Dr. Tanvir Ahmed

Email: tanvirahmed@ce.buet.ac.bd
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Dr. Tanvir Ahmed

Professor
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Specialization: Environmental Engineering

Dr. Tanvir Ahmed received his Bachelors and Masters degree in Civil Engineering from BUET in 2003 and 2005, respectively and PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA in 2011. He has been a faculty of BUET since 2003 and currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. His research interest broadly encompasses environmental modeling and health risk assessment of environmental contaminants and authored  several papers in distinguished journals and conferences. He is involved in several national and international projects as a consultant and EIA specialist. Dr. Ahmed received a number of awards in recognition for his excellence in academic achievements and teaching. These include The Prime Minister’s Gold Medal in 1994 for securing the 1st merit position in the national SSC exam, Malik Akram Hossain Gold Medal in 2003 and Dean’s award  for academic excellence as a civil engineering student. He received the Schoettler Fellowship and Martin Fellowship for Sustainability while pursuing his PhD at MIT and was awarded the Maseeh Award for excellence in teaching from MIT in 2009. He is the author of the textbook “Environmental Sanitation, Wastewater Treatment and Disposal” published by the University Grants Commission. He is involved with the Department of Environment for drafting the “National Action Plan for Short-lived Climate Pollutants” and “Minamata Initial Assessment Report and Developing the National Mercury Profile”. He has been part of a World Bank expert team for conducting the ‘Bangladesh Country Environmental Analysis’.

Education

  • Ph.D., 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
  • M.Sc,. 2005 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
  • B.Sc., 2003 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Research Interest

  • Environmental contaminant fate and transport, health risk assessment, waste stabilization and recycling, environmental impact assessment, rainwater harvesting

Research Awards

  • Maseeh Award for Excellence in Teaching (2009)

For excellence in teaching as a teaching assistant at MIT

  • Martin Fellowship (2007)

Awarded by the Martin Society of Fellows to graduate students at MIT

  • Schoettler Fellowship (2005)

Graduate Fellowship from MIT

  • Malik Akram Hossain Gold Medal (2004)

The highest CGPA in the Civil Engineering undergrad. Programme at BUET

  • Prime Minister’s Gold Medal (1995)

1st position in combined merit list (Dhaka Board) in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination

Professional Work at National and International Levels

Since 2015, he is working as a Short-Term Consultant for the Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice team of the World Bank and providing environmental safeguard support to the World Bank-financed projects in Bangladesh including – Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DWASA), Ghorashal Unit-4 Re-powering project (BPDB), Financial Support Services Project (Bangladesh Bank), Investment Promotion Financing Facility (Bangladesh Bank), Health Sector Services Project (DGHS),Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DWASA), College Education Development Project (National University), Higher Education Quality Assurance Project (University Grants Commission), Primary Education Development Project III (DPE), Secondary Education Development Project (DSHE), Rural Bridges Program (LGED) and so on. Since 2011, he has been working as a consultant for the Bureau of Research, testing and Consultation (BRTC), BUET and have been providing expert services in particular carrying out environmental and social assessments of a number of major projects of the country, including power plants, industries, townships, etc. for Government agencies and private entities. He has worked in the following projects related to ESIA:

  1. World Bank financed 335 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj (Client: EGCB Ltd., World Bank)
  2. environmental baseline studies for the establishment of the 1000 MW nuclear power plant in Rooppur, Pabna (Client: Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission)
  3. Environmental Management Framework (EMF) for Municipalities Governance and Services Project (MGSP) (Client: LGED, World Bank)
  4. Environmental and Social Management Framework (EMF) for Rural Electricity Transmission and Distribution Project (RETDP) (Client: PGCB-REB, World Bank)
  5. Saidabad phase III Water Treatment Plant Project (Client: Institute of Water Modelling)
  6. The construction of 40-storied CPA tower (Client: Chittagong Port Authority)
  7. ESIA and ESMF of Fiber@Home Nationwide Optic Fiber Project.
  8. Rajshahi WASA Water Treatment Plant (Client: Institute of Water Modelling and RWASA)
  9. 55 MW HFO-fired Power plant in Manikganj (Client: Dhaka Northern Power Generation Ltd)
  10. 400MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Bibiyana (Client: Bangladesh Power Development Board)
  11. United Group 300 MW HFO-fired Power plant in Anowara, Chittagong (Client: United Anowara Power Limited)

Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed Journals

  1. Shoaib DM, Ahmed T, Tabassum KF, Hasan M, Sharior F, Rahman M, Farah M, Rahman MA, Ahmed A, Tidwell JB, Alam MU. (2024). Evaluation of occupational health and safety intervention for the waste and sanitation workers in Bangladesh during COVID-19. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114288.
  2. Sheela S. S., Lyzberthe C., Madeleine P., Amelia C., Anupama R., Aparna S., Jenala C., Y Malini R., Rinchen D., Sant-Rayn P., Ahmed T, Chibwe B. C., Niladri C., Bethany A C. (2023) Prevalence of heavy menstrual bleeding and associations with physical health and wellbeing in low-income and middle-income countries: a multinational cross-sectional study, The Lancet Global Health, 11, 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00416-3
  3. Chowdhury, R., Al Biruni, M.T., Afia, A., Hasan, M., Islam, M.R., Ahmed, T (2023). Medical waste incineration fly ash as a mineral filler in dense bituminous course in flexible pavements. Materials, 16, 5612. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16165612
  4. Sharior F, Alam M-U, Zaqout M, Cawood S, Ferdous S, Shoaib DM, Tidwell JB, Hasan M, Hasan M, Rahman M, Farah M, Rahman MA, Ahmed A, Ahmed T et al. (2023). Occupational health and safety status of waste and sanitation workers: A qualitative exploration during the COVID-19 pandemic across Bangladesh. PLOS Water, 2(1), e0000041. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000041.
  5. Saeed T, Al-Muyeed A, Yadav AK, Miah MJ, Hasan MR, Zaman T, Hasan M, Ahmed T. (2023). Influence of aeration, plants, electrodes, and pollutant loads on treatment performance of constructed wetlands: A comprehensive study with septage. Science of The Total Environment, 892, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164558.
  6. Ghosh, S. and Ahmed, T. (2023) Factors affecting the performance of household rainwater harvesting systems in the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 13 (1): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2023.123.
  7. Ghosh, S. and Ahmed, T. (2022) Assessment of Household Rainwater Harvesting Systems in the Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh: Existing Practices and Household Perception, Water, 14, 3462. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14213462
  8. Alam, M., Sharior, F., Shoaib, D.M., Hasan, M., Tabassum, K.F., Ferdous, S., Hasan, M., Rahman, M., Tidwell, J.B., Zaqout, M., Farah, M., Rahman, M.A., Ahmed, A. and Ahmed, T. (2022) Hygiene knowledge and practices and determinants of occupational safety among waste and sanitation workers in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 4, 100022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heha.2022.100022
  9. Islam, A., Rahman, A., Jakariya, M., Bahadur, N.M., Hossen, F., Mukharjee, S.K., Hossain, M.S., Tasneem, A., Haque, M.A., Sera, F., Jahid, I.K., Ahmed, T., Hasan, M.N., Islam, T., Hossain, A., Amin, R., Tiwari, A., Alam, M.D., Dhama, K., Bhattacharya, P. and Ahmed, F. (2022) A 30-day follow-up study on the prevalence of SARS-COV-2 genetic markers in wastewater from the residence of COVID-19 patient and comparison with clinical positivity, Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159350.
  10. Islam, A., Hossen, F., Rahman, A., Sultana, K.F., Hasan, M.N., Haque, A., Sosa-Hernandez, J.E., Oyervides-Muñoz, M.A., Parra-Saldívar, R., Ahmed, T., Islam, T., Dhama, K., Sangkham, S., Bahadur, N.M., Reza, H.M., Al Marzan, A., Bhattacharya, P., Sonne, C. and Ahmed, F. (2022) An opinion on Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring (WBEM) with Clinical Diagnostic Test (CDT) for detecting high-prevalence areas of community COVID-19 Infections, Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100396
  11. Hasan, M., Al Biruni, M.T., Afia, A. and Ahmed, T. (2022) Utilization of sludge from water treatment plant as a filler material in pavements, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 24, 2656-2668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01505-7
  12. Jakariya, M., Ahmed, F., Islam, M.A., Al Marzan, A., Hasan, M.N., Hossain, M., Ahmed, T., Hossain, A., Reza, H.M., Hossen, F., Nahla, T., Rahman, M.M., Bahadur, N.M., Islam, M.T., Alam, M.D., Mow, N., Jahan, H., Barcelo, D., Bibby, K. and Bhattacharya, P. (2022) Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance to monitor the prevalence of SARS- CoV-2 in developing countries with onsite sanitation facilities, Environmental Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119679.
  13. Hasan, M., Al Biruni, M.T., Azad, S. and Ahmed, T. (2022) Adsorptive removal of dye from textile wastewater employing Moringa oleifera leaves biochar as a natural biosorbent. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03196-4
  14. Islam N, Toha TR, Islam MM, Ahmed T. (2022). Spatio-temporal Variation of Meteorological Influence on PM2.5 and PM10 Over Major Urban Cities of Bangladesh. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 23, 220082. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.220082.
  15. Ahmed MF, Ahmed T, Rahman MTU. (2022). Environmental Safeguards in the Construction of Padma Bridge. MIST International Journal of Science and Technology, 10(2), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.47981/j.mijst.10(02)2022.386(23-31).
  16. Islam A, Rahman A, Jakariya, Bahadur NM, Hossen F, Mukharjee SK, Hossain MS, Tasneem A, Haque MA, Sera F, Jahid IK, Ahmed T, Hasan MN, Islam T, Hossain A, Amin R, Tiwari A, Didar-Ul-Alam M, Dhama K, Ahmed F et al. (2022). A 30-day follow-up study on the prevalence of SARS-COV-2 genetic markers in wastewater from the residence of COVID-19 patient and comparison with clinical positivity. Science of The Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159350.
  17. Islam, N., Toha, T.R., Islam, M.M. and Ahmed, T. (2022) The association between particulate matter concentration and meteorological parameters in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 134(4):1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-022-00898-2
  18. Ahmad, S.I., Ahmed, Z.B. and Ahmed, T. (2022) Feasibility of sludge generated in water-based paint industries as cement replacement material. Case Studies in Construction Materials 16(1): e01119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01119
  19. Ahmed, T. and Khan, M.R. (2021) Effect of first flush diversion on the reliability of urban rainwater harvesting systems in Dhaka. International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, 11(4):392-404. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHST.2021.115486
  20. Rahman, M.A., Ali, M.A., Ahmed, T., Habib, M.E. and Hossain, M.S. (2021) Drinking Water Supply Options in Arsenic and Salinity Affected Areas of Bangladesh: A Case Study. Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 12(1-2):215-223. DOI:3329/JESNR.V12I1-2.52039
  21. Islam, N., Saroar, M.G. and Ahmed, T. (2020) Meteorological influences on urban air quality parameters in Dhaka city. Journal of Engineering Science 11(2), 2020, 19-26. https://doi.org/10.3329/jes.v12i1.53095
  22. Kuylenstierna, J.C.I., Heaps, C.G., Ahmed, T., Vallack, H.W., Hicks, K., Ashmore, M.R., Malley, C.S., Wang, G., Lefevre, E.N., Anenberg, S.C., Lacey, F., Shindell, D.T., Bhattacharjee, U. and Henze, D.K. (2020) Development of the Low Emissions Analysis Platform -Integrated Benefits Calculator (LEAP-IBC) tool to assess air quality and climate co-benefits: Application for Bangladesh. Environment International, 145(24):106155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106155
  23. Al Mizan, Juel, M.A.I., Alam, M.S., Pichtel, J. and Ahmed, T. (2020) Environmental and health risks of metal-contaminated soil in the former tannery area of Hazaribagh, Dhaka. SN Applied Sciences 2(11). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-03680-4
  24. Hossain, M., Ahmed, T. and Ali, M.A. (2020) Predicting the non-carcinogenic health hazards associated with emissions from developing coal-fired power plants in Payra, Bangladesh. Air Quality Atmosphere & Health 13(1). 1007/s11869-020-00890-y
  25. Alam, M., Sharior, F., Ferdous, S., Ahsan, A., Ahmed, T., Afrin, A., Sarker, S. Akan, F., Archie, R.j., Hasan, K., Renouf, R., Drabble, S., Norman, G., Rahman, M.M. and Tidwell, J.B. (2020) Strategies to Connect Low-Income Communities with the Proposed Sewerage Network of the Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project, Bangladesh: A Qualitative Assessment of the Perspectives of Stakeholders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(19):7201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197201
  26. Khan, F., Waddadar, M. and Ahmed, T. (2020) Textile wastewater treatment by anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 55(3):165-172. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v55i3.49389
  27. Ullah, S.M.H., Hasan, M., Ahmad, S. I. and Ahmed, T. (2020) Performance of industrial sludge-amended bricks manufactured in conventional kilns. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 1007/s10163-020-01080-9
  28. Abdullah, M. and Ahmed, T. (2020) Isolation Valve Density of a Water Distribution System for Varying Water Usage Options in the Dhaka District Metered Areas. Journal of the New England Water Works Association 134(2):88-99
  29. Ahmed, T., Chowdhury, R. and Rahman, M. (2020) Stablization of medical waste incineration fly ash in cement mortar matrix. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 55(2):131-138. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v55i2.47633
  30. Afrin, S., Islam, M.M. and Ahmed, T. (2020) A Meteorology Based Particulate Matter Prediction Model for Megacity Dhaka. Aerosol and Air Quality Research 20(4). https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2020.07.0371
  31. Ahamed, R., Khan, M.A.M. and Ahmed, T. (2019) Application of regression models to assess bus interior noise in Dhaka City. International Journal of Environmental Studies 76(8):1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2019.1644035
  32. Chowdhury, Z.U.M., Ahmed, T., Antunes, A.P.M. and Paul, H.L. (2018) Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Leather Processing Industry: A Case Study of Bangladesh. SLTC Journal, 102: 8-26
  33. Chowdhury, Z.U.M., Hashem, A. and Ahmed, T. (2017) Materials and energy flow in the life cycle of leather: a case study of Bangladesh. Matériaux & Techniques 105(5-6):502. 1051/mattech/2018013
  34. Rahman, M.A., Ahmed, T., Salehin, I.N. and Hossain, M.D. (2017) Color removal from textile wastewater using date seed activated carbon. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 52(2):31-42. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v52i1.32083
  35. Juel, M.A.I., Al-Mizan and Ahmed, T. (2017) Sustainable use of tannery sludge in brick manufacturing in Bangladesh, Waste Management, 60:259-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.12.041
  36. Haq, R., Mirza, N. and Ahmed, T. (2016) Study of noise hazard in bus interior in Dhaka city. Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB), 44(1):29-40
  37. Ahmed, T., Rashid, K.N. and Hossain, M.I. (2016) Nutrient minerals in commercially available bottled waters in Bangladesh: dietary implications. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 51(2):111-120. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v51i2.28093
  38. Islam, M.M., Afrin, S., Ahmed, T., Ali, M.A. (2015) Meteorological and seasonal influences in ambient air quality parameters of Dhaka city. Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB), 43(1):67-77
  39. Ahmed, M.F. and Ahmed, T. (2014) Environmental Impact Assessment of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Project. Stamford Journal of Civil Engineering (SJCE), 4(2):1-12.
  40. Ahmed, F. and Ahmed, T. (2014) Status of Remediation of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Bangladesh. In: Comprehensive Water Quality and Purification, Satinder Ahuja (Editor), Elsevier, MA, USA. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-382182-9.00002-5
  41. Hossain, M.I., Rashid, K.N. and Ahmed, T. (2013) Assessment of Occupational Noise Hazard in Roadways and Traffic Intersections in Dhaka City. Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB), 41 (2): 111-122
  42. Lazova, M., Ahmed, T., Bellomo, D., Stocker, R. and Shimizu, T. (2011) Response rescaling in bacterial chemotaxis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 108(33): 13870-13875. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1108608108
  43. Guiffre, C., Hinow, P., Vogel, R. Ahmed, T., Stocker, R. Consi, TR., Strickler, JR. (2011) The ciliate Paramecium shows higher motility in non-uniform chemical landscapes. PloS One 6(4): e15274. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015274
  44. Ahmed, T., Shimizu, T. and Stocker, R. (2010) Microfluidics for bacterial chemotaxis. Integrative Biology, 2:604-629. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0ib00049c
  45. Seymour, JR., Simo, R., Ahmed, T. and Stocker, R. (2010) Chemoattraction to dimethylsulfoniopropionate throughout the marine microbial food web. Science, 329: 342-345. DOI: 10.1126/science.1188418
  46. Ahmed, T., Shimizu, T. and Stocker, R. (2010) Bacterial chemotaxis in steady linear and nonlinear microfluidic gradients. Nano Letters, 10: 3379-3385. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl101204e
  47. Seymour, JR., Ahmed, T., Durham, W. and Stocker, R. (2010) Chemotactic response of marine bacteria to the extracellular products of Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 59: 161-168. https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01400
  48. Seymour, JR., Ahmed, T. and Stocker, R. (2009) Bacterial chemotaxis towards the extracellular products of the toxic phytoplankton Heterosigma akashiwo. Journal of Plankton Research, 31(12):1557-1561. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbp093
  49. Ahmed, T. and Stocker, R. (2008) Experimental verification of the behavioral foundation of bacterial transport parameters using microfluidics. Biophysical Journal, 95:4481-4493. 1529/biophysj.108.134510
  50. Seymour, J.R., Ahmed, T. Marcos and Stocker, R. (2008) A microfluidic chemotaxis assay to study microbial behavior in diffusing nutrient patches. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 6:477-488. https://doi.org/10.4319/lom.2008.6.477
  51. Ahmed, T. and Badruzzaman, ABM. (2007) Effect of Thermal Effluent on Water Quality of Sitalakhya River. IEB Journal of Civil Engineering. 75(1): 70-79.

Edited/Authored books

  1. Ahmed, T., Ali, M.A., Al-Muyeed, A. and Islam, T. (2016) Prospects, Principles and Practice of Urban Rainwater Harvesting in Bangladesh: A Guidebook for Professionals, Practitioners and Students. WaterAid Bangladesh. (ISBN: 978-984-34-0654-5)
  2. Chakravarty, I. and Ahmed, T. (2016) (Authors) A Synthesis Report of Bangladesh and India – Exploring Impacts of Drinking Water and Sanitation on Health, Nutrition and Socio-economic Status of Communities, Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiative, IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, 64 pp.
  3. Ahmed, M. F., Tanveer, S. A. and Ahmed, T. (Editors) Urbanization, Traffic Jam and Bangladesh Environment. Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN), July 2012. (ISBN: 978-984-33-5373-3)
  4. Saeed T.F, Al-Muyeed, A. and Ahmed T. (Authors) Environmental Sanitation, Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, November 2013. (ISBN: 978-984-8920-16-9)
  5. Ahmed, M. F., Khalequzzaman, M. and Ahmed, T. (Editors) Water Resources in South Asia: Conflict to Cooperation. Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN), July 2012. (ISBN: 978-984-33-6234-6)

Conference Proceedings and articles in books

  1. Azad, S., Alam, S. and Ahmed, T. (2022) Adsorptive Remediation of Chromium From Chrome Tanned Liquor Using Medical Waste Incineration Fly Ash. 3rd International Conference on Research & Innovation in Civil Engineering, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
  2. Khan, F., Waddadar, M. and Ahmed, T. (2020) Prospects of Hybrid Up-Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor in Treating Textile Wastewater in Bangladesh, 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020)At: KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh
  3. Ahmed, T., Hasan, M.Q. and Sarwar, M.O. (2021) Trends in Punitive Actions against Environmental Pollution in Bangladesh. IAIA21 Smartening Impact Assessment (Virtual Event)
  4. Islam, N., Saroar, G.M. and Ahmed, T. (2018) Meteorological Influences on Atmospheric Particles in Darus Salam Area of Dhaka City. Proceedings of the 4thInternational Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2018), 9-11 February 2018, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh
  5. Mirza, N., Tarannum, T. and Ahmed, T. (2017) Contribution of Drinking Water to Dietary Intakes of Nutrient Minerals in Bangladesh. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017, May 21–25, 2017, Sacramento, California.
  6. Tarannum, T., Mirza, N., and Ahmed, T. (2017) Arsenic Removal Potential Using Naturally Occurring Iron in Groundwater: A Geo-Spatial Assessment of Household Potable Drinking Water in Bangladesh. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017, May 21–25, 2017, Sacramento, California.
  7. Juel, M.A.I., Al-Mizan and Ahmed, T. (2017) Environmental and Technical Aspects of Recyling of Tannery Sludge in Brick Production. Proceedings of the WasteSafe 2017 – 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries, 25-27 February 2017, Khulna, Bangladesh
  8. Ahmed, T. and Ferdausi, S.A. (2016) Evaluation of the EIA System in Bangladesh, IAIA16 Conference Proceedings, 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, 11 – 14 May 2016, Nagoya, Japan.
  9. Ahmed, T. and Chowdhury, Z. M. (2016) Environmental burden of tanneries in Bangladesh, IAIA16 Conference Proceedings, 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, 11 – 14 May 2016, Nagoya, Japan.
  10. Islam, M.A., Chowdhury, Z. M. and Ahmed, T. (2016) Heavy metal speciation and toxicity characteristics of tannery sludge. International Conference on Mechanical Engineering: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2015), AIP Conference Proceedings 1754, 060009-1 – 060009-6
  11. Nusrat, F. and Ahmed, T. (2013) Effect of Climate Change on Storage Tank Design of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Bangladesh. Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation, 14-16 Nov, 2013, DUET-Gazipur, Bangladesh
  12. Ahmed, T. and Badruzzaman, A.B.M. (2013) Effect of Thermal Effluents from Power Plants in the Sitalakhya River. Proceedings of the 4the International Conference on Water and Flood Management, 9-11 March, 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  13. Ahmed M. F., Ahmed, T. and Majed, N. (2012) Zero Discharge ETP for Textile Dyeing Industry: An Advanced Option for Environmental Sustainability. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Technology and Construction Engineering for Sustainable Development, Sylhet, 10-12 March: 1-14
  14. Hoque, A., Ali, M. A. and Ahmed, T. (2005). Estimation of Non-vehicular Air Pollution in Dhaka City. Proceedings of the Third Annual Paper Meet and International conference in Civil Engineering, 9-11 March 2005, Dhaka, pp. 159-168 (ISBN 984-32-2142-4)
  15. Ahmed, T. (2004). Combating Poverty in the 21st Century: Challenges in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector. Role of Engineers in Poverty Reduction, Proceedings of the National Seminar, 48th IEB Annual Convention, January, 2004, Dhaka, pp. 62-67.

Books and book chapters

  1. Saeed T.F, Al-Muyeed, A. and Ahmed T. (Authors) Environmental Sanitation, Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, November 2013. (ISBN: 978-984-8920-16-9)
  2. Ahmed, T. (2003). Assessment of Non-carcinogenic Arsenic Risk in Rural Bangladesh. In: Arsenic Contamination: Bangladesh Perspective, Editor M. F. Ahmed, June, 2003, ITN-Bangladesh Centre for Water Supply and Waste Management, pp. 324-339.

Technical Reports, Manuals and Proceedings (as author and/or editor)

  1. Ghosh, S. and Ahmed, T. (Authors) Assessment of Household Rainwater Harvesting Systems in the Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh: Existing Practices and Household Perception, International Training Network – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka (2022)
  2. UNICEF (2022). “Evaluation of Water Safety for the Wellbeing of Women and Children in Bangladesh Project.” UNICEF SPEAR Section, Bangladesh. Contributors: Tanvir Ahmed, Andee Cooper Parks and Nargis Akter
  3. Ali, A.A. and Ahmed, T. (Editors). Performance assessment of FSM services in Faridpur, Lakshmipur and Sakhipur municipalities. International Training Network Centre of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka (2021).
  4. Ahmed, T. (Editor) Health and safety of waste and sanitation workers during the pandemic: a case study in selected cities of Bangladesh. International Training Network – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka
    (2021).
  5. WASH Mapping and Participatory Planning for the Host Communities at Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh 2019. Final Report. icddr,b and UNICEF Bangladesh, 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Contributors: Mahbub-Ul Alam, Debashish Biswas, AKM Shoab, Supta Sarker, Sharmin Khan Luies, Rehnuma Haque, Md. Nuruzzaman, Rashidul Azad, Umme Farwa Daisy, Tanvir Ahmed, Sharika Ferdous, Fazle Sharior, Atik Ahsan, Zahidul Mamun, Tazrina Ananya, Dara Johnston, Martin Worth, Mahbubur Rahman
  6. Ahmed, T., Ali, M.A., Al-Muyeed, A. and Islam, T. (2016) Prospects, Principles and Practice of Urban Rainwater Harvesting in Bangladesh: A Guidebook for Professionals, Practitioners and Students. WaterAid Bangladesh. (ISBN: 978-984-34-0654-5)
  7. Chakravarty, I. and Ahmed, T. (2016) (Authors) A Synthesis Report of Bangladesh and India – Exploring Impacts of Drinking Water and Sanitation on Health, Nutrition and Socio-economic Status of Communities, Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiative, IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, 64 pp.
  8. Ahmed, T. (2014) A review of Some Technical Aspects of Urban Rainwater Harvesting Systems. 2nd Bangladesh Convention on Rainwater Harvesting 2014 (Book of Abstracts)
  9. Ahmed, M. F., Tanveer, S. A. and Ahmed, T. (Editors) Urbanization, Traffic Jam and Bangladesh Environment. Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN), July 2012. (ISBN: 978-984-33-5373-3)
  10. Ahmed, M. F., Khalequzzaman, M. and Ahmed, T. (Editors) Water Resources in South Asia: Conflict to Cooperation. Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN), July 2012. (ISBN: 978-984-33-6234-6)

Posters in Conferences and Technical Meetings

  1. Ahmed, T. and Stocker, R. “Quantifying motility and chemotaxis: a microfluidic approach”. CEHS Annual poster session, May 27, 2009, Morss Hall, Walker Memorial, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. (poster)
  2. Ahmed, T., Shimizu, T. S. and Stocker, R. “Bacterial chemotaxis in steady and arbitrary microfluidic gradients”. International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-13), August 22-27, 2010, Seattle, Washington, USA (poster)
  3. Ahmed, T., Seymour, JR., Simo, R., and Stocker, R. “Chemoattraction to dimethylsulfoniopropionate throughout the marine microbial food web”. Meeting on Microenvironments Modulating Biological Interactions in the Ocean, January 2011, Aspen, Colorado, USA. (poster)
  4. Ahmed, T., Lazova, M. D., Shimizu, T. S., Sontag, E. and Stocker, R. “Behavioral consequences of response rescaling in bacterial chemotaxis”. The fifth Annual q-bio conference on Cellular Information Processing, August 2011, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. (poster)