Department of Environmental, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (EWCE)

Md Gazi Ferooz Rahman

Professor, Department of Environmental, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (EWCE)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Room: 802, 8​th​ Floor, General Mustafiz Tower, MIST. Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.  

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • M.Sc. in Geotechnical Engineering (Civil), ​

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2004, 1st Class.

  • Master of Strategy and Development Studies (MSDS),

Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), 2017

  • B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (4 Years),

Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Rajshahi (now RUET), 1998,

Position: 1st Class (2nd).

  • B. Sc. (Pass), Chottogram University (CU), 1984

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

  1. Fellow of the Institution Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB). Fellow No.: ​F-9912
  2. Member, Bangladesh earthquake Society (BES), Membership No. 48

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Attended a number of Seminars/workshop at home/abroad and have a keen interest in the field of Geotechnical Engineering and Earthquake.

PUBLICATIONS

a. Rahman, M.G.F. BG. And Shamsuddoha, M.,(2012). “Fineness of Indigenous Cements of Bangladesh and its effects on Initial and Final Settings,” MIST Journal of Science and Technology, Vol-1, No. 1, May 2012.

b. Rahman, M. G. F., BG; Talukder, M. D. H. and Rahman, A. H. M. M., (2010). “Assessment of Soil Compaction-A Project Study,” Galaxy (Dhaka), The Annual Technical Journal of MIST, Vol 3, No. 3, February 2011.

c. Rahman, M.G.F. Col., and Ansary, M. A., (2011). “Estimated Damages and Casualties in Dhaka City Due to Possible Earthquake.” Galaxy (Dhaka), The MIST Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, February 2010.

d. Assessment of Liquefaction Potential in Mirpur DOHS Area Basing on SPT-N Value of the Soil, a thesis submitted by Saifuzzaman, M. Maj.; Azad, S. M. H.; Akanda, A. A. I.

e. Assessment of Soils Compaction of Mirpur DOHS Road to Dhaka Cantonment, a thesis submitted by Talukdar, M. D. Maj, et al.

 

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

Theory

Sessional

Geotechnical Engineering II

Geotechnical Engineering III

Principles of Soil Mechanics

Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering

Geology and Geomorphology

Surveying

Project Planning and Management

Professional Practices and Communications.

Geotechnical Engineering

Details of Constructions.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Employment

Location

Year

Staff Officer-Operations and Planning (SO-Ops & Plan)

Bangladesh Engineer Battalion-1 (BANENGR-1), United Nations Transitional Assistant in East Timor (UNTAET)

2000-01

Force Engineer (Senior Staff Officer)

United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Headquarters, Khartum, Sudan

2006-07

Chief Engineer

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC

2014-15

Director General (DG)

Senakallayan Construction and Development (SKCD) Limited, Senakallayan Sangstha (SKS), Dhaka

2016-17

Chief Engineer and Project Director (two ADB Projects)

Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) at Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka

2018

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Instructor Cl-B, CE Department in the year 2001 to 2004
  • Instructor Cl-A, CE Department in the year 2007 to 2009 and In-charge of Geotechnical Laboratory
  • Senior Instructor and Head of CE Department in the year 2009 to 2010.
  • Senior Instructor and Dean of MIST in the year 2011 to 2013
  • Senior Instructor and Director R & D of MIST in the year 2016 to 2017
  • Senior Instructor (Prof) BG retired, EWCE Department of MIST in the year 2019 to till date.