Initiatives
Moving corporate affairs beyond one-off charitable donations into institutional programs that protect ecological baselines and rural public health.
Project Bonayan
Initiated in 1980 to support the national greening agenda, Bonayan distributes millions of timber, fruit, and medicinal saplings annually free of cost to local farmers, schools, institutions, and community organizations across Bangladesh.
Steered during his external affairs leadership at BAT to align with Bangladesh's national biodiversity conservation targets, coastal embankment protection, and climate adaptation commitments under COP frameworks.
- ›Biodiversity preservation of indigenous flora and medicinal species
- ›Coastal green belt development to mitigate cyclone damage in vulnerable southern districts
- ›Economic empowerment of marginal farming families through fruit-bearing sapling distribution
- ›Institutional partnerships with district administrations, armed forces, and educational establishments
Project Probaho
In regions of Bangladesh where shallow groundwater is severely contaminated with naturally occurring arsenic or where coastal sea-level rise causes severe drinking water salinity, Probaho installs and maintains industrial-grade reverse osmosis and multi-stage purification plants for local villages at zero cost.
Under his external affairs stewardship, Probaho shifted toward long-term community ownership models and solar-powered continuous filtration, ensuring uninterrupted operation during power grid outages and monsoon flooding.
- ›Arsenic and salinity eradication meeting national and WHO potable water guidelines
- ›Solar-powered hybrid installations ensuring uninterrupted supply in remote char and coastal areas
- ›Community management committees fostering local stewardship and preventative maintenance
- ›Direct health improvement for children and women who traditionally travel miles to fetch potable water
Renewable Off-Grid Rural Electrification
Providing self-sustaining solar home lighting systems to remote indigenous and riverine communities located deep in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and delta islands where the national electric grid cannot feasibly reach.
Reinforcing national clean energy transition objectives while enabling evening education for school children and facilitating small local trade in historically neglected geography.
- ›Zero-carbon renewable solar technology deployed in challenging terrain
- ›Enabling extended study hours for children and safe nighttime mobility
- ›Reduction of toxic kerosene lantern dependence and respiratory hazards