MAHBUB-UR-RAHMAN UJJAL
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Address: House-373, Block-C, Khilgaon, Dhaka-1219
Home Phone: 088-02-7211033
Mobile : 01720171543
e-mail:ujjal7@gmail.com
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Key knowledge and experiences
15 years of balanced experience on national and international research, survey and impact assess, M&E, planning & resource and community mobilization, policy work, humanitarian response, WASH, DRR and ER, advocacy, , programme design and management, governance, anti-corruption, democracy, , and climate change.
Diversified experience in leading and managing both ‘Real Time’ Evaluations and complex evaluations involving many stakeholders
More than five years vast Knowledge and experience in designing and implementation M&E and LFA design
Experience in organizing advocacy and social mobilization
Experience in livelihood, food security, WASH, climate change, disaster preparedness and response
Experience in design and write research proposals and plan future studies
Proven experience in analysis, quantitative and qualitative data on policy, social research
Leadership skills in managing international and multi cultural team and providing quality advice and technical input to the key managers
Experience on Youth Development and employment creation
Excellent analytical skills and understanding on humanitarian approaches and debates.
Proven knowledge and experience on Water, sanitation and hygiene issues
Strong knowledge of the geopolitical context, public policies and civil society across the South and South East Asia.
Experience in maintaining a high level network with GO, NGOs and other stakeholders who are involved and working for the underprivileged women, older people and children
Career Objectives:
To obtain a challenging position in the area of Program Organization & Management and Communication, Project Implementation and Planning, Advocacy Campaigning Human Rights and Humanitarian assistances, Humanitarian Response, DRR, WASH, food security, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Programme Coordination, Managing Social Mobilization, Designing and Launching where I have keen interest to explore myself.
Skills & Attributes:
Programme Cycle Management (Participatory Project Identification, Participatory Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation) using Logical Framework Analysis (LFA) and Result Based Management (RBM); Project Designing; Management and Program Appraisal & Evaluation, Disaster Management, Good governance, Anti-corruption and democracy. Vast Knowledge and experience in designing and implementation of social research methods - Planning and development of communication strategy and community development models and its applied approaches - Negotiating and team building skills with counterparts both from Govt. and non-government as well with other development partners.
Methodological Skill and Experience:
Community Risk Assessment, Application of Focus Group Discussion (FGD) PRA/PLA, RRA, Ethnography in Social Research & Evaluation. Community Scorecard process to monitor public services. Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis using SPSS.
Employment History:
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Total Year of Experience : 16 Year(s)
Present Occupation: Senior Manager – Research , M&E and Learning
Friendship, Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1 March 2014 to date)
Job Responsibility:
Providing organization-wide support by helping identify knowledge gaps and ways to address them;
Leading the research components of Friendship’s interventions and managing research, assessment of projects;
Designing and carrying out formative field-research using techniques such as participatory rural appraisal, field assessments, community mappings, key informant interviews, focus group exercises, and stakeholder analysis etc;
Designing and implementing research, and assessment strategies to create knowledge or to help enhance interventions designed to strengthen the basic rights of the rural poor especially poor hard to reach areas;
Writing and reviewing proposals or sections of proposals relevant to research and assessment;
Designing and testing, research, and impact assessment, evaluation tools;
Training data gatherers and supervising fieldwork activities;
Designing databases and supervising data entry and data cleaning activities;
Analysing primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative data using software such as; SPSS;
Producing clear, compelling, and methodologically robust reports, journal articles, policy briefs, slide presentations, and other ways of making research results available and accessible to Friendship audiences;
Presenting research finding and recommendations to key target audiences, including policy makers, rural communities, civil society, researchers, and funders;
Representing Friendship at conferences and policy, advocacy, and research workshops; and,
Supporting efforts to build health, DRR, CC, Education, good governance-related research, monitoring and evaluation capacity of Friendship and its partners.
Previous Job Experience:
1. Program Director- Knowledge Management and Program Design
DAK DIYE JAI (DDJ) Bangladesh (1 July 2013 to 28 February 2013)
Job Responsibility:
Represent DDJ at meetings and working groups in Bangladesh, such as partner meetings with donors specially USAID, Oxfam, Asian Foundation, CIMMYT, WORLD Bank-PKSF in Dhaka, Cluster meetings, DMB meetings or coordination meetings between humanitarian actors in the field.
Represent DDJ at coordination meetings concerning decisions of Donors and INGOs.Project
Develop new project proposals for funding possibilities as well as projects funded by other institutional or private donors.
Organise and co-ordinate the situational survey and produce the survey report
Establish first contact and continue to coordinate with potential donors.
Assort and filter relevant calls for proposal of various institutional and private donors,
Accomplish standardized planning, formulation, presentation and administration of project proposals in the field of emergency relief and rehabilitation.
Gather data and organise the technical and financial information to support reporting processes for donors and grantees .
Manage project implementation, reporting and elaboration of project proposals and monitor project implementation as per action plan, highlight the gaps and suggest steering measures
Evaluation and monitoring/quality control of humanitarian aid projects, including regular monitoring missions in the field.
Advocacy, networking and linkage with different ministries of Government of Bangladesh, NGOs, development partners and media.
Development of relevant Terms of References regarding project audit and evaluation .
Control compliance with DDJ and donors guidelines and manuals such as the Internal Procurement Guidelines as well as donors’ guidelines and requirements for humanitarian aid projects and in consultation with HQ in Vienna.
Administrative assistance in the establishment and day-to-day management of the DDJ y Office operations.
Any other task assigned by immediate supervisors and management
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Programme Manger _Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid_ ( December 01, 2012 – 31 May, 2013)
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HOPE`87 Bangladesh
Department: Development and Humanitarian Aid
Duties/Responsibilities:
Project Management
Coordinate and standardize Humanitarian Aid and its strategies for Bangladesh
Monitor possible regional disasters and create situation reports
Develop new project proposals for ECHO/DIPECHO funding possibilities as well as projects in the frame of Humanitarian Aid funded by other institutional or private donors
Accomplish standardized planning, formulation, presentation and administration of project proposals in the field of emergency relief and rehabilitation
Gather data and organise the technical and financial information to support reporting processes for donors and grantees in coordination with the finance department of the HOPE87 Bangladesh Country Office.
Manage project implementation, reporting and elaboration of project proposals together with the local partner organisations; monitor project implementation as per action plan, highlight the gaps and suggest steering measures
Evaluation and monitoring/quality control of humanitarian aid projects, including regular monitoring missions in the field.
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Technical Officer – Ageing ( April 17, 2011 – 30 November, 2012)
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HelpAge International in Bangladesh, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Duties/Responsibilities:
Advocacy on research findings with authority
Ensure civic engagement in policy and Advocacy work
To initiate and participate in advocacy work on behalf of older people of project areas in order to promote their inclusion and ensure old age people rights in programmes.
Special advocacy for older people and their rights with concern ministry
Monitor, control and follow up project and program
Analysing Data producing Monitoring & Evaluation report
Participate in the planning and reviewing the project's financial matters.
Providing continuous support to the activities of the M&E staff and Project/Programme Manager
Conduct real time evaluation and complex evaluation
Knowledge Management organise and follow up of project evaluations (mid-term and final) and elaborate elements for basic decisions on the future orientation (or on the phasing out) of actions.
Project Planning and Implementation
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Reporting and Monitoring Manager ( December 26, 2009 - March 31, 2011)
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Khan Foundation, Momenbagh, Dhaka
Duties/Responsibilities:
Conduct real time evaluation and complex evaluation
Providing continuous support to the activities of the M&E staff and Project/Programme Manager
Advocacy for peoples entitled right
Ensure civic engagement in policy and Advocacy work
Monitor, control and follow up project and program and monitor the national election
Analysing Data producing Monitoring & Evaluation report
Developing Project Proposal and Grant Proposal
Data processing, data screening, tabulation and analyse those data by the use of customized database software, like SPSS and Atlas.ti for drawing inference and prepare analytical reports for ready reference of the top management.
Conduction the research according to protocol/proposal
Dissemination of research findings
Organize and monitor anti-corruption campaign
Organize and monitor budget oversight campaign
Design Citizen Monitoring tools Community Scorecard process
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Chief - Research Cell, ( October 04, 2006 - December 26, 2009)
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NGO FORUM Bangladesh Lalamatia, Dhaka
Duties/Responsibilities:
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Researcher ( June 15, 2003 - October 02, 2006)
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Caritas Bangladesh, Shantibagh, Dhaka
Duties/Responsibilities:
Prepare Special Documents on Poverty and Development Issue in poor people’s perspective
Continuous assistance to partner NGOs for project implementation.
To design appropriate research protocol as per the research interest.
To orient data collectors and supervise the data collection process.
Undertake a variety of action research projects, using a variety of research tools in the field (including PR/PLA. RRA, KII, in-depth interviews, surveys, focus group discussions and unstructured observations).
Data processing, data screening, tabulation and analyse those data by the use of customized database software, like SPSS. for drawing inference and prepare analytical reports for ready reference of the top management.
Design effective monitoring tool & techniques
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Monitoring Officer (April 04, 2000 - May 31, 2003)
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Prime Minister’s Office, Dhaka
Duties/Responsibilities:
Design effective monitoring tool & techniques.
Involved in the organisation, planning and project planning process
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Research Officer ( October 01, 1998 - March 31, 2000)
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Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
Company Location : Sher E Banglanagar, Dhaka
Duties/Responsibilities:
To design appropriate research protocol as per the research interest.
To orient data collectors and supervise the data collection process.
Report Writing and Analysis
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Academic Qualification:
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Exam Title
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Discipline
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Institute
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Result
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Pas.Year
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MSS
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Anthropology
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Jahangirnagar University,
Savar, Dhaka
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Second Class,
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1994
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BSS (hons.)
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Anthropology
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Jahangirnagar University,
Savar, Dhaka
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Second Class,
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1993
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HSC
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Science
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Govt. Shahid Shoharawardy College, Dhaka
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First Division,
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1990
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SSC
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Science
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Khilgaon Govt. Boys High School, Dhaka
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First Division,
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1988
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Training Summary:
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Training Title
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Duration
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Institute
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Country
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Training on Understand the differences in use and outcomes between Logframes and Theory of Change (TOC)
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April 15 – 17, 2014
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Action Research for Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB)
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Bangladesh
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Promoting community-based Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR), Climate Change Adaptation(CCA) and Emergency
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October 15 – 19, 2012
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Asia Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), the United Nations Economic and Social
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Thailand
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Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework
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March 1 – April 6, 2012
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Natural Disaster Risk Management Program , World Bank
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World Bank,
Philippine
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Community Risk Assessment (CRA)
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June 12 - 16, 2011
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Comprehensive Disaster Management Program, UNDP
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Bangladesh
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Theory & Practice of Qualitative Research Methodology
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October 26 - November 6, 2008
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James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
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Bangladesh
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Training on Advocacy
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January 3 to 7, 2004
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Caritas Development Institute (CDI), Caritas Bangladesh & ASK India
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Bangladesh
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Statistical Analysis Using SPSS
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September19 to November 23, 2006
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Bangladesh Computer Council
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Bangladesh
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Monitoring & Evaluation of Development Projects Course
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April 09 to April 20, 2000
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Academy for Planning and Development, Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
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Major consultancies:
Lead Researcher for DASCOH of Swiss Red Cross Bangladesh, is going to conduct a baseline survey on “Water, sanitation & hygiene practices and knowledge on HIV/AIDS of the people Godagari Upozila, Rajshahi”.
Consultant for Manusher Janno Foundation (Foundation For Mankind), conducted a Situation Analysis on "Identifying the Situation of the Disabled People of some selected areas of Sylhet district".
National Consultant for Tear Fund UK. Develop a Watsan map to implement their programme in Bangladesh March 2007.
Consultant, Caritas Bangladesh. Conducted a study on "Identifying the Situation and Needs of the Visually Impaired Persons" in the northern part of Bangladesh.
Publication:
1. Utilization of ADP Allocation Money towards Achieving Sustainable Sanitation Coverage in Bangladesh
Publisher: NGO Forum Bangladesh
ISBN: 987-984-33-0363-9, Web link www. www.ngoforum-bd.org/publication
2. WatSan Contribution in Poverty Reduction
Publisher: NGO Forum Bangladesh
ISBN: 987-984-33-0362-2, Web link www. www.ngoforum-bd.org/publication
3. Study on Sanitation and Hygiene Situation in Haor Areas of Bangladesh.
Publisher: National Resource Centre, NGO Forum Bangladesh
ISBN: 984-300-002095-8, Web link www. www.ngoforum-bd.org/publication
4. Study on Sanitation and Hygiene Situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh
Publisher: NGO Forum Bangladesh
ISBN: 984-300-002096-5, Web link www. www.ngoforum-bd.org/publication
5. Study on Sanitation and Hygiene Situation in Tidal Surge Areas of Bangladesh
Publisher: NGO Forum Bangladesh
ISBN: 984-300-002097-0
6. “Baseline Survey on Identifying the situation and the Needs of the Visually Impaired Persons”. Its main focus on to figure out the status of the visually impaired people. (2006)
Publisher: Caritas Development Institute (CDI)
7. “Realization of Rights of the Poor through Advocacy: A Grassroots Reality”. This participatory study identified the advocacy issues at the grassroots and developed strategies for successful accomplishment of those issues.
Publisher: Caritas Development Institute (CDI)
Language Proficiency:
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Language
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Reading
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Writing
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Speaking
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Bangla
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High
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High
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High
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English
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High
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High
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High
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Personal Details :
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Father's Name
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Late Md. Motiur Rahman
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Mother's Name
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Late Jamsedun Nessa
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Date of Birth
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March 01, 1973
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Gender
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Male
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Marital Status
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Married
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Nationality
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Bangladeshi
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Religion
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Islam
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Permanent Address
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373, Block-C, Khilgaon, Dhaka-1219
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Current Location
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Dhaka
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References:
Dr. Ainun Naher
Professor
Jahangirnagar University
Savar, Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
Ph- 01711197960
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Mr. Anik Asad
Country Representative
HEKS
Dhanmondi, Dhaka Bangladesh
Mobile:01730011702
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Runa Khan
Executive Director
Friendship
House-87, Road-11
Baridhara,Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Ph- 088 02 8814823-4
Email- ed@friendship-bd.org
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Certification
I, the undersigned certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes my qualifications, my experience and myself. I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, if I am employed.
Mahbub-Ur-Rahman Ujjal
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