Department of Civil Engineering
Professor Dr. M. R. Kabir  Professor
Name :
Professor Dr. M. R. Kabir
Designation
Professor  
Department
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/ce/drkabir.html
E-mail
mkabir.ce@diu.edu.bd
Phone
Cell-Phone
01819219839

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (with GREAT DISTINCTION), Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, January 1993. Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium.

 

Post-Graduate Diploma, Hydrology and Water Resources Engg., (First Class, 77.54%), Anna University, Madras, India, August 1985. UNESCO FELLOWSHIP.

 

Master of Science, Water Resources Engg. (3.25, Good) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, August, 1984.

 

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), (68.9%, Good) University of Roorkee, (Presently IIT Roorkee) India, 1980.

FELLOWSHIP / TRAINING

  • Three months (May - July, 1996): Visiting faculty at the University of Alberta, Canada. Conduct research on the application of three holes probe 2-D velocity measurements using LabVIEW as data acquisition system. Sponsor: Dr. Rajaratnam, Professor, Civil Engineering Department, University of Alberta.
  • Two months (January - February, 1995): Visiting faculty at University of Texas at Austin, USA and experience gained on different hydraulic measuring instruments used both in laboratory and field and automated data acquisition system. Sponsor: Dr. E. Holly, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin.
  • One week training course on Environmental Auditing (1994), jointly organized by Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology and LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Sediment Transport Measurement on the River Scheldt (Belgium) (1991): Organized a measuring campaign during the flood period of a spring tide. Water level, point velocity (by OTT current meter), suspended material (by pump sampler) and bed material (by BTMA) was continuously recorded in two verticals from a bridge crossing the river Scheldt at Temse. Sponsor: Catholic University of Leuven.
  • One week (1998): Participated in a training program on APEX and SWAT watershed management and hydrological modeling. Jointly organized by the Forest Department, Bangladesh and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nation, held at Forest Department, Dhaka.
  • Six weeks (January - February, 1998) laboratory investigation on Vlugther gate at the Hydraulics laboratory of Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands under joint faculty research. Sponsor: Prof. R. Brouwer, Technical University of Delft.

CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCES

  • Worked as a Principle Investigator on “Impact of Climate Variability on Stream Flow and Runoff Pattern”. The work is a part of the greater project called ‘Dialogue on Water and Climate in Bangladesh” organized by IUCN, Bangladesh, January 2003.
  • Worked as a National Morphologist in the Khulna-Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project (KJDRP), Surface Water Modelling Centre (SWMC), 2001 – 2003.
  • Worked as a team leader in the “Fish Pass and Fish Friendly Regulators Study” Department of Fisheries (DOF), Govt. of Bangladesh October 2002.
  • Worked as a water expert in the “Water Availability and Usage Regime
    in Rural Bangladesh    ” CWSSP, Department of Public Health Engineering, Govt. of Bangladesh October, 2002.
  • Worked as a water expert in the “Manual of Environmental Management Plan of Completed Small and Medium Scale Water Projects of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)”, WSIP, BWDB May, 2002
  • Worked as an expert in “Updating of the existing Groundwater and land subsidence model”, a project of Dhaka Water supply and Sewage Authority (DWASA), 1999.
  • Designed and supervised to construct one kilometer long embankment to protect a locality against wave erosion at Mithamuin, Kishoreganj, a project of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) 1998-99.
  • Hydraulic design of the bridge over Sitalakhya, which includes analysis of satellite imageries, cross-sectional data and other related hydrological data, project of Roads Highways Department (RHD), 1999.
  • Involved in Physical Model Development for Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Project at River Research Institute (RRI), Faridpur, 1995‑96, project of RRI.
  • Involved in implementing a Management model at Barisal Irrigation Project (BIP) to improve the efficiency of the project, 1993‑94, project of BWDB.
  • Calibration and simulation of Rainfall ‑ Run‑off model (NAM) for Bangladesh ‑ Project of Master Plan Organization (MPO), Government of Bangladesh, 1987-88.
  1. Majed. Nehreen and Kabir, M. R. (2023) Status of Implementation of Outcome-Based Education in Engineering Programmes in Bangladesh, Proceedings of the workshop on research project 2023, BAC Res. Proc. (2023) 1: 125-140.
  2. Islam, M.M., Chou, F.N.-F., Maity, J. P., and Kabir, M. R. (2014): Rainwater Harvesting: An Alternative Source of Safe Drinking Water in Bangladesh, Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 1, Issue 2.
  3. Islam, M.M., Chou, F.N.-F. and Kabir, M. R. (2011): Feasibility and acceptability study of rainwater use to the acute and water shortage areas in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, Natural Hazards, Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Vol. 56, No. 1, ISSN 0921-030X.
  4. Islam, M.M., Chou, F.N.-F. and Kabir, M. R. (2010): Acceptability of the rainwater to the slum dwellers of Dhaka City, Water Science & Technology-WST |61.6|, IWA publication 2010, pp. 1515 – 1523.
  5. Islam, M.M., Chou, F.N.-F., Kabir, M. R and Liaw, C.-H. (2010): Rainwater: A Potential Alternative Source for Scarce Safe Drinking and Arsenic Contaminated Water in Bangladesh, An international Journal on Water Resources Management, ISSN 0920-4741, Volume 24, Number 14, Published by the European Water Resources Association (EWRA) by Springer.
  6. Islam, M.M., Kabir, M. R. and Chou, F.N.-F. (2009): Quality Assessment of Stored Rainwater and Its Utilization in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 3rd IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition, October 18~22, 2009, Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
  7. Islam, M.M., Kabir, M. R. and Chou, F.N.-F. (2009): Acceptability of the rainwater to the slum dwellers of Dhaka City, Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Rainwater Harvesting and Management jointly with the 8th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modeling, September 7~11, 2009, University of Tokyo, Japan.
  8. Islam, M.M., Kabir, M. R. and Chou, F.N.-F. (2009): Rainwater-A Feasible and Economic Solution to the Acute Drinking Water Shortage of the Slum Dwellers of Dhaka City,Proceedings of the 14th International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, August 3~6, 2009, Putra World Tread Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  9. Islam, G.M.T, Kabir, M. R and Ainun Nishat (2006): Nodal Point Relation for the Distribution of Sediments at Channel Bifurcation, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), 132(10), 1105-1109, USA.
  10. Kabir, M. R., and Faisal, I. M. (2006) Impact of Climate Variability on Flood Management in Dhaka City, UAP Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 2: 30-36, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Asia Pacific.
  11. Kabir, M. R (2006) Quality Education in Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 1st Annual Quality Convention on Education, Organized by BSTQM, UAP, REHAB and BAAS, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  12. Faisal, I. M., and Kabir, M. R. (2005) An Analysis of Gender-water Nexus in Rural Bangladesh, Journal of Developing Societies, 21(1-2): 175-194, Sage Publications, the USA.
  13. Faisal, I. M., Parveen, S., and Kabir, M. R. (2005) Sustainable Development through Groundwater Management: A Case Study on the Barind Tract, International Journal of Water Resources Development, 21(3): 425-435, Taylor & Francis, UK.
  14. Kabir, M. R., and Faisal, I. M. (2005) Water-Poverty Nexus in Rural Bangladesh – A Case Study, UAP Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 1: 34-37, 2005, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Asia Pacific.
  15. Kabir, M. R., and Sharmin N (2003) Fish Friendly Structure- A new motivation in Bangladesh, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Management of Large Rivers for Fisheries: Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity in the New Millennium, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia, 11th – 14th February 2003.
  16. Faisal, I. M., Kabir, M. R., and Nishat, A. (2003) The Disastrous Flood of 1998 and Long-term Mitigation Strategies for Dhaka City, Natural Hazards, Vol. 28: 85-99, 2003, Kluwer Academic Publishing, the Netherlands
  17. Islam G M T, Kabir M. R and Nishat A (2002) Experimental Study on Sediment Distribution at Channel Bifurcation, International Journal of Sediment Research, IRTCES, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 124-136.
  18. Haque, M.A. and Kabir, M. R. (2002) Application of a turbulent stress-flux model in the lower Meghna estuary, Bangladesh Journal of Water Resources Research, Vol.19, Department of Water Resources Engineering, pp. 1-17, BUET.
  19. Islam G M T, Kabir M. R and Nishat A (2001) Nodal Point Relation at a Symmetrical Channel Bifurcation, Proceedings of the First Annual Paper Meet and International Conference on Civil Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), Chittagong, Bangladesh, pp. 256-263.
  20. Islam G M T, Kabir M. R and Nishat A (2001) Scouring Around Noise-tip of Channel Bifurcation, Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Orlando, USA, CD-ROM.
  21. Islam G M T, Kabir M. R and Nishat A (2000) On the Distribution of Sediments at Channel Bifurcation, Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning & Management, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Minneapolis, USA, CD-ROM.
  22. Islam M. M, Rahman M. B and Kabir M. R. (2000) A Study on Physical Impacts of Environmental Processes, Technical Journal River Res. Inst. 7(1):108-117.
  23. Kabir M. R., Faisal I. M. and Khatun F. (2000) Laboratory study and field investigation of scour around bridge pier in Bangladesh, Proceedings of International symposium on scour of foundations, Melbourne, Australia.
  24. Wu S., Kabir M. R. and Rajaratnam N. (2000) Observations on Performance of Three-Tube Pitot Probe, Journal Hydr. Engrg. ASCE 126(9), 712-716.
  25. Islam G M T, Kabir M.R and Nishat A (2000) Influence of Upstream Discharge on Sediment Distribution at Channel Bifurcation, Proceedings of Second International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Japan, pp. 165-168.
  26. Faisal I. M, Kabir M. R and Nishat A (2000) Non-structural Flood Mitigation Measures for Dhaka City, Urban Water 1(1999), Elsevier.
  27. Kabir M. R and Faisal I. M (1999) Indigenous Practices of Water Harvesting in Bangladesh, Proceedings of the regional workshop on traditional water harvesting systems, organized jointly by ministry of Jahad-E-Sazandegi of Iran and UNESCO, held in Iran.
  28. Rahman M. L, Kabir M. R and Hossain M. M (1998) Velocity Distributions at Channel Bifurcations, Proceedings of Seventh International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, Hong Kong, pp. 895-900.
  29. Kabir M. R, Veldman J. J and Howlader A. K. M. N. I (1998) Regulator with Gravity Flap Gate, Proceedings of Seventh International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, Hong Kong, pp. 901-906.
  30. Kabir M. R and Navera U. K (1998) Relation Between Mean and Maximum Velocities in the River Jamuna, proceedings of the International Water Resources Engineering Conference, ASCE, Memphis, USA.
  31. Kabir M.R. (1997) Sediment Transport in Steady and Unsteady Flow: A Laboratory Study, Bangladesh Journal of Water Resources Research, Vol.14-18, Department of Water Resources Engineering, BUET.
  32. Alam M. K, Kabir M.R and Mahmood S (1997) Problems and Prospects of Chittagong Port, Proceedings of Second Asian and Australasian Ports and Harbors Conference, Vietnam.
  33. Nasir A and Kabir M.R (1997) Applicability of Sediment Transport Predictors in the river Jamuna by Measured Shear Stress, Proceedings of Third International Conference on River Flood Hydraulics, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp. 207-216.
  34. Islam G M T, Kabir M.R and Nishat A (1997) Influence of Nose Angle on Sediment Distribution at Channel Bifurcation, Proceedings of Third International Conference on River Flood Hydraulics, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp. 247-254.
  35. Kabir M.R. and Ahmed N (1996) Bed shear stress for sediment transportation in the River Jamuna, Journal of Civil Engineering, IEB, CE24, No.1.
  36. Kabir M. R and Ahmed N. (1995) Shear Velocity Measurement and Sediment Transport in the River Jamuna, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Beijing, China.
  37. Bhuiyan M. A, Kabir M. R. and Matin M. A. (1995) Collocation on Irregular Domains with Adaptive Hermite Element Family for Transport Problems, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Beijing, China.
  38. Ahmed N and Kabir M. R (1995) Shear Stress Computation in an Alluvial Channel, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Fluid Mechanics Research, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, pp.257-265.
  39. Kabir M. R. and Berlamont J. (1994) Sediment transport in Unsteady Flow, Proceedings of International Symposium "East‑West, North‑South Encounter on the State‑of‑the‑art in River Engineering Methods and Design Philosophies" St. Petersburg, USSR.
  40. Kabir M. R. and Berlamont J. (1993) Sediment transport in unsteady flow, Proceedings of International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Washington, USA.
  41. Kabir M. R. and Torfs H. (1992) Comparison of different methods to calculate bed shear stress, Water Science Technology, Vol.25 (8), pp. 131‑140.
  42. Kabir M. R. (1992) Sediment transport in unsteady flow, Proc., Study‑day Sediment Transport, Hydraulic Laboratory, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
  43. Kabir M.R. and Berlamont J (1990) An experimental investigation on flash flood, Proc., 3rd Iranian Congress of Civil Engineering held at Shiraz University, Shiraz Iran.

REPORTS

  1. Haque, A., Rahman, M.M. and Kabir M. R, (2002) “Scour Around Bridge Pier in a Compound Channel”, Technical Report-1: Experimental Investigation in Rectangular Channel, R02/2002,  IFCDR, BUET, Dhaka.  
  2. Haque, A. and Kabir, M.R., (2000) “A Hybrid Model Study on the Erosion Downstream of Deeply Submerged Sluice Gates”, Technical Report-2: Hybrid Model, R01/2000, IFCDR, BUET.
  3. Haque, A. and Kabir, M.R., (2000) “Flow Characteristics and Discharge Estimation in a Compound Channel”, Final Report, IFCDR, BUET.
  4. Haque, A. and Kabir, M.R., (1999) “A Hybrid Model Study on the Erosion Downstream of Deeply Submerged Sluice Gates”, Technical Report-1: Experimental Study, R04/99, IFCDR, BUET.
  5. Haque, A. and Kabir, M.R., (1998) "Coupled Numerical Modelling for the Transport of Estuarine Cohesive Sediments", Technical Report-3: Model Application in the Lower Meghna Estuary, R06/98, IFCDR, BUET.
  6. Haque, A. and Kabir, M.R., (1998) “Coupled Numerical Modelling for the Transport of Estuarine Cohesive Sediments”, Technical Report-2: Model Application, R03/98, IFCDR, BUET.
  7. Haque, A. and Kabir, M. R (1997) “Computed Numerical Modelling for the Transport of Esturine Cohesive Sediment”, Interim Report I: Model Development, R03/97, IFCDR, BUET.
  8. Majed, N. and Kabir, M. R. (2023). “Status of Implementation of Outcome-Based Education in Engineering Programmes in Bangladesh”. Bangladesh Accreditation Council, Proceedings of the Workshop on Research Project 2023, pp. 125–140. 

PRESENTATIONS

  1. Kabir, M. R. (2003) Arid Zone Water Issues and Management-Case Studies from Bangladesh and abroad, Keynote paper presented at a seminar organized by the Institution of Engineers, Qatar Chapter, Doha, 13 June.
  2. Kabir, M. R. (1996) Climate Change in Bangladesh, a country paper presented at the Regional Conference on Climate change held at Tehran, Iran, 21‑23 May.
  3. Kabir, M. R. and Torfs, H. (1991) Comparison of different methods to calculate bed shear stress, presented at the XXIV IAHR Congress, Madrid, Spain.
  4. Kabir, M. R. (1986) Normalizing monthly flow data using Narayan Iyengar transformation, presented at the annual convention of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.
  5. Kabir, M. R. and Shahjahan, M. (1984) Field observations of local scour around caissons, presented at the annual convention of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.

 LECTURE NOTES

  • Kabir, M. R. and Bhuiyan, F (1997) Integrated Water Resources Management (Operation and Maintenance Aspect), a lecture note developed for post-graduate teaching in the Department of Water Resources Engineering, BUET, Sponsored by BUET-Technical University Delft (DUT) linkage project.
  • Kabir, M. R. and Hossain, M. M (1995) Sediment Transport, a lecture note developed for post-graduate teaching in the Department of Water Resources Engineering, BUET, Sponsored by BUET-DUT University linkage project.
  • Chairman, Bangladesh Chapter, Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP), 2015-2017, 2017-2019, and 2019-2021.
  • Member: Board of Accreditation for Engineering & Technical Education (BAETE)
  • Member: Board of Governors, Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2014-2016
  • Vice President, BSTQM and Chairman, Education Sub Committee of BSTQM, 2009-10, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016 and 2017-2018.
  • Director General Bangladesh of World Council for Total Quality and Excellence in Education (WCTQEE, (2011-2013, 2013-2015, 2015-2017, 2017-2019, 2019-2021)
  • Received ‘Quality Leader Award’ from the World Council for Total Quality and Excellence in Education (WCTQEE) in December 2011.
  • Received ‘Exemplary Leadership Award’ from EDS Business School, Penang Malaysia, in March 2012.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

  • Life Fellow:   The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB)
  • Life Fellow:   Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS).
  • Life Member: Bangladesh Earthquake Society (BES).
  • Life Member: Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management (BSTQM).
  • Life Member: Global Water Partnership (GWP).

Present Position: Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific
September 2020 – June-2021

Position: Pro Vice Chancellor: September 2003 – 2019
Completed four terms as Pro Vice Chancellor appointed by the GoB.

Registrar, the University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, November, 2002 – March, 2003.
Kept liaison with heads of departments regarding all academic matters and with students through individual guidance and the supervision of co-curricular activities. Other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the authorities.

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Asia Pacific, April/2001 – to date.

Associate Professor, Department of Water Resources Engg. Bangladesh University of Engg. and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, June/1996- April/2001.

Guest faculty, Ahsanullah Science and Technology University (AUST), Dhaka,  (1999): Lectured on CE 371: Water Resources Engineering II (Hydrology).

Guest faculty, North South University (NSU), (1999-02): Taught ENV 311: Geology and Hydrogeology, ENV 410: Integrated Water Resources Planning and ENV 107: Environmental Science.

Assistant Professor, Department of Water Resources Engg. Bangladesh University of Engg., and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, January/1987-May/1996.

Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, October/1981- December/1986.

Assistant Engineer, EAH-Consultant Ltd., Dhaka, August/1980-september/1981.

Part-time Lecturer at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, 1985-1986.