Senior management team

Dr. Rahman apart from his position as Deputy Executive Director, has also been responsible for directing the International Drowning Research Centre-Bangladesh (IDRC-B). He obtained his PhD from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Dr. Rahman is one of the leading drowning prevention researchers globally. He has published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Rahman has also been appointed as Portfolio Director, Drowning Prevention by the Royal Life Saving Society, Commonwealth.

Prof. Dr. M. A. Halim is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with expertise in public health research. He has been leading the Reproductive and Child Health unit of the centre since 2010. He obtained his PhD from Hamamatsu University, Japan. He published around 50 scientific articles in peer reviewed journals. He led two recent projects namely ‘Maternal and Perinatal Death Review in four MNHI districts of Bangladesh 2010-2012’

Dr. Mashreky is a professor of Non-communicable disease, leading the public health science division of CIPRB for about a decade. He completed Masters in Public Health from Dhaka University, a post-graduate diploma in Medical Education from Dundee University, UK. and PhD. from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. He has developed and implemented a childhood burn prevention programme in rural Bangladesh. He published more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Chowdhury has been managing the organisational operations of CIPRB since 2015 in addition to his research activities. He completed his Masters in Public Health (MPH) and PhD from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Road traffic injuries, health system research and neglected tropical diseases are his areas of interest. He coordinated regional level (South-East Asia) activities for global status report on road safety and violence prevention.