National Seminar on Ganges (Padma) Barrage:
Some Questions and Proposals

Date August 22, 2026
Time 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Venue CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka
Seminar Flyer

Program Schedule

Time Agenda Details / Speaker
10:00 – 10:30 Registration
10:30 – 10:45 Welcome Address Prof. Dr. M. Feroze Ahmed Vice President, BAPA & Emeritus Professor, Stamford University Bangladesh
10:45 – 12:00 Keynote Presentation
  1. Dr. Nazrul Islam, Vice President, BAPA; Professor, Asian Institute of Technology & Former Chief, UN Development Research Division
  2. Dr. Md. Khalequzzaman, Vice President, BAPA & Professor, Dept. of Geology and Physics, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, USA
12:00 – 1:00 Panel Discussion
  1. Dr. Md. Sirajul Islam, Water and Environment Expert & Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North South University
  2. Representative: Institute of Water Modelling (IWM)
  3. Dr. Ahad Chowdhury, Geologist, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  4. Dr. Md. Shahjahan Kabir, Former Director General, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
  5. Mr. Motaleb Hossain Sarker, Executive Director, CEGIS
  6. Mr. Subail Bin Alam, Prominent Columnist, Writer, and Researcher
  7. Prof. Md. Mansur Rahman, Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), BUET
  8. Prof. Tuhin Wadud, Writer, River Rights Activist & Professor, Dept. of Bengali, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
1:00 – 1:30 Open Discussion Comments and Q&A from the participating audience
1:30 – 1:45 Summary of the Event Dr. Nazrul Islam Vice President, BAPA
1:45 – 1:50 Vote of Thanks Dr. Halim Dad Khan Seminar Coordinator & Joint Secretary, BAPA
1:50 – 2:00 Concluding Remarks Prof. Dr. Nur Mohammad Talukder President, BAPA
Moderator Mr. Md. Alamgir Kabir, General Secretary, BAPA

Organized by
Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) & Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN)

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