SHAFAAT IVAN

• ATTENDED
• 1st Inter-University Colloquium “Disaster Management Curriculum at
• Tertiary Level” Organized by Khulna University and Supported by: “Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP Phase II)
• DMRD” Government of Bangladesh, UKaid, European Union, Norwegian
• Embassy, Sida, AusAID, and UNDP, Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Conference Improving Research Infrastructures With
• Social Media” at BRAC Centre Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka organized by
• Bangladesh NGO's Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)
• Development Research Network (D.Net), Danish Development
• Research Network, Focuss.Info Initiative, International Institute of
• Social Studies (ISS), and Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS)
• Workshop on “Risk Resilient Infrastructures: Role Of Education And
• Training” organized by Bangladesh University of Engineering and
• Technology (BUET) – Japan Institute of Disaster Prevention and Urban
• Safety (JIDPUS), and Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), UNDP, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management
• Government of Bangladesh
• International Conference on “Scaling Up: An Essential Strategy for
• Attaining Good Health For All” organized by BRAC at BCDM
• Rajendrapur, Bangladesh
• Seminar on “Confronting AIDS Challenges of the 21st Century: The
• Student Community” sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank
• Bangladesh, Independent University, Bangladesh
• National Seminar on “Combating Land Degradation for Sustainable
• Agriculture” at LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka organized by the Disaster
• Management Bureau with the Comprehensive Disaster Management
• Programme (CDMP)
• Launching Ceremony of the CDMP (Comprehensive Disaster
• Management Programme) Earthquake and Tsunami/Storm Surge
• Preparedness Component, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management (MoFDM), Government of Bangladesh, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel
• Dhaka
• 4th International Conference on “Scaling Up Zinc for Young People”
• ICDDR, B: The Centre for Population Research
• SHORT COURSES TRAININGS UNDERTAKEN
• Climate Change and Adaptation Course organized and certified jointly by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Can Tho University
• Vietnam and Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, UK
• Scientific Writing Workshop by WHO/Population Council/USAID
• Spectra Convention Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 3-hour Training on Web-based Literature Search, Library and
• Information Services Unit (LISU), Information Sciences Division (ISD)
• ICDDR, B: Centre for Health and Population Research
• Teacher's Training Course by EDEXCEL, subject O-Level English
• Language at British Council Dhaka
• TRAINING SESSIONS WORKSHOPS
• PRESENTATIONS CONDUCTED
• Panel Speaker: Presented 'Classroom-based Innovations in ELT:
• Approaches of CfL,' at the Fifth BELTA International Conference, 20-22
• May, 2011
• Presented a paper 'Considerations of the Trait Emotional Intelligence for the Children in Custodial Institutions,' at the First International
• Conference on Child Friendly Inclusive Education, organized by the
• Institute of Education and Research and the University of Dhaka, 7- 8
• January, 2010
• Facilitated a workshop 'Exploring Fun in Language Play for Adult
• Learners,' at the Fifth BELTA International Conference, 20-22 May, 2011
• Presented a paper 'Incorporating Sociolinguistic Elements in Language
• Teaching Through Translated Native Literature: A Book Review of
• English for Today, Book XI-XII,' at the Aspects of Language and Literary
• Studies, hosted by Stamford University, 13 January, 2008
• PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Father's Name: Late Major (Retd) A.K.M Fazlul Bari psc, psn, G
• Mother's Name: Late Mrs
• Shawkat Ara Bari
• Date of Birth: 08/10/1970
• Nationality: Bangladeshi
• Marital Status: Married
• ENTREPRENEUR ACTIVITIES
• Founder and Partner of ZENITH INFOTECH SOLUTION, a BPO company servicing USA based clients since April 2014
• Partner of CASTLE TRADING, engaged in the supply of construction materials to private and government institutions
• VISITED COUNTRIES
• USA
• UK
• Holland
• France
• Belgium
• Germany
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• India
• Nepal
• Cambodia
• Afghanistan
• Was the Chief Organizer (English Debates only) of the 2nd National
• Debate Festival at DUDS in September 1996
• Translated various reports in Bengali of the children vaccination project to English (more than 2000 pages) for UNICEF in the year 1993 & 1994 under supervision of Dr
• Afsan Chowdhury
• Voluntary blood donor at Red Crescent (22 times till April 2017).

My family from my father's side were sent to Bengal by the Moghul Emperor Jahangir and my mother was from a Land Lord family in Murshidabad, the old capitol of Bengal before the British made Calcutta the capitol.

From an early age I developed an interest in the different shapes and sizes - square ones, circular ones, five sided ones and so on since our household had so many different types. Then my uncle took me to Holland when I was four years plus and took me to a coin museum in Amsterdam which griped my imagination since I had not seen so called "obsolete objects" as my mother said, displayed so beautifully and people admiring them.

So, after I came back home, I requested my father to get me a one sided glass wardrobe to display my increasing collection!

Now, I have catalogued them and keep for my private viewing only as most of friends and family thinks I am being childish and waste my time taking care of them.

My oldest coin is worth more than USD 25000, but it's not for sale!