Education:

• Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka

• Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning (BURP), Khulna University, Khulna

Professional Experience:

• Worked as Research Associate from May 2003 to September, 2005 at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Worked as part time lecturer of Computer Education from July, 2002 to April, 2003 at Badda Allatunnessa Higher Secondary School, Gulshan, Dhaka 1212.
• Worked as a research officer from November, 2001 to June, 2002 in the project titled “Fishermen community of Kuakata (a remote coastal area of Bangladesh): strategies for their sustenance in an era of globalization” funded by Department for International Development (DFID) conducted by Bangladesh Centre for Human Welfare and Sustainable Development (BCHWSD).
• Engaged as GIS analyst in a project during January 2001 to June 2001 titled “Sundarban Biodiversity Conservation Project (SBCP): Report on Socio-economic Baseline Study on the Impact Zone of the Sundarban” conducted by Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of the Netherlands.
• Engaged as GIS analyst in a project during April, 2000 to October, 2001 titled “Shrimp Culture and Changes of Land Use Pattern in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis” conducted by Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh funded by World Bank.

Publication:

• Billah, M., Deb U.K, 2005. “Diversity in Crop Cultivation in Bangladesh: A GIS Analysis” Paper of the International Conference on Geography and Environment: Issues and Challenges, Dhaka , Bangladesh

• Billah. M., 2005. “Air Pollution Intensity Mapping of Khulna City As Health Risk To Urbanites” Paper of the II International conference and exhibition on Geographic information, Estoril, Portugal

• Deb U.K, Das, N.C. and Billah, M., 2005. “Foodgrain Production Situation in Bangladesh: A Review” (in Bangla). Bangladesh Unnayan Samiksha. 22: 105-124.

• Hossain, S.S., Das, N.C., Billah, M., 2005. “Trade Remedy Laws and Dispute Settlement Mechanism in the WTO (in Bangla)”. Pages 166-186, Chapter 8, in Biswa Banijya Sangstha Ebong Bangladesh: Cancun Sammelon Uttar Mullayan [WTO and Bangladesh: Post-Cancun Evaluation]. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). ISBN 984-32-1206-1.

• Deb U.K, Billah, M. and Das, N.C., 2004. “Food Grain Production Situation in the 21st Century: A District Level Analysis”. Paper presented at the 15th Bi-annual conference of the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) titled “Bangladesh in the 21st Century: The Political Economy of Bangladesh”, held on December 8-10, 2004

• Billah, M., 2004. “3D Visualization of Urban Settings with Virtual Reality Technique” Poster paper of the ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, held on June 16-18, 2004

• Billah, M. and Gazi, A., 2004. “Land Cover Mapping of Khulna City Applying Remote Sensing Technique” Poster paper of the Geoinformatics 2004, Proc. 12th Int. Conf. on Geoinformatics, Geospatial Information Research: Bridging the Pacific and Atlantic, University of Gävle, Sweden, held on June 7-9, 2004

• Billah, M. and Nahiduzzaman, Kh., 2004. “Prospect and efficiency of 3D visualization of urban settings: exploration into the nature and extent of applications in planning affairs” Paper of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) "Challenges in Geospatial Analysis, Integration and Visualization II" Stuttgart (Germany), held on September 8-9, 2003

• Billah, M. and Uddin, R., 2004. “Workplace Environment for Women: Issues of Harassment and Need for Interventions” Dialogue Report 65, Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

• Hasan, M., Azam, K., Akther, S., Billah, M., Roy, T.K., Asaduzzaman, Rahman, H., and Hossain, M., 2002. “Tourism and fishing community of Kuakata: a remote coastal area of Bangladesh” Khulna: Bangladesh Centre for Human Welfare and Sustainable Development (BCHWSD). ISBN 984-32-0292-3

Area of Interest:

• ICT4D

• Geographic Information System

• Remote Sensing

• Urban Planning

• Automation in Planning

• Rural Development

• Environment

Skills in IT
 

Web, Email and Database Server Administration and Maintenance
Intranet Administration, Maintenance and Management
 

Applications:

• Operating System
  Windows Server and workstation, Linux

• Database server
  Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL

• Geographic Information System (GIS)
  ArcGIS desktop and workstation, ArcIMS, ArcSDE, ArcGIS Server, PC Arc/Info, ArcView 3.x, ArcView Spatial Analyst, ArcView 3D Analyst, ArcView Network Analyst, Avenue

• Aerial Photo Interpretation & Remote sensing:
  ENVI, Er Mapper, Erdas Imagine

• Graphical Packages
  Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator

• Statistical Packages
  SPSS, SPSS Data Entry Editor

• Office Packages
  MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Visio, MS access

• Programming Language
  C++

Language skills:
Bangla, English.

Blood Group:
O+

Office Address

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