Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

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Three BURP Students Receive the RISE Student Research Grant 2024
Apr 18, 2024

Three BURP students have recently received the RISE Student Research Grant 2024 offered by the Research and Innovation Centre for Science and Engineering (RISE) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Mr. Mahim Ahmed was awarded a grant for his undergraduate thesis titled “A Study of Fire Safety Measures in Restaurants of Dhaka”. Mr. Prashesh Sarker was granted for his undergraduate thesis titled “Geo-spatial Analysis of Illegal Waste Dumping Sites: Uncovering Factors and Understanding Public Perception Regarding Illegal Waste Dumping in Wards 15 and 69 of Dhaka South City Corporation Area”. Mr. Abid Abdullah was awarded for his undergraduate thesis titled “Predicting Crash Severity of Motorized Three-Wheelers in Dhaka: A Study Using Machine Learning Classifiers for the Time Period of 2010-2023”. These theses are being supervised by Professor Dr. Ishrat Islam, Professor Dr. Meher Nigar Neema, and Assistant Professor Ms. Sadia Afroj respectively.