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BARCIK TEAM

Sukanta Sen
Executive Director
Mr. Sukanta Sen has more than 20 (twenty) years long experience in action research, planning and programme facilitation in natural resource management exploring and giving importance on local and indigenous knowledge in Bangladesh. Mr. Sen is one of the founders of BARCIK in 1997, a non-governmental organization. He studied Geography in Jahangirnagar University and also obtained MS in Environmental Studies from the State University of Bangladesh. Mr. Sen has been engaged in action research, policy advocacy and publication sectors, institutional capacity strengthening of local institutions and participatory research since the nineties. He has specialization on participatory approach and methods, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)/(PLA), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management System (EMS) and coordinated several studies on natural resource management, agricultural biodiversity and climate change as principal researcher. Mr. Sen attended several national and international trainings, seminars and conferences and presented papers on natural resources management, climate change and local/indigenous knowledge issues. Currently Mr. Sen is the Executive Director of BARCIK and one of the key facilitators of Peoples Led Development Approach (PLD) in Bangladesh to contribute to improve rural peoples’ livelihood and empowerment process. Mr. Sen is also the editor of Bengali monthly bulletin Amader Paribesh (Our Environment), yearly journals Trinamul Uddyog (Grassroots Initiatives) and Grassroots Voice.
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Pavel Partha
Director, Education culture and Diversity
Pavel Partha has been working for BARCIK since 2003. Currently he is assigned as Director of Diversity, interdependence & pluralism of the organization. The struggle for forest rights of indigenous people, protection of biological diversity, eco-feminism, ecological justice, local knowledge and ethno-science, climate politics, development disaster, jhum cultivation and agrarian revolution are the major fields of his works. He completed his M.Sc degree in Botany from Jahangirnagar University and conducted a pioneering large scale ethno-botanical research in Bangladesh. He is a researcher, a writer and a organizer as well. Mr Partha is the author of `Khaddo, Longhon O Lorai (an eco-political analysis of food security and food struggle in Bangladesh; 2010, in Bengali)’, `Aronner lorai (forest policies and forest rights of indigenous peoples of Bangladesh; 2010, in Bengali)’, `Uttarbanger Adibashi Muktijoddha (Freedom fighters of Indigenous Community in North-Bengal; 2009, in Bengali)’, `Madhupurer Pranboichitro (biological diversity of Madhupur Sal forest-an political ecological analysis of forest relationship of indigenous peoples of Madhupur; 2004, in Bengali)’, `Krisohker beej adhikar (seed situation and farmers’ seed rights of Bangladesh; 2004, in Bengali))’. He has compiled and edited the books titled `Grammen Jibonjatra mela 1415 (a compilation of rural agro-biodiversity and livelihood fair; 2009, in Bengali)’; `Nao-jatra (compilation of a peoples’ campaign on boat-caravan for sustainable agriculture and economic justice in the haor areas; 2008, in Bengali and English)’ and `Jatiya Beej Ghosona 1411 (a booklet on National seed declaration 1411)’. Mr Partha has attended several national and international seminars, trainings and conference and presented papers based on those issues he has been working for since 2003. .
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Syed Ali Biswas
Director, Argo-ecology & Food Security
SYED ALI BISWAS has been working with BARCIK since 2003. After Completion of his graduation and post graduation in Anthropology from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology he joined BARCIK as an assistant program officer. With the objective to study the livelihood options as well as lifestyle of rural people he spent his first three years at field site Netrakona. Staying there and being able to have close interaction with the community people Mr. Biswas observed that rural people earn their live and livelihood by sharing and exchanging their knowledge, skill, experience, resources and technology with each other. This livelihood pattern is environment friendly and ensures the proper use and management of natural resources. Thus, Mr. Biswas has been working for BARCIK with utmost care and sincerity to contribute in the inclusion of these grassroots initiatives into mainstream development process. However, Mr. Biswas is one of the main facilitators of biodiversity conservation, climate change and food security program, the core program of BARCIK. He has attended national and international seminars, workshops, conference and discussion to gain more insight, experiences and skills as well as to share the people led development initiative with like-minded organizations and individual. Mr. Biswas has so far visited Philippine, India, Nepal, Thailand, South Africa along with his vast experience of visiting different ecological zones of Bangladesh.
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A.B.M. Touhidul Alam
Director, Argo-ecology & Food Security
A.B.M. Touhidul Alam is an Agriculturist in a career spanning over thirteen years has gained experience in the fields of ecological agriculture and empowering process of marginalized farming communities in Bangladesh. As a Director, his major involvement at present providing technical support to staff and farmers in conducting Applied Agricultural Research for selecting area-specific crop varieties and crop improvement at various AEZ (Agro-Ecological Zones) in Bangladesh. He also conducts sessions on ecological farming, agro biodiversity conservation, indigenous knowledge, eco-friendly farm management and related issues to farmers and other groups. Prior to this position, he served for CARITAS-Bangladesh as Agricultural Extension officer engaged on-farm crop varietals trials in wet land eco-system and also facilitated training workshop on Sustainable Management of Wet-land Natural Resources. Mr. Alam attended local, international and overseas academic education, trainings, seminars, conferences and discussions in Uk, Philippines, South Africa, Nepal and several parts of India entitled on Bio-dynamic Organic Agriculture, Perma-culture Design, Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Sovereignty, National Workshop on Farmers’ Seed Rights & Asian Conference on Farmer-led solutions for Food Sovereignty and Climate Change Resilience etc. He has developed a training module titled `Ecological Management of Pests and Diseases’ with complementary pictorial materials which is useful and widely accepted by facilitators and farmers.
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Silvanus Lamin
Director, Communication & Knowledge Management
Mr. Lamin has been involved in producing and editing numbers of books associated with climate crisis, sustainable agriculture, environmental issues, gender and indigenous people’s rights issues leading him gathering knowledge on that particular issues. He also has translated numbers of books, documents, articles associated with developmental issues. He is involved in research and internal evaluation process of BARCIK and conducted researches. He has produced numbers of books as well. Mr. Lamin has also been involved in facilitating students to get involved themselves in the acceleration of the solution of social problems with success. In this regard, he facilitated workshops and seminars and provided training to the students. Mr. Lamin acts as executive editor of two journals of BARCIK namely Grassroots Voices (English) and Trinomul Uddyough. He also holds the responsibility of executive editor of a newsletter named Amader Paribesh published by BARCIK. Mr Lamin has an M.S.S and B.S.S on Mass communication and Journalism from University of Dhaka. He has been working with BARCIK since 2005.
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Rupsana Mrong
Coordinator, Accounts & Management unit, BARCIK
Rupsana Mrong has been working with BARCIK since 2005. She has more than 7 years of working experience in different areas of Accounts & Management of development organizations. As coordinator of accounts and management unit, Ms. Mrong prepares the final accounts based on the requirement of the Donor, NGO Affairs Bureau and related other sectors. She knowledge on project Accounts, consolidated Accounts, tax, vat, budget, planning, internal audit, operating the accounts software and accounts related various formats. Ms. Mrong obtained graduation and post-graduation degree on Management from the University of Dhaka.
Md. Zahangir Alam
Coordinator, Agro-Biodiversity, Climate Change & Food Security Programme
Md. Zahangir Alam currently coordinates `Climate change, people led development and adaptation program of BARCIK. To implement the program successfully, Mr. Alam facilitates staffs at field levels, formulates plans and activities and ensures the smooth implementation of those activities. He does monitor and visit field sites and provides inputs to the staffs. Mr. Alam was involved in Hoar Agro bio-diversity conservation Program of the organization as well. He has contributed in producing the Haor declaration-2007 and Boat Caravan album (Photo story) and a book titled “Hoarer Jonodalil”. He has been working as staff of BARCIK since 2006 and has visited Asam, Meghaloya, Chennai, Urissa of India and participated in the Climate change Summit held in Bhutan in 2011 which somehow has increased his knowledge and in-sight on those particular issues. Previously Mr. Alam was involved as a teacher of British Columbia School at Adabor, Dhaka from 2001 to 2006 and part time teacher for slum working children of INTERVIDA Bangladesh School, Dhaka. Mr. Alam has an M.Sc and B.Sc degree from the department of Geography under University of Dhaka.
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Lipi Kar
Accountant, Dhaka
Lipi Kar has more than 8 years of working experiences in accounts and administrative department of various development organizations. Currently she works as accountant with BARCIK. Ms. Kar has also gained experiences on auditing. She has audited numbers of organizations’ account in her 8 years career in development sector. The organizations and institutions’ accounts that Ms. Kar has conducted audit include: Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation, Jibon Bima Corporation, Shadharon Bima Corporation, Janata Bank, Dhaka Chemical Industries Corporation, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Easter Insurance Company and Oxfam (GB). Previously she served as Account & Administrative Officer in Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum under Danida Project, worked as Account Officer in Disaster Forum funded by Oxfam (GB) and as Accounts Officer in East West Properties Development (Pvt.) Ltd. under the Bashundhara Group. Ms. Kar obtained graduation and post-graduation degree from Rajshahi University on Accounting. In addition, she completed Chartered Accountancy course (C.A) in 1998 under Khan Wahab Safique Rahman & CO chartered accountant. She has been working for BARCIK since 2012.
Shilpi Baidya
Accountant, Dhaka
Ms. Shilpi Baidya has been working for BARCIK as an accountant since 2011. As an accountant she has experience in preparing financial statements, monitoring daily cash transactions, developing annual budgets and recording all financial activities and dealing with external auditing. She also produces financial reports based on the format provided by different donor agencies. She also conducts training on accounts keeping and facilitates the accountants of BARCIK in different areas working areas. Ms. Baidya received training on “Human Resource Strategic and Policies” conducted by BIM and on “Basic Accounting and Financial Management Manual” conducted by Diakonia,Dhaka. Ms. Baidya has a post graduate degree in Management from the national university.
Fardous Ahmed Uzzal
Program Officer, Knowledge Management and Communication, Dhaka
Fardous Ahmed Uzzal has been working for BARCIK since 2014 as a Program officer of Knowledge management and communication cell. Mr. Ahmed has always entailed himself in social, cultural and political movements. He is the member secretary in a national committee of river save movement in the banner of Save Environment Movement of Bangladesh and also a secretariat Member. Mr. Ahmed worked in a weekly newspaper EKOTA from 2007-2009. He has the experience to development the women empowerment, environment, the rights of minority people (Ethnic & religious), and awareness of root level People. Mr. Ahmed worked as a Master Trainer of EWG (Election Working Group) and also an observer of the last City Corporation Election of Gajipur 2013 and National parliament election 2014. He had been working as a program Coordinator of the project of `Effect of Climate Change & Environment’ supported by German Embassy during May-December 2013. He had graduate and post graduate degree in Mass communication and Journalism from Rajshahi University.
Gopal Kumar Das
Management Associate, Dhaka
Mr. Gopal Kumar Das has been working with BARCIK since 2000 as a Management Associate. As Management Associate his responsibilities include: providing assistance to maintain the office hour, assisting the management unit, documenting office management related information, assisting staffs in various ways associated with their responsibilities, providing logistic support, event management and computer related services to the staffs etc. Besides, he is also a member of purchase committee of BARCIK. He has been dealing with these sorts of activities for the last 14 years.
Bimal Roy
Regional Coordinator, BARCIK, Manikgonj
Mr. Bimal Roy has been working for BARCIK since 2006. The core responsibilities are project management and support to project implementation, financial management and reporting, and monitoring and evaluation. Build and maintain effective relationships with potential participants and stakeholders, Ensure rigorous monitoring, learning and evaluation system across the implementation of the programme, Ensure quality implementation of projects. Mr. Roy is also facilitates community mobilization, conducts and arranges workshops, seminars & press conference and campaign to familiarize the best practices of community to adapt to climate change as well as lobby for establishing the right of the communities on different issues as advocacy tools. Mr. Bimal also responsible to coordinates reports and plans for the organization. He also facilitates and coordinates BARCIK staffs in Manikganj for implementing of project activities. He also keeps regular communication with local administration; civil society and journalist to link them with BARCIK works. Mr. Roy obtained an M.S.S degree on Political Science from Asian University, Dhaka. Mr. Bimal also involve with different social organization like president of UTTARAN, Advisor of Prothom alo Bondhushova, Manikganj, Secretary of Palok (Bird club), Member of secretary of Shriti Foundation (arrange memorandum for local renowned people), Coordinator of Dhaleshari Nadi rakhma Andolon etc.
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Nitai Chandra Das
Accountant, BARCIK, Manikgonj
Mr. Nitai Chandra Das has been working for BARCIK as an accountant since 2006. As an accountant he has experience in preparing financial statements, monitoring daily cash transactions, developing annual budgets and recording all financial activities and dealing with internal and external auditing. He also produces financial reports based on the format provided by different donor agencies. He also conducts training on accounts keeping and facilitates the assistant accountants of BARCIK in different working areas. Mr Nitai received training on “Accounts software, Basic Accounting and financial Management Manual, Human Resource Strategic and Policies” conducted by BIM and on “Basic Accounting and Financial Management Manual” conducted by Diakonia,Dhaka. Mr Nitai has a graduate degree (Commerce) from the national university.
Rasheda Akter
Program officer BARCIK, Manikgonj
Rasheda Akter has been working with BARCIK since 2007 as an assistant Program Officer. Through her sincere works and performance she got promoted to Program Officer. Initially she was responsible to facilitate farmers and rural women to organize meetings, conserve seed, establish seed banks, making organic fertilizers as well as help women community having access to their rights and promote their empowerment. After being promoted to Program Officer she conducts meetings, dialogues and sharing session with youth, women and farmers, coordinates different activities of her fields, creates liaison with government and non-governmental organizations, entities, makes communication with concerned authorities and individuals and conducts campaign activities of BARCIK with the aim to create awareness on gender, agriculture, social responsibilities and climate change issues. Ms. Akter over the years received various trainings on Gender, facilitation, education, PRA, report writing, rice breeding and organizational strengthening to sharpen her knowledge and enrich her skill. Previously Rasheda Akter worked as an assistant accountant with BRAC. She obtained a post graduate degree in political science from the National University.
Shimul Biswas
Program Coordinator , BARCIK, Singair, Manikgonj
Shimul Biswas has been working with BARCIK as a Program Officer and office in charge at BARCIK Singair Resource Centre, Bayra, Manikgonj. Before this, Mr. Biswas worked as an Associate Program Officer and office in charge at BARCIK Raihanpur Resource Centre, Pathorghata, Borguna since February 2012 to june 2013. There are he was involve in facilitating the community led sustainable development initiatives that aims at biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as ensuring community peoples’ food security. In this regard, Mr Biswas works with farmers, fishers, youth groups, civil societies and different professional groups. Now He is involved in same group and community at Singair area to established Agricultural Rights Program. As a program officer now he has been prepare yearly, quarterly and monthly action plan of the project, Regular Coordination with staffs and management, facilitate and monitor the staffs and programs, facilitate staffs and FOs members to arrange project events, prepare Monthly, quarterly and yearly progress reports, communicate regularly with local administration, local elected bodies and donor and facilitate staffs for capacity building. Previously Mr. Biswas worked for Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) for 10 years. He has BSS and MSS degree on Political Science under National University.
Sattaranjan Saha
Associate Program Officer, Harirampur, Manikganj
Sattaranjan Saha has been working for BARCIK since 2008. The responsibilities he holds an Associate Program Officer of the organization include: conducting advocacy, assisting farmers and other occupational groups forming organizations, assisting and providing training to farmers about livestock rearing, facilitating farmers and women groups conserving seeds, practicing indigenous knowledge based agricultural works and developing mutual relationship with the occupational groups that BARCIK works with in the area. Mr. Saha received training on gender issue, land reform and land survey, land law management, participatory rice breeding, report writing. Previously he worked for Nijera Kore, a national NGO for seven years. He obtained M.S.S degree on Social Welfare from National University.
Md. Mukter Hossain
Associate Program Officer, Harirampur, Manikganj
Mr Hossain has more than 7 years of practical experience in the field of development, education, health, nutrition and training in the grass root level. He has been working for BARCIK as an associate program officer since 2012. As associate program officer he facilitates farmers conserving biodiversity, arranges and organizes meetings, workshops, motivates farmers in various ways, documents the best practices of farmers to cope with changed situation, helps other occupational groups promoting their rights on natural resources etc. He received training on mass communication, partnership Approach, Women empowerment, Gender equity, Nutrition health, Home gardening, agriculture technologies, Organizational development process and marketing issues etc. Mr Hossain has a Master degree from National University.
Md. Nazrul Islam
Associate Researcher, BARCIK, Manikgonj
Md. Nazrul Islam has been working with BARCIK since 2011 in Manikgonj area as an associate researcher. As an associate researcher he visits field, arranges meeting, organizes focus group discussion for collecting information associate with his assigned research activities. Besides, he conducts campaign activities to create awareness among the community people particularly youth community on minimizing the use fossil fuels concentrating on increasing the use of renewable energy. In addition to this he also organizes formal and informal dialogue with students, farmers and other groups of people to motivate them conserving biodiversity, practicing sustainable agriculture as part of contributing to ease the climate change problem. Mr. Islam is a social activist and voluntarily involved himself in social action issue with the objective to create social harmony and cohesion in the society. Previously he worked as Manikgonj district coordinator of Youth Ending Huger a project financed by the Hunger Project. Mr. Islam has a graduate and post graduate degree in Economics from National University and completed LLB (Pass) Course from the same University. He is member of Manikgonj district Bar Council.
Beauty Rani Sarkar
Program Officer, BARCIK, Manikgonj
Beauty Rani Sarkar has been working with BARCIK as an Associate Program officer at BARCIK Singair Resource Center, Bayra, Singair, Manikgonj. She have been working with BARCIK since 2010.The responsibilities she holds as an Associate program officer of the organization include: arranging meetings , dialogues, human chains, press conferences, visits, cultural programs, art competitions, field day observation, national day observations, documentations, fairs, trainings to create Independent farmers organizations, Increased ecosystem based agriculture, and promoting organic products. Beauty Rani Sarkar works with farmers, youth groups, civil societies and different professional groups. Previously Beauty Rani Sarkar worked for PROSHIKA for 8 years. She have B.A degree on Manikgonj Mohila Degree College.
Sahinur Rahman
Program Officer, BARCIK, Manikgonj
Sahinur Rahman has been working with BARCIK as an Assistant Program officer at BARCIK Singair Resource Center, Bayra, Singair, Manikgonj since June 2013. He is involved in facilitating the community led Farmers Organization to ensuring Farmers Rights. The responsibilities he holds as an Assistant program officer of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, press conferences, exposure visits, cultural programs, art competitions, field day observation, national day observations, documentations, fairs, trainings to established Independent farmers organizations, ecosystem based agriculture and promoting organic products. Sahinur Rahman works with farmers, youth groups, civil societies and different professional groups. He has B.A degree on humanities group under Govt. Debendra college Manikgonj.
Subir Kumar Sarker
Program Assistant, Ghior BARCIK, Manikgonj
Subir Sarker has been working with BARCIK as a volunteer at Gangdubi area, Manikganj since jan-2014.He is primarily involved in facilitating the community led sustainable development initiatives that aims at climate change, adaptation and mitigation as well as ensuring community peoples food security. In this regard, he intensively campmates with farmer’s, fishers youth groups, civil societies and different professional groups. He also works to uncultivated plants and protesting the environment through their convironment friendly live and livelihood practices over the years he received various trainings and attended workshops on gender facilitation, PRA, report writing, rice breading, development practices, PVS plot, SRI plot etc. MR. Subir Sraker worked for society for social service (SSS) for two years & The mega search Engine & online business directory of Bangladesh trade info for three year & short course in Basic spoken Japanese institute of Modern Languages university of Dhaka. MR. Subir Sarker graduated (Bachelor of social science, BSS) from National University.
Asia Akter
Field Facilitator

Asia Akter has been working with BARCIK as a Field Facilitator at BARCIK Mainkgonj Resource Center, since 2018. The responsibilities she holds as an Field Facilitator of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, press conferences, visits, information collection, communication with government and non-government service delivery organizations, field day observation, national day observations, documentations, facilitate to arrange fairs, trainings etc. Asia Akter works with women, youth groups, civil societies and different professional groups. She has completed her Master Degree from National University.

Rina Akter
Field Facilitator

Rina Akter has been working with BARCIK as a Project Facilitator at BARCIK Mainkgonj Resource Center since 2018. The responsibilities she holds as an Project Facilitator of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, press conferences, visits, information collection, communication with government and non-government service delivery organizations, , national day observations, documentations, facilitate to arrange fairs, trainings etc. Rina Akter works with women, youth groups, transports workers, civil societies and different professional groups. She has completed her graduation on  Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) from National University.

Sonjita Kirtuniya
Field Facilitator

Sonjita Kirtuniya has been working with BARCIK as a Field Facilitator at BARCIK Mainkgonj Resource Center, since 2020. She currently studying Master degree on Management in National University. The responsibilities she holds as a Field Facilitator of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, yard meeting to create awareness about the negative impact of chemical and pesticides in her working area. She mainly works with farmers, youth groups to create awareness and motivates them reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in crops’ lands.

Sharmin Akter
Field Facilitator

Sharmin Akter has been working with BARCIK as a Field Facilitator at BARCIK Mainkgonj Resource Center, since 2018. The responsibilities she holds as a Field Facilitator of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, yard meeting to create awareness. She produces monthly report based on her works. She mainly works with farmers, youth groups to create awareness and motivates. She has completed Higher secondary School certificate (HSC) from Debendra college of Manikgonj.

Ananna Akter
Field Facilitator

Ananna Akter has been working with BARCIK as a Field Facilitator at BARCIK Mainkgonj Resource Center, since 2020. The responsibilities she holds as a Field Facilitator of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, yard meeting to create awareness about the negative impact of chemical and pesticides in her working area. She mainly works with farmers, youth groups to create awareness and motivates them reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in crops’ lands. She has completed honors and is currently studying Master degree on Marketing in National University.  

Beauty Akter Akter
Office cum documentation assistant

Beauty Akter has been working with BARCIK at Manikgonj Resource centre since 2018 as office cum documentation assitant. She has completed Higher secondary school certificate. She is responsible to look after the official documents and maintain the office and composes all documents. 

Md. Shahidul Islam
Regional Coordinator, BARCIK Barind Tract
Mr. Shahidul Islam has been working with BARCIK since 2010. The core responsibility of Mr. Islam as a Regional Coordinator and Researcher include: Coordinating regional project team, project development, documentation of natural resource, indigenous knowledge & climate change adaptation, risk reduction and best practices etc. Mr. Islam also facilitates regional level community mobilization, conducts and arranges workshops, training, seminars, press conference & presents papers on natural resources management, climate change, and local/indigenous knowledge issues & campaign to familiarize the best practices of communities. Mr. Islam attended many seminars, workshops, conference, and discussions arranged in different areas of Bangladesh and abroad to enrich his knowledge and skills. He also keeps regular communication with the regional and local administration; civil society and journalists to link them with BARCIK works. He participated in the United Nation Climate Change Conference (COP-18) held in Doha, Qatar in 2012, and also attended Community based Renewable Energy Access & Implementation Processes training and workshop in India in November 2017. Mr. Islam received BSS & MSS in Anthropology from the University of Dhaka.
Amreto Kumar Sarkar
Associate Program officer (Agriculture) BARCIK Tanore, Rajshahi
Mr. Amreto Kumar Sarkar has been working for BARCIK since 2011. As an Associate Program Officer (Agriculture) Mr. Sarkar he has been contributing to implement the designed development activities of BARCIK aim at developing the socio-economic status as well as making community people aware about their rights. He facilitates them to get their agriculture related problems solved and having increased access to the services and facilities provided both the state and private sector. Besides, he encourages community people conserving biodiversity, finding means to adapt to changed situation by conducting agricultural research for selection of suitable varieties to cope with climate change etc. Mr. Sorker also is involved in producing reports and feature for publication of BARCIK and documents the best practices of the community people to share with others. He facilitates farmers to adopt sustainable agriculture and leave energy intensive agriculture to contribute in sustainability of the environment. Mr Sarker received agriculture diploma from Agriculture Training Institute in 2009.
Bidhan Modhu
Accountant, BARCIK Shymnagar Resource Centre, Satkhira
Bidhan Modhu works as an accountant of BARCIK Shymanagar Resource Centre of Shymanagar, Satkhira. He was affiliated with BARCIK since 2008 working as an associate accountant to keep financial records and contributes in the smooth implementation of the designed activities and to explore the knowledge and contribute in empowering local communities in that particular area. However, Bidhan Modhu is also involved in the management of the office for systematizing working environment of BARCIK in Shymnagar. Mr. Modhu obtained M.B.S degree in Accounting from National University.
Ramkrishna Joardar
Program Officer, BARCIK Shymnagar Resource Centre, Satkhira
Ramkrishna Joardar works as Program Officer of BARCIK Shymanagar Resource Centre of Shymanagar, Satkhira. He was affiliated with BARCIK since 2008 as an associate program officer in the field site to study the livelihood options as well as lifestyle of rural people of the working area, Mr. Joardar tries to build rapport and facilitates people in various ways. Thus, he observes the livelihood pattern and learns about their strength, limitation and the potentiality of the area to be addressed through development activities. Having such knowledge of the life and livelihood pattern of those people has enabled him to facilitate, motivate and organize them for establishing their rights. He also, assists community people arranging press conference, meeting, workshops and seminars. He also works to encourage people conserving biodiversity, uncultivated plants and protecting the environment through their environment-friendly life and livelihood practices. He has a post-graduate degree from National University.
Biswajit Mondal
Program Officer, BARCIK Shymnagar Resource Centre, Satkhira
Biswajit Mondal has been working with BARCIK since 2008 as an associate program officer in Shymanagar, Satkhira. The major activities that Mr. Mondal includes: Community people facilitation, motivation, rapport building, documentation of best practices, arranging meetings, workshop and facilitating the community to fight for their rights. Mr. Modal has received several trainings to enrich his knowledge so that he could facilitate community people successfully. He also prepares reports and writes features based on his working experience to familiarize the best practices of the community as well as to advocate for their rights. Mr. Mondal obtained M.A degree from National University.
Mononjoy Mondal
Program Officer, BARCIK Shymnagar Resource Centre, Satkhira
Mononjoy Mondal currently acts as Program Officer of BARCIK Shymanagar Resource Centre in Shymanagar of Satkhira district. He is responsible to formulate a plan and ensure the implementation of activities in accordance with the planning. He is involved in producing the report, monitoring, and evaluation of the associated project in his working area. Mr. Mondal also keeps regular communication with local administration; civil society and journalist to familiarize the activities of BARCIK as well as to facilitate community people having linkage with those administrative and civil society bodies and avail the services they are entitled to receive. Mr. Mondal has received different types of training that enabled him to perform his assigned duties properly. He has a post-graduate degree from National University. Mr. Mondal has been working for BARCIK since 2008.
Mofijur Rahman
Program Officer, BARCIK Shymnagar Resource Centre, Satkhira
Mr. Mofijur Rahman currently acts as Program Officer of BARCIK Shymanagar Resource Centre in Shymanagar of Satkhira district. He is responsible to formulate a plan and ensure the implementation of activities in accordance with the planning. He is involved in producing the report, monitoring, and evaluation of the associated project in his working area. Mr. Rahman is the focal person of climate change Project. He has a post-graduate degree from National University.
Ohidur Rahman
Regional Coordinator, BARCIK Atpara, Netrakona
Mr Ohidur Rahman presently holds the responsibility of area coordinator of BARCIK Rameswarpur Resource centre in Atpara, Netrokuna. His main responsibilities as area coordinator include: Developing relation with people of all stakes, organizing meetings, seminars and workshops to demonstrate the activities of BARCIK aims at facilitating to promoting the rights of natural resource users on natural resources, Building network between grassroots people and local administration through policy advocacy, creating linkage with like-minded organization and civil society, developing communication strategy to familiarize and promote the eco-friendly life and livelihood of grassroots people, documentation of people’s eco friendly and indigenous knowledge based initiatives etc. Mr Rahman received trainings on participatory impact monitoring and evaluation, climate change adaptation and mitigation; farmers led approach planning, gender sensitivity reporting, documentation, peer learning, workers skill development etc which enabled him to implement the assigned activities properly. Mr Rahman has a post graduate degree in History. Previously he served as area coordinator of Proshika, a national NGO, for 10 years. He has been working for BARCIK since 2007.
Shongkar Mrong
Associate Coordinator, Netrakona
Mr. Shongkar Mrong has been working for BARCIK since 2006. As an associate coordinator his duties and responsibilities include: facilitation of staffs, providing training, arranging workshop. monitoring & evaluation, regular communication with delegates and donors, networking with GO, NGO, INGO, local administrations etc. Mr Mrong also produces reports based on the his works and the project he oversees. He also writes news and features for publication of BARCIK aims at strengthening the advocacy initiative of BARCIK. Mr. Mrong has visited India and Nepal to gain knowledge and experience associated with his works. He has also visited almost all parts of Bangladesh with the aim to contribute in rural sustainable development. Previously Mr Mrong worked for CARITAS Bangladesh, PROSHIKA and CARE-Bangladesh for almost 11 years in different posts. Mr. Mrong obtained MSS from the Asian University of Bangladesh.
Md. Alamgir
Program officer, BARCIK Atpara, Netrakona
Md Alamgir has been working for BARCIK since 2005. The responsibilities he holds as a program officer of the organization include: conducting advocacy, assist farmers and other occupational groups forming organizations, assist and train farmers about livestock rearing, facilitate farmers and women groups conserving seeds, practicing indigenous knowledge based agricultural works and developing mutual relationship with the occupational groups that BARCIK works with in the area. Md. Alamgir received training on livestock development, multiplication and rearing, water management, gender issue, mini hatchery and report writing which help him to carry out the assigned duties properly. Previously he worked for Proshika, a national NGO for five years. He has a post graduated degree from National University.
Happy Roy
Program Officer, BARCIK Atpara, Netrakona
Happy Roy has been working with BARCIK since 2006 as an assistant program officer in the field site of BARCIK namely Netrokuna. However, with the objective to study the livelihood options as well as lifestyle of rural people of the working area, she tries to build rapport with those people and facilitates them in various ways. Ms Roy intensively observes the livelihood pattern of those people and learns about their strength, limitation and the potentiality of the area to be addressed through development activities. Having such knowledge on the life and livelihood pattern of those people has enabled her to facilitate, motivate and organize them to fight for their rights. Presently she is working to organize and strengthen the existing organizations of those people which they have formed being facilitated and motivated by BARCIK. She also works to encourage people conserving biodiversity, uncultivated plants and protecting the environment through their environment friendly life and livelihood practices. Ms Roy has attended several workshops and seminars and received trainings associated with her works leading her to sharpen and develop her facilitating and motivating skills. She has a post graduate degree in Geography.
Khadiza Akhter Lita
Program officer, BARCIK Atpara, Netrakona
Khadiza Akhter Lita joins BARCIK as an associate program officer in 2012. As an associate program officer, she facilitates farmers to adopt environment friendly agro practices and in the same time documents the ecology friendly local practices of the farmers and other occupational groups with the aim to promote their ecology friendly initiative to contribute in climate change adaptation and mitigation process. She has had training on participatory rural appraisal (PRA), facilitating skill development, group development, human rights and equality, disaster management, leadership development, training of trainers (TOT) and office management. Previously she worked for FIVDB for few years. She was graduated from National University.
Rukhsana Rumi
Associate Program Officer, BARCIK Atpara, Netrakona

Rukhsana Rumi works as an associate program officer  of BARCIK at Rameswarpur Resource Centre in Atpara, Netrokuna. She was affiliated with BARCIK from 2007 working as field officer to document indigenous knowledge based agriculture practices as well as to gather information about the life and livelihood of the community people.  Previously she worked for Polly Mangal and Gharani. She was graduated from National University.

Noni Gopal Dalu
Program officer, accounts and Management

Noni Gopal Dalu has been working for BARCIK since 2012. The responsibilities he holds as a program officer of accounts and management include: coordinate the accounts, prepare financial reports, checks bill and voucher, conduct internal audit of the financial activities, maintains the daily expense and budget, prepares different formats associated with accounts and management. He has received training on accounts and management, audit, financial report preparation etc.   He has a post graduated degree on accounting from National University.

Parboti Rani Singh
Program Officer

Parboti Rani Singh has been working with BARCIK since 2012. The responsibilities she holds as a program officer of the organization include: conducting advocacy, assist farmers and other occupational groups forming organizations, assist and train farmers about livestock rearing, facilitate farmers and women groups conserving seeds, practicing indigenous knowledge based agricultural works etc. She received training on climate change adaptation, mitigation, sustainable agriculture, gender, report writing which help her to carry out the assigned duties properly. She has a post graduate degree from National University.

Goonjon Rema
Program Officer

Goonjon Rema has been working with BARCIK since 2012. The responsibilities he holds as a program officer of the organization include: Coordinating the program in Upazila level, conducting advocacy, assisting farmers and other occupational groups forming associations, facilitating the indigenous communities to fight for their rights, assisting farmers and women to conserve seeds, prepare organic manure and pesticides and encouraging them to practice indigenous knowledge based agricultural works etc., arranging workshop, seminar and press conference and documentation. He received training on climate change adaptation, mitigation, sustainable agriculture, gender, report writing which help him to carry out the assigned duties properly. He has a post graduate degree from National University.

Khairul Islam
Associate program officer

Khairul Islam has been working with BARCIK since 2012. Presently he holds the post of associate program officer and stationed in Kalmakanda sub-district of Netrakona. As an associate program officer he facilitates the community to form associations, assists them to establish seed bank, seed conservation, and organic manure preparation and encourage them to avail services and entitlements from the government department etc. Apart from this, he is assigned to arrange meetings, facilitates to arrange workshop, seminar, and press conference and collects information for digital documentation. He completed graduation from the national university. He received trainings on different thematic issues that include: training on climate change resilience, gender, report writing and people led development process.

Sohel Rana
Associate Program Officer

Sohel Rana has been working with BARCIK since 2012. He has completed higher secondary school certificate and has been engaged with BARCIK over the last 10 years. As an associate program officer he arranges meetings, household meetings, and yard meetings, collects information, and documents the livelihoods struggles of the rural people. He also facilitates the women and farmers to conserve local varieties of seeds, practice sustainable agriculture. He assists the communities to establish seed banks as well. Mr Rana also responsible in organizing workshop, campaigns, seminars and press conferences to familiarize as well as to press the problems that rural communities face. He received trainings on sustainable agriculture, people led development, participatory varietals selection and climate change adaptation.

Abdur Rob
Assistant Researcher

Abdur Rob has been working with BARCIK since 2012. He is mainly responsible to look after the applied research of BARCIK in Netrakona region. He facilitates the farmers to conduct participatory varietals selection, seed conservation, and seed multiplication, updates the seed register books and prepares reports based on the findings of the action research. As an assistant researcher Mr. Rob conducts meetings, discussions and facilitates different types of dialogues in the working area. He also partly oversees the office management related activities in Netrakona and coordinates the office management related activities accordingly. He received training on sustainable development, agroecology, gender, climate change adaptation etc. He has completed graduation from National University.

 

Tohura Akter
Community Facilitator, Netrakona

Tohura Akter has been working with BARCIK since 2012. She is a community facilitator and facilitate the youths to make them aware regarding the impact of climate change and their role. She co-facilitates training on climate change, resilience building and conflict transformation. Her responsibilities also include: arranging meetings, yard meetings, discussion, workshop and information collection. She received training on climate change adaptation, conflict sensitivity, gender and sustainable development. She has completed higher secondary school certificate.  

Nirmol Chandra Sorkar
Community Facilitator

Nirmol Chandra Sorkar is community facilitator of BARCIK working in Netrakona district. He has been involved with BARCIK since 2013. He particularly works to create awareness among the fisher community I Netrakona region assisting them to develop leadership, voice for their rights, access to wetlands and avail facilities as fisher communities. He facilitates to arrange meetings, discussion, training and workshop which aim to motivate and encourage the fisher communities forming association so that they themselves could fight to ensure their control over r ivers, canals and wetlands. Mr. Sorkar has completed higher secondary school certificate and has received training on different thematic issues that include, rights based approach, gender, sustainable development etc.

Sumon Talukder
Field Facilitator (Agriculture), Netrakona

Sumon Talukder is field facilitator of BARCIK who facilitates farmers in various ways. He trains and encourages farmers to practice sustainable agriculture, produce organic manure and conserve seeds to adapt to change situation due to climate change. He closely works with the youths and motivates them to conserve biodiversity through their day to day works. Mr. Talukder thus arranges meeting, discussions and workshops and ensure the participation of youths and farmers. He also facilitates to organize different campaigns based on the some thematic issues such tree plantation and food security, sustainable agriculture. He has completed diploma in agriculture and received trainings on different thematic issues such as climate change adaptation, food security, sustainable agriculture and people led development etc.

Nayon Mia
Community Facilitator

Nayan Mia has been working with BARCIK since 2011 as community facilitator. He facilitates the local farmers to conduct action research with the aim to find suitable crop varieties for the area. In his supervision, farmers of the area thus conduct participatory varietals selection (PVS) with different crops comprise rice, vegetable and pulse. Nayon Mia himself is a farmer and has been practicing sustainable agriculture for years. He does not have formal educational qualification but he can write and read.

Nurul Haque
Community Facilitator

Nurul Haque has been working with BARCIK since 2012 as a community facilitator. As community facilitator he facilitates farmers and other occupational groups to form associations through which they can voice for the rights and access. In order to create awareness among the communities he arranges meetings, yard meeting, discussion and campaign. He also prepares news, features and reports based on the result of his work. Nurul Haque has completed Fazil (equivalent to secondary school certificate, SSC). He received training on climate change, sustainable agriculture, people led development (PLD) etc.

Lucky Akter Marufa
Community Facilitator

Lucky Akter Marufa has been working with BARCIK since 2021 as a community facilitator. As community facilitator she organizes meetings, discussions, sharing and other sorts of interaction with the community people. She motivates them to form their own associations and through which they can share their concerns and fight for their access to services and entitlements provided by both public and private institutions. She has received trainings on people led development, gender, climate change adaptation and sustainable agriculture. She has completed graduation from the National University.

Rubi Chowdhuri
Community Facilitator

Rubi Chowdhury has been working with BARCIK since 2019 as community facilitator. She visits working areas and facilitates to the community, youths and farmers through arranging meetings, discussions and sharing. She closely works with the community in the haor (wetland) areas and motivates them to practice sustainable agriculture to cope with the climate change condition. She inspires youths of the area to plant local and climate adaptable trees in the roadsides, fallow lands and homestead areas so that they could reduce loss due to climate induced disasters. She received trainings on climate change adaptation, food security, gender and sustainable agriculture etc. She has completed secondary school certificate (SSC).

Sima Akter
Community Facilitator

Sima Akter has been working with BARCIK since 2022 as a community facilitator. She is responsible to facilitate the community in the Haor (wetland) region. She arranges meetings, discussions and sharing to help the community cope with climate change condition and build their resilience. She also prepares monthly reports based on the results of the facilitation. She received training on climate change adaptation, resilience, gender, sustainable agriculture etc. She has completed graduation from the national university.

Reshmi Rongkheng
Community Facilitator

Reshmi Rongkheng has been working with BARCIK since 2022. She has been stationed in Kalmanda sub-district of Netrakona and closely works with the indigenous people living in the hilly region. She arranges meetings, discussions and other sorts of facilitation to create awareness among the indigenous communities and helps them to build their resilience to climate change. She received trainings on climate change, adaptation and mitigation, sustainable agriculture, gender and food security issues. She has completed post-graduation from the National University.