Professional Skills and Expertise

Supply and Value Chain Analysis, Participatory Research to Develop Alternative Livelihoods, Policy Advocacy, In situ Conservation of Biological Resources, Climate Change and Disaster Vulnerabilities, Analyzing the Impacts of WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture, Services, Fishing Subsidy, Trade and Environment etc, Critical Analysis on PRSP and MDG Implication.       

            Publication/ Research Report      

• Peoples vulnerabilities of the small coastal islands of Bangladesh: The combined effect of River Bank    Erosion & Sea Level Rise’, Conference proceedings, Intl. Disaster Reduction Conference 2006,
• Climate Change and Disaster Vulnerabilities in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh; Presented in the Young Scientists Summit on Climate Change, Bern, Switzerland, May 06, 
• Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) for the Least Developed Countries under WTO Negotiation     on Fishing Subsidies, published in the journal of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum 2006,
• Positioning and Civil Society Mobilization on PRSP, please find the report at www.supro.org
• Analyzing WTO MC 6 outcomes in the view of Bangladesh's Interest: Blame Game or Way Out, please find the paper at www.supro.org
• Supply and Value Chain Analysis in the Marketing of Marine Dried Fish in Bangladesh and Non Tariff Measures (NTMs) in International Trading, published in the journal of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum 2006, p 121-122.
• Author of a reference book titled ‘Mollusk Aquaculture for Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods’, published    in 2004, in association with DFID Bangladesh, University Grants Commission Bangladesh, and University of Chittagong Bangladesh
• The Agriculture of Bangladesh in a Vicious Trap of Globalization published in a German Development Journal, NETZ Bangladesh, 2/2003, p 10-12,
• Integrated Agriculture Aquaculture: A way to Aquaculture Sustainability in the Bhola Island of Bangladesh, Published in the journal of 7th Asian Fisheries Forum, held in Penang, Malaysia in 2004.
• Role of Civil Society for ensuring Food Sovereignty in the South Asian Region: Perspective   Bangladesh'. Please find the paper at www.supro.org.
• Author of a Bangla Booklet on WTO titled' Capitalistic Globalization and it’s impact on the Trade and Agriculture of Bangladesh, published on the eve of  5th WTO Ministerial Meeting at Cancun, Mexico.

International Paper Presentation

• International Disaster Reduction Conference 2006 Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Davos, Switzerland Paper presentation on ‘Peoples vulnerabilities of the small coastal islands of Bangladesh:   The combined effect of River Bank Erosion and Sea Level Rise’.
• Paper presentation on the GATS negotiation of WTO titled 'Dual Face of Grip: Grasping Service Sectors in Bangladesh'.
• Role of Civil Society for ensuring Food Sovereignty in the South Asian Region: Perspective   Bangladesh'.South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication(SAAPE) AGM at Sri Lanka
• Hong Kong Convention Center (Side event of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the WTO) on ' Agreement on Agriculture: Issues and Concern of Bangladesh'. 
• World Social Forum; Polycentric Event at Pakistan on ‘Privatization of Public Services and its Impact’
• Young Scientist’s Summit on ‘Climate change and its impact on Cities’ at Switzerland presentation on '   Climate Change and its Impact on the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh’. 

a h. m bazlur rahman -S21BR
Chief Executive BNNRC
House 13/1. Road 2, Shyamoli, Dhaka 1207
E-mail: ceo@bnnrc.net; Web: www.bnnre.net

Member, Equity and Justice Working Group
Mail:bazlu@equitybd.org
Web: www.equitybd.org

AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR is the Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC). BNNRC is a national networking body working for building a democratic society based on the principles of free flow of information, equitable & affordable access to Information, Communication Technology (ICT) for remote & marginalized population.
BNNRC registered with Ministry of Law, Parliamentary and Justice Affairs as a trust and NGO Affairs Bureau, Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Bangladesh according to the foreign donation (Voluntary Activities) regulation ordinance 1978 as an organization on Information, Communication and Technology for Development (ICT4D) and established in 2000 as per Article 19 charter of UN bill of rights.

With 19 years of diversified experience in Development Communication Planning; he started his career in 1988 as a communication planner with Bangladesh Development Society (BDS) before moving to Action Aid- Bangladesh/ COAST Trust in 1996 as a Coordinator-Advocacy.

The core areas of his professional interests include Communication Rights, ICT4D, Community Broadcasting, IPR, Policy Advocacy, Participatory Training, Airwaves, Election Planning, Communication for Development, Good Governance, Community Broadcasting, Alternative Communication and Radio Communication.

Academically, he has done his post graduation in Social Science with a disciplinary concentration in Government and Politics from Asian University.

He is a member of Bangladesh Working Group on UN World Summit on the information Society (UN WSIS) headed by Bangladesh Government. He also acts as a member of Strategy Council of United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID).

rezaul karim chowdhury
Executive Director
COAST Dhaka Liaison Office, House # 9/4, Road # 2,
Shaymoli, Dhaka – 1217, Phone # 8125181, Fax # 9129395,
Handheld # 01711529792,
E-mail: reza@coastbd.org, web: www.coastbd.org ,

Convener , Equity and Justice Working Group
Mail:reza@equitybd.org
Web: www.equitybd.org

Major Area of Experiences
Management System and Planning for Learning and Change, Human Resource Development, Sustainable Micro Finance, Advocacy and Policy Influencing, Policy Research, Networking and Campaign, Participatory appraisal and evaluation, Building People Organization, Disaster Management, Coastal Issues and Amateur Radio Operation, Appropriate technology in coastal belt.

Employment History

Jul ’99 to date Executive Director, Coastal Association for Social Transformation (COAST Trust, www.coastbd.org), a nationalized NGO from ActionAid Bhola Project.
Dec. ’94 – Jun. ’99 Project Director, ActionAid Bangladesh Bhola Project
Oct. ’94 - Nov. ’94 Anthropologist/Sociologist, ICDDR, B, Dhaka
Apr. ’92 – Sept. ’94 Training and Communication Advisor, RRRDP, a EC and GoB Project,
Jun. ’89 – Mar. ’92 Sr. Consultant on Training and Communication, NRDP, a GoB and DANIDA Project, Noakhali
Jan. ’87 – May ’89 Project Training Coordinator, NRDP, Noakhali
Apr. ’83 – Dec. ’86 With various capacity, especially on field operation and functional education in Mass Education Programme, a component of NRDP in Chagalnayia, Laxshmipur and Maijdee of Noakhali
Jun. ’82 – Mar. ’83 Research Assistant of various Ph. D research projects, Department of Sociology, University of Chittagong.

Networking

Focal person of food sovereignty group in Bangladesh from SAAPE (South Asian Association for Poverty Eradication) since 2004.

Founder General Secretary, National Committee, Sushasoner Jonny Procharavizan – SUPRO (In English Campaign for Good Governance, www.supro.org) a network of local NGOs in Bangladesh and Vice Chairperson, Bangladesh Coastal NGO Network for Radio and Communication (BCNNRC).

Major Training Recieved

 Micro Finance Management – CDF, Dhaka, May 2000
 Emergency Capacity Building, ESCA – ActionAid Africa Region, Uganda, March 1998
 Introductory Program on Capacities for Managers, Save the Children (UK) and London
 School of Economics, Katmandu, March 1996
 ZOPP Basic Course, GTZ Dhaka, June 1995
 Advocacy Capacity Building, Advocacy Institute and Action Aid Asia, Delhi, July 1995
 Management Leadership, IRRI and UPLB, Philippines, June 1991
 Management and Planning, DANIDA, Denmark, Aug – Nov 1988
 Project Management, BRAC & BARD, 1984

Short Term Co-Work

 Appraisal Team Member of LGSP (Local Govt. Support Project) of DANIDA, February 1990
 Evaluation of RDRS’s Char Development Project on behalf of Stromme Memorial Foundation - Norway, September 1996
 Act as team member with INTREEC (a UK based NGO) for Participatory Action Learning Study of DfID assistance in Bangladesh, June 1997
 Evaluation of VARD, YMCA, AUS and CDP project on behalf Stromme Memorial Foundation-Norway, March – May 2000.

Presentation Given at

 University of London,
 World Literacy Conference – Philadelphia,
 World Bank and IMF group
 USAID – Washington,
 United States Congress Committees
 European Union Parliament Committees
 ActionAid – UK Office,
 BBC World - London, TV 2 France, IPS TerraViva
 SAARC People Conference – Nepal and Delhi,
 Community Radio Conference by UNESCO- Srilanka,
 Conference on Micro Finance Policy and Governance – ESCAP, Bangkok.

Country visited

United States of America, United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Keniya, Uganda, Thailand, China, India, Nepal, Srilanka, Singapore, Indonesia, Phillipines, and Pakistan