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Academic Chronology

Maliha Islam Neha has completed her B.Sc. in Civil and Water Resources Engineering from the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) in May 2022. She is currently enrolled in the master’s program at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Professional Track Record

Ms. Neha started her career at the Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) in February 2023 and is presently working in the Water Supply, Sanitation, and Urban Water Management Division as a Junior Engineer. She has been involved in projects related to urban flood management and urban drainage systems, as well as water supply and sewage master planning by providing technical assistance. She has good knowledge of hydraulic modelling in relation to analysis and design of urban drainage systems, GIS-based spatial modelling and data analysis, Remote Sensing, & Report Writing.

Training/Membership/Workshop/Seminar/Publication etc.

-Training/Workshop:

Training on Sewage Treatment & Sustainable Sludge Management Technology, held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), August 2025

Training and Experiential Learning on Fecal Sludge Management in Cities: An Element of City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) held at International Training Network (ITN), BUET, May 2025

Training on City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS), held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), April 2025

Training on Management of Water Resources in Bangladesh held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), July 2023

-Publications:

Tarafder, M. T. A., Neha, M. I., & Rahman, M. A. (2025). “Dynamic morphological change analysis of Sandwip island at Meghna Estuary using remote sensing and GIS techniques.” AIP Conference Proceedings, 3262, 020033. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0248722

Rahman, M. S., Neha, M. I., Dutt, D. P., Ahmed, R., & Chaki, T. (2025). “Investigating the causes and vulnerabilities of floods and waterlogging in Sylhet, Bangladesh: A participatory approach integrating local perspectives for effective flood risk management.” IUT Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET), 19(Special Issue: IUT-ICCET), 298–308. Retrieved from https://jet.iutoic-dhaka.edu/ 

Neha, M. I., Roy, S., & Rahman, S. (2024, December 12-14). “Renewable energy integration in water treatment plants for environmental impact reduction.” 7th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE2024), Chattogram, Bangladesh

Rahman, M. S., Shuvo, S. I. G., Rahman, M., Prince, M. S. R., Neha, M. I., & Haque, M. M. (2024, December 12-14). “Securing Dhaka's water future: A holistic assessment using dependable flow analysis, environmental flow analysis, and water quality index.” 7th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE2024), Chattogram, Bangladesh.

Neha, M.I., Rahman, M.S., Ahmed, R., Islam, M.F., (2023), “Application of Remote Sensing to investigate the impact of Musapur reservoir on the morphology of Little Feni River and local agricultural production”, International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, (ICPACE – 2023), Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Major Project Assignment:

Updating of the Sewerage Master Plan for Dhaka City. (Client: DWASA)

Feasibility Study for Flood Management and Reduction of Drainage Congestion in Sylhet Metropolitan Area. (Client: SCC)

Situational Analysis of Flood and Waterlogging Management of Sylhet City Corporation. (Client: SNV)

Review and Update of Water Supply Master Plan of Dhaka City. (Client: DWASA)

Uttara Sewerage Treatment Plant Project. (Client: DOHWA, TESO)

Restoration of Water Bodies for Sustainable Water Management in Dhaka Watershed. (Client: ADB)

Water Network Review in the Rohingya Refugee Camps, Cox’s Bazar. (Client: UNICEF)