wise Use of Available Water is Our Water Future, (Keynote Presentation) Proceedings World Water Day 2005 Seminar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
53. Rahman, M. (2004) Impact of Climate Change on Safe Water Supply, (Keynote Presentation) Proceedings World Water Day 2004 Seminar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
54. Rahman, M. and Ali, M.A. (2004) Environmental Challenges in Bangladesh, Contemporary Environmental Challenges, Editors: Rahman, M.M. et al., CERM, ITN- BUET, and WEDC, UK.
55. Islam, M. S. and Rahman, M. M. (2003) Users Perception and Acceptability of Existing Pond Sand Filters, Proceedings, 2^nd International Conference and Annual Paper Meet of the Civil Engineering Division of the Institutions of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), Dhaka.
56. Rahman, M., Rahman, M. Mafizur, and Hossain, M. D. (2002) Assessment of Water Quality in Flood Affected Areas of Dhaka City, in Engineering Concerns of Flood, Editors: Ali et al. BUET, Bangladesh.
57. Rahman, M. and Ali, M.A. (2000) Waste Management and Environmental Pollution in Bangladesh,

Proceedings of the International Conference on Bangladesh Environment 2000, BAPA, Dhaka.

58. Rahman, M., Shahidullah, A.H.M. and Ali, M.A. (1999) An Evaluation of Septic Tank Performance, Proceedings of the 25^th WEDC (UK) Conference, 30 August – 3 September, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
59. Kazi, M. and Rahman, M.M. (1999) Sanitation Strategies for High Water Table Areas of Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 25^th WEDC (UK) Conference, 30 August – 3 September, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
60. Rahman, M.M., Ali, A. and Shabur, A. (1998) Water Supply in Low Water-table Areas, Proceedings of the 24^th WEDC (UK) Conference, 31August – 4 September, Islamabad, Pakistan.
61. Rahman, M. and Jahan, H. (1997) Water and Sanitation Issues of Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 23rd WEDC (UK) Conference, 1-5 September, Durban, South Africa.
62. Rahman, M. (1997) Unbundling of Technologies: Sanitation Options for Bangladesh, Proceedings, National Workshop on Strategic Sanitation Approach, 19 August, pp. 48-57, the World Bank, Dhaka.
63. Rahman, M. and Karim, M.A. (1997) Impact of Dhaka City Flood Protection Embankment on Surface Water Quality with Specific Reference to Industrial Liquid Waste Disposal, UNCRD Proceeding Series No. 17, vol. 1, Flood Disaster Management and Environmental Impact Studies, pp. 23-44, UNCRD, Japan.
64. Rahman, M. and Bux, M.K. (1997) Post Cyclone Situation of Water Supply and Sanitation in Coastal Region of Bangladesh, UNCRD Proceeding Series No. 17, vol. 2, Towards an Improved System for Cyclone Disaster Management in Bangladesh, pp. 97-110, UNCRD, Japan.

Books

65. Ahmed, F. and Rahman, M.M. (2000, 2010) Water Supply and Sanitation – Rural and Low-Income Urban Communities, ITN-Bangladesh, BUET, Dhaka.
66. Rajib A. and Rahman, M.M. (2012) Climate Change Projections and Impacts on Small Drinking Water Systems of Bangladesh, Environmental Engineering Division of Civil Engineering Department, BUET, Bangladesh.
67. Rahman, M. and Rajib M.A. (2011) Environment-Health-Poverty Correlation: A Quantitative Approach, Environmental Engineering Division of Civil Engineering Department, BUET, Bangladesh.
68. Rahman, M. (2006) Appropriate Sanitation Technologies – Rural and Urban Areas of Bangladesh, WHO, Environmental Health Unit, Bangladesh.
69. Rahman, M., Alam, M.J.B., Ali, M.A., Badruzzaman, A.B.M and Smout, I. (2006) Editors: Environmental Sustainability Concerns, EED, CERM, and ITN of BUET, Bangladesh.
70. Rahman, M., Alam, M.J.B., Ali, M.A., Ali, S.M. and Vairabamoorthy, K. (2004) Editors: Contemporary Environmental Challenges, CERM, ITN, BUET, Bangladesh, WEDC, UK.

Research Reports/ Policy Briefs/ Manuals:

71. Rahman, M.M. and Ali, M.A. (2017) A Proposed Operational/ Business Model for Sustainable Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) Services in Urban Areas of Bangladesh, Knowledge Product: KP-2, ITN-BUET, South Asian Urban Knowledge Hub (K-Hub), Bangladesh.
72. Ali, A. and Rahman, M.M. (2017) Integrated Approach for Development of Slums and Low Income Communities in Urban Areas of Bangladesh, Knowledge Product: KP-3, ITN-BUET, South Asian Urban Knowledge Hub (K-Hub), Bangladesh.
73. Ali, A., Rahman, M.M., Choudhury, M.R., and Dakua, M. (2016) Identifying the Challenges and Vulnerabilities in Selected Slums and Low-Income Communities in Dhaka and Assessing the Need for an Integrated Slum Development Approach, Case Study-2, South Asian Urban Knowledge Hub (K-Hub), Bangladesh.
74. Ali, A., Rahman, M.M., Choudhury, M.R., Rahman, M.A., Redwan, A.M., Noor, N.F. and Sohan, A.I. (2015) Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) Scenario in Urban Areas of Bangladesh, Case Study-1, South Asian Urban Knowledge Hub (K-Hub), Bangladesh.
75. Rahman, M., Ali, M.A. and Choudhury, M.R. (2016) Fecal Sludge Management: A Way Forward to Overcome Urban Sanitation Challenges in Bangladesh, ITN-BUET K-Hub Policy Brief, South Asian Urban Knowledge Hub (K-Hub), Bangladesh.
76. Rahman, M. and Ali, M.A. (2017) Operational/ Business Model for Sustainable FSM Services in Urban Areas of Bangladesh, ITN-BUET K-Hub Policy Brief 2, South Asian Urban Knowledge Hub (K-Hub), Bangladesh.
77. Ali, M.A. and Rahman, M.M. (2017) Integrated Approach for Development of Slums and Low Income Communities in Urban Areas of Bangladesh, ITN-BUET K-Hub Policy Brief 3, South Asian Urban Knowledge Hub (K-Hub), Bangladesh.
78. Rashid, U., Rahman, M.M. and Turnquist, S. (1994) Bangladesh Situation Analysis: Water Supply and Sanitation, a study report published by the UNDP-World Bank Water and Sanitation Program.
79. Bux, K. and Rahman, M.M. (1994) Drinking water Supply and Sanitation to suit Post Cyclone Situation in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh. Research Report, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Nagoya, Japan.
80. Rahman, M.M. and Hossain M.D. (1993) EIA Methodology-I, Environmental Management Training Project, Instructor’s Manual, DanEduc Consulting (Denmark) published by the GOB and the Asian Development
81. Rahman, M. and Hossain M.D. (1993) EIA Methodology-II, Environmental Management Training Project, Instructor’s Manual, DanEduc Consulting (Denmark), published by the GOB and the ADB.
82. Karim, A. and Rahman, M.M. (1992) Impact of Greater Dhaka City Flood Protection Embankment on Industrial Waste Disposal and Environment, Research Report, UNCRD, Nagoya, Japan.
83. Rahman, M. (1991) Small Bore Sewerage System: The Australian case study, presented in the UNDP – World Bank seminar on Small Bore Sewerage, August, Dhaka.
84. Rahman, M. (1989) SBS system: A Low Cost Sanitation Technology, presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.
85. Rahman, M. (1988) Mixing and Mass transfer across a Separated Shear flow, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia.
86. Rahman, M. (1984) An Engineering appraisal of the Common effluent drainage System, M.Eng.Sc. Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia.

1984 – 1988:       Adelaide University Research Grant

1982 – 1983:       Australian Government Colombo Plan Scholarship 1972 – 1976:                  Dhaka Board Academic Merit Scholarship

1968 – 1970:       Dhaka Board Academic Merit Scholarship

• “Only One Earth: Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature” invited keynote lecture, World Environment Day 2022 Seminar, Military Institute of Science & Technology, MIST, Dhaka 05 June 2022
• “Water for All: Leaving No One Behind” invited keynote lecture, World Water Day 2019, National Seminar, Ministry of LGRD&C, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 17 April 2019
• “SDG 6: The Driver for Reaching Other SDGs” invited keynote Speech, 2^nd International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering BUET & GCSTMR Australia, BUET, Dhaka, 22 January 2019.
• “Water, Ecosystem and Human Development” invited lecture, World Water Week 2018, Daily Bhorer Kagoj, Dhaka, 30 August 2018
• “Wastewater Management: From Disposal to Resource Recovery”, invited lecture, World Water Day 2017, Round Table Discussion of Daily Bhorer Kagoj, Dhaka, 21 March 2017.
• “Improved Wastewater Management: Essential to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals” invited keynote lecture, World Water Day 2017, National Seminar, Bangladesh Water Development Board, Ministry of Water Resources, Dhaka, 28 March 2017.
• “Role of Architects, Engineers and Planners in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, with Special Emphasis on Goal 6, 7, 9, & 11” keynote lecture, BUET Alumni, BUET, Dhaka, 28 October 2017.

• “Urban Water Challenges: Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Solutions” invited keynote lecture, National Water Convention on Sustainable Water Regime in Bangladesh: Access, Management, Availability, PKSF, NGOF, BUP, Dhaka, 28-29 December 2016.
• “Securing safe water for sustainable development”, invited keynote lecture, World Water Day 2015, Ministry of LGRD&C, DPHE Conference Hall, Dhaka, 22 March 2015.
• “Liberate the peripheral rivers and inland waterbodies from pollution and encroachment: An urgent call for sustainable living in Dhaka”, invited lecture at the seminar of the Association of BUET Alumni, BUET Auditorium, Dhaka, 28 September 2013.
• “Save the peripheral rivers for a sustainable Dhaka: We must act now”, Shaheed Engineers Memorial Lecture, Institution of Engineers Bangladesh, IEB Chittagong Center, Chittagong, 26 January 2013.
• “Reversing the process of environmental degradation overcoming social and engineering challenges: The success story of Hatirjheel”, Bangladesh Country Paper on Technology and Environment, Seminar of the federation of engineering institutions of south and central Asia, FEISCA, IEB, Chittagong, 26 January 2013.
• “Policies of Bangladesh related to water supply and sanitation”, invited lecture, Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh, IDEB Bhaban, Dhaka, 01 May 2013.

• “Water supply, sanitation and hygiene beyond 2015”, invited lecture at the national dialogue on water in the post 2015 development agenda, Global Water Partnership, Bangladesh, CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka, 30 March 2013.
• “Water gaps in cities and towns: narrowing them down is an urgent call”, invited lecture, World Water Day 2011, NGO Forum for Public Health, Press Club, Dhaka, 21 March 2011.
• “Sanitation in Bangladesh: Status, Challenges and Way Forward”, invited lecture, BRAC WASH Program, BRAC Rajendrapur, Dhaka 19 January 2011.
• “Citizens’ perception on sanitation”, invited lecture at the Grassroots convention, WSSCC-Bangladesh, Dhaka, 19 October 2011.
• “Buriganga clean-up: Approaches and realities”, invited lecture, Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon, BAPA, Press Club, Dhaka 18 September 2010.
• “Environmental and social safeguard guidelines: power and gas sector in Bangladesh”, invited lecture, Environmental and Social Safeguard Workshop, World Bank Office, Dhaka, 08 December 2009.

Life Fellow (F – 2200), Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh

Co-Chair, National Working Committee for the formulation of National Action Plan (NAP) for Implementation of IRF-FSM in Bangladesh, Ministry of LGRD&C, Government of Bangladesh, 2019

Co-Chair, National Working Committee for the formulation of Institutional and Regulatory Framework (IRF) for FSM in Bangladesh, Ministry of LGRD&C, Government of Bangladesh, 2015-2017

Member, National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI), Bangladesh

Chairman, Research Committee, ITN-BUET, 1997 to 2003; August 2013 to November 2020.

Member, Programme Committee, IWA Conference on Decentralized Wastewater Management in Asia, 2011, 2012

Reviewer of technical papers, Journal of the Civil Engg Division, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.

Member, Editorial Board, Quarterly Newsletter, ITN-Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1997 to 2003

Member (external), Faculty of Engineering, BUET, nominated by the Academic Council, BUET, 1995

Member, Research Committee, Institute of Flood Control and Drainage Research (IFCDR), BUET, 1995. Member, Editorial Sub-Committee, Preparation of Bangladesh National Building Code, Part – viii(d).

Member-Secretary, R&D Committee, the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, 1989-90.