Ongoing Research
Research Topic |
Sponsored by |
Investigators |
Duration |
Beginning |
1.Development of a Water Resources Model as a Decision Support Tool for National Water Management In collaboration with: WARPO |
BUET |
Dr. Mashfiqus Salehin Prof. Jahir Uddin Chowdhury |
3 years |
September |
2.Field Based Applied Rsearch for the Stabilization of the Major Rivers in Bangladesh In collaboration with: Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University, Japan |
Ministry of Education, Japan |
Prof. Mozzammel Hoque |
4 years |
April |
3.Tsunami Hazard Assessment in the Coastal Regions of Bangladesh. In collaboration with: Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) |
BUET |
Prof. M. Shah Alam Khan Dr. Md. Asad Hussain |
2 years |
July 2007 |
4. Assessment of Crop Water Deficit and Estimation of Yield of Wheat in Greater Dinajpur Region using MODIS data In collaboration with: BARI |
BUET |
Dr. Sujit Kumar Bala Dr.A.K.M. Saiful islam |
1.5 years |
September 2008 |
5. Sustainable Management of River Bank Erosion along the Mekong River and Gangetic Deltaic Plain in Cambodia,Vietnam and Bangladesh |
DFID |
Prof. Munsur Rahman Dr. Sujit Kumar Bala |
3 years |
January 2008 |
6.Development of a 3D Hydro-morphological Model for Rivers |
BUET & JAFS |
Prof. Anisul Haque Dr. Md. Asad Hussain Dr.A.K.M. Saiful islam Prof. Munsur Rahman Dr. Mashfiqus Salehin |
2 years |
March 2009 |
7.Assessment of current disposal options for industrial sludge in terms of potential water quality impacts and application of novel treatment methods in ETP to reduce sludge and sludge toxicity In collaboration with: Environmental Services |
ES & CASR, BUET |
Dr. Md. Abed Hossain Dr. Md. Asad Hussain Dr. Mashfiqus Salehin |
1 year |
February 2009 |
8.Numerical Investigation of Residual Currents in the Meghna Estuary |
CASR, BUET |
Dr. Md. Asad Hussain Dr. Md. Abed Hossain Prof. Anisul Haque |
1 year |
February 2009 |
9.Hydraulic Profiling of Important Fish Habitats of the Jamuna River In collaboration with: CEGIS, IUCN, TARA |
BUET |
Prof. Rezaur Rahman Prof. Munsur Rahman Dr. G. M. Tarekul Islam |
1 year |
February 2010 |
9.Impact of Climate Change on Rainfall Intensity in Bangladesh |
BUET |
Dr. Saiful Islam Sonia Binte Murshed Prof. M. Shah Alam Khan |
1.5 years |
November, 2010 |
11.Development of an Institutional Framework for Management of Rivers Surrounding Dhaka City |
DoE, BIWTA, RAJUK and DWASA |
Dr. M. Shahjahan Mondal Dr. Mashfiqus Salehin |
1 year |
November, 2010 |
12. Water Security in Peri-Urban South Asia: Adapting to Climate Change and Urbanization In collaboration with: SaciWATERS, Hyderabad, India MDI, Gurgaon, India nec,Kathmandu, Nepal. |
IDRC |
Prof. M. Shah Alam Khan Prof. Rezaur Rahman Dr. M. Shahjahan Mondal |
2 years |
August, 2010 |
Completed Research (under review)
The following research projects have been completed recently and now under review process.
Research Topic |
Sponsored by |
Investigators |
1. Opportunities of Water Saving & Cost Reduction in Irrigated Boro Rice at Farmers’ Level In collaboration with: Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) |
IWM & BUET |
Prof. Abul Fazal M. Saleh |
2. Investigation into Replicability of Good Practices in Flood Management |
BUET |
Prof. Rezaur Rahman |
3. Rainfall Estimation over Bangladesh using Remote Sensing Data. |
BUET |
Dr. A.K.M. Saiful Islam |
4. Pollutant Contribution of Fertilizers to Surface and
Groundwater in Intensively In collaboration with: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) |
BUET |
Prof. M. Shah Alam Khan |