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School Life
 

My school life begins at small kindergarten at Ghorashal Fertilizer factory 100 km north of capital where my father was working as an Engineer. In 1979, we moved Dhaka and entered in Mitali School near Sydabad Bus terminal. I studied there only two years and then again moved to Tejgaon Polytechnic School. Before moving to Government Laboratory High School at Eight Grade, I spend nearly eight golden years of my life at Tejgaon Polytechnic School. Here I started my favorite hobby Coin and Stamp Collection which open my eyes to rest of the world. Till  Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) examination, I studied at Govt. Lab High School and earn my first degree in 1989.

     
  College Life
 

After moving lots of school in my childhood, I only crossed a small street to enter Dhaka College to achieved my Higher Secondary  Certificate (H.S.C.) and achieved my second degree at Dhaka College in 1991. Probably batch 91 was the most wired one in Dhaka College history. I  went to class for one week only! In 1990 autocratic military govt. ousted by mostly student protest and hence there was no First year exam. We didn't even able to appear for ''test exam'' and finally seat for HSC exam without having a single test in college life and just one week class!!

     
Undergraduate Life in
 

Entering in BUET was another miracle. Having super marks in Science, I got the chance to study Civil Engineering in Bombay IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) but returned to Dhaka with a heavy disappointment about Indian quality of life (not Education quality!). I had only eighteen days in my had for the most toughest and bitter competition exam in Bangladesh for most prestigious university - Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). In front of my many astonishing eyes of my friend and even my mother, I started my undergraduate life after waiting for one year delay to start the first course!

 

Here I developed not only academic record but also leadership and communication skills. I joined a science club, Bangladesh Astronomical Association (BAA), organized first SpaceFest in Bangladesh, arranged comet and planet observation camp and started freelance writing in only one science magazine in Bangladesh, Mahakash Barta. Most surprisingly I also met with wife for the first time while working together for the first Space Fest in 1996!!

 

I also started first research work in the last year of my graduation. My passion was  Transportation Engineering as a specialization in Civil Engineering. My  research topic was "An Analysis on Demand and Supply of Domestic Air Transportation in Bangladesh". Till now, this research produced four publications. Detail description of my research is given on My Research page.

 

Details of Course Content of Undergraduate Degree

Graduate Life at University of Tokyo
 

While last year in BUET life, I become a campus star having confirmed the most prestigious Scholarship (Japanese Ministry of Education Scholarship) from top University in Japan before finishing my undergraduate degree.  After heavy fighting with BUET administration for last term exam (closed for 3 months!!), I came to Japan in 1998 just after two days of the last term exam in BUET. Once again God probably tested my patience and determination.

 

I started my Masters Degree at University of Tokyo in Civil Engineering Department with more practical point of view about education and research. Todai (Japanese loved this university with a special name!) gives me the chance to develop technical writing and presentation skills, organized three seminar per year and arranged a Joint seminar with Seoul National University.  Generous graduate office supported my conference tour at JSCE Conference (1998),  Thailand (International Conference in Civil Engineering, 1999), EASTS Conference in Hanoi (2001) and WCTR conference in Seoul (2001). I remained passionate to my favorite my major field of study - Transportation Engineering and research topics was "Traffic Accident Research at Intersection".

Details of Course Content of Master's Degree

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