Post by Admin on Jul 6, 2020 9:23:04 GMT
Tauhidul Anwar Khan (Tuhin) passed away at 3am on 5 July 2020 after suffering from kidney and heart related complications at Comfort Hospital in Dhaka.
He was 73 years old and is survived by his wife and two sons. He was a civil engineer from BUET and completed PGD from AIT, Bangkok.
He began his career in 1970 with Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB); followed by several key postings under the Ministry of Water Resources, as Director General, Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO) and Member, Joint Rivers Commission (JRC). He retired in Nov. 2008 and later worked as a consultant for a few years.
For over 30 years he had been intellectually and visibly active in promoting Bangladesh’s face and cause in terms of rights to sharing of water of common rivers with regional countries, and was globally recognized and acclaimed as an expert who spoke at many international seminars. He has also authored ‘Trans-boundary Water Issues in South Asia’ published by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) in 2007.
He was a Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Secretary General, Bangladesh Water Partnership; Member of the Asian Regional Working Group of ICID; Associate, USA-Mexico International Trans Boundary Resource Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA etc.
Since an early age and up to middle age, he was an ardent volleyball player for Gandaria Club, radio artist, TV personality, and a drama actor, producer and director. A gentleman with a very amiable personality, he was also an excellent orator, narrator and played the role of MC (Master of Ceremonies) with dexterity at both official and fraternity events.
His janaza was held at his apartment complex near Green Road and he was buried at Jurain graveyard following zohr prayers yesterday.