A seminar on "A sustainable community-based approach with tidal river sediment management in the south-west region of the Bangladesh delta" was held at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific on 24^th August, 2023.

Guest speaker, Mr. Hassan Abdullah Rafath, Program Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, Climate Change and Water Governance Program, Uttaran, showcased his idea on a sustainable community-based approach at that seminar.

The seminar started with a welcome speech from Lecturer Q.M. Arefin Bin Zaman Neloy. Then Dr. Nehreen Majed, Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, commenced the program by inviting the guest speaker to start his discussion.

On the seminar, Mr. Hassan Abdullah Rafath gave a brief overview of the rivers, and coastal tidal flood plain of the south-east region of Bangladesh before the audience. He also discussed many demerits of deposition of tidal sediment on the floodplain which leads to great suffering for the people living in that region. Then he presented an idea named TSRM (Tidal River Sediment Management Mechanism) as a sustainable community-based approach for river management. He also discussed many advantages of the TSRM.

The Q/A session was very interactive where the guest speaker answered the queries came from the audience and discussed some of the aspects of this idea.

The session ended with a concluding speech by Associate Professor Ematzul Haque, Department of Civil Engineering, by which he enlightened us with many aspects regarding floodplains, sediment, etc. 

The guest speaker was awarded with a crest from Dr. Nehreen Majed and Associate Professor Emtazul Haque as a token of appreciation. Some of the photographs from the seminar are attached hereby.