Cv kanai deb nath, project economist dec- 2021

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1. Proposed Position: Project Economist
2. Name of Firm:
3. Name of Expert: Kanai Deb Nath
4. Current Address: Flat #A5; House #32; Road #05; Sector #03; Uttara; Dhaka-1230; Mail:
debnathkanai@gmail.com , Mob: (+88) 01715275172/ (+88)01631758850
5. Date of Birth: 09 July 1954 Citizenship Bangladesh
6. Education:  University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, M.A. in Economics, 1976
7. Membership in Professional
Associations:
 Member, Economic Association of Bangladesh, Since 2001
8. Other Trainings:  Training on Management and Credit in Banking sector organized by Bangladesh
Krishi Bank (BKB), Bangladesh, 09/1980 – 10/1980;
 Training on Public Relation and Mass Communication in Training Centre of
Bangladesh Biman, Bangladesh, 10/1978 –11/1978;
 Short Courses on BME, Bangladesh, 07/2002 –08/2002;
 Training on various IGAs, Bangladesh, 04/2003 – 05/2003;
 Completed Highway Development and Management (HDM-4) Training at Central
Road Research Institute (CRRI), Delhi, India, in Sept.-Oct. Session, 2010.
 Computer Trainingin M.S. Words,Excel, SPSS, Access;Data Processing, 03/2000 –
04/2000
9. Countries of Work
Experience:
Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Russia
10. Languages:
Language Level of Proficiency (Mother Tongue, Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor)
Speaking Reading Writing
11. Employment Record:
FROM: Jan2021 TO: Till Date
EMPLOYER: DevConsultants Limited
POSITIONS HELD: Transport economist/Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
FROM: Jul 2018 TO: Dec 2020
EMPLOYER: AQUA Consultant & Associates Ltd.
POSITIONS HELD: Project Economist
FROM: Sept 2016 TO: Jun 2018
EMPLOYER: EPTISA, Spain
POSITIONS HELD: Project Economist
FROM: Jan 2016 TO: Sept 2016
EMPLOYER: ADSL
POSITIONS HELD: Project Economist and Financial Specialist
FROM: Oct 2015 TO: Dec 2015
EMPLOYER: KMC
POSITIONS HELD: Team Leader, RAP/LAP
FROM: May 2014 TO: May 2015
EMPLOYER: HB Consultants Ltd.
POSITIONS HELD: Deputy Team Leader/Economist
FROM: Feb 2014 TO: Apr 2014
EMPLOYER: HB Consultants Ltd. at Afghanistan
POSITIONS HELD: Economist and Financial Analyst
FROM: Jun 2012 TO: Jan 2014
EMPLOYER: ACE Consultants Ltd.
POSITIONS HELD: Economist (M&E consultant)
FROM: Dec 2011 TO: Mar 2012
EMPLOYER: Engineering & Planning Consultants Ltd. (EPC)
POSITIONS HELD: Urban Development Economist
FROM: Dec 2010 TO: Jun 2011
POSITIONS HELD: Economist
FROM: Apr 2007 TO: Nov 2010
POSITIONS HELD: Urban Development Economist/ Financial Analyst/ Transport Economist
FROM: Dec 2006 TO: Feb 2007
EMPLOYER: BETS Consulting Services Ltd.
POSITIONS HELD: Statistician cum Project Co-coordinator
FROM: Aug 2005 TO: Dec 2005
EMPLOYER: BETS Consulting Services Ltd.
POSITIONS HELD: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

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FROM: Aug 2002 TO: Apr 2005
POSITIONS HELD: Socio-economist
FROM: Jul 2000 TO: Dec 2000
POSITIONS HELD: Economist
FROM: Apr 1994 TO: Feb 1997
EMPLOYER: Selkhoze Promexport Moscow, Russia
POSITIONS HELD: Asstt. Economist
FROM: Sept 1982 TO: Oct 1992
EMPLOYER: Local NGOs
POSITIONS HELD: Program Organizer /Coordinator
FROM: Jun 1980 TO: Aug 1982
EMPLOYER: Bangladesh Krishi Bank
POSITIONS HELD: Branch Manager
FROM: Sept 1978 TO: May 1980
EMPLOYER: Bangladesh Biman
POSITIONS HELD: Sales Assistant
12. DETAILED TASKS ASSIGNED 13. WORK UNDERTAKEN THAT BEST ILLUSTRATES CAPABILITY TO HANDLE THE TASKS
ASSIGNED
The Economist will
i. Prepare the project’s
detailed budget and
investment plan based on
the detailed design cost;
ii. Analysepolicy distortions
and recommend
appropriatepolicy
adjustments; and
iii. Undertake a detailed
economic and financial
analysisof the projectin
accordancewith ADB’s
Guidelines on the
economic analysisof
projects.
Name of assignment project: Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (RCIP) (funded by
ADB)
Year: Jan, 2021- Till Date)
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Client: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
Main Project Features: The project aims at improvement of the rural roads taken up
under RCIP to climate-resilient standards with a focus on results. The impact would be
improved income. The outcome would be improved rural connectivity. The key outputs
included (i) rural road infrastructure upgraded and maintained; and (ii) institutional
arrangement for road maintenance strengthened.
Position Held: Transport Economist/Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Activities Performed: Conduction of Economic and financial analysis & benefit
assessmentof the subprojects viz. Upazila road,Union Roads undertaken for upgradation
in 34 districts of the country to justify the economic and financial viability of the
subprojects to justify the economic and financial viability of the subprojects through
determining IRR, NPV and BCR as per ADB guidelines.
Name of assignment project: Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement
Project –III, Additional Financing (UGIIP III-AF) (funded by ADB)
Year: Jul 2018- Till Date
Main Project Features: The project aims at improving urban governance along with
improvement and rehabilitation of the urban infrastructures in order to cope with the
growing demand of the urban citizens. The impact will be improved governance in the
pourashavas,infrastructures with better hygienic and environment friendly status leading
to sustainable development.
Position Held: Project Economist
Activities Performed: Conduction of Economic and financial analysis & benefit
assessment of the subprojects viz. road, market, water supply, bus terminal, cyclone
shelter, solid waste management (SWM), Street light (LED) schemes etc. to justify the
economic and financial viability of the subprojects through determining IRR, NPV and
BCR as per ADB guidelines.
Name of assignment project: Project Design Advance, Rural Infrastructure Maintenance Program (RIMP), LGED
Year: August 2016- June 2018
Client: Local Government Engineering Department
Main Project Features: The program encompassed improvement of the maintenance of rural roads to climate-resilient
standards with a focus on results. The impact would be improved income. The outcome would be improved rural
connectivity. The key outputs included (i) rural road infrastructure upgraded and maintained; and (ii) institutional
arrangement for road maintenance strengthened.
Position Held: Project Economist
Activities Performed: Conducted of Economic and financial analysis & benefit assessment of the road subprojects to
justify the economic and financial viability of the subprojects through determining IRR, NPV and BCR to be implemented
under the project as per ADB guidelines.
Name of assignment project: ADB TA 8913 REG: Developing Integrated Urban Development Plans in Selected DMC Cities
Incorporating Urban Climate Change Resilience Principles, LGED
Year: Jan 2016 – Sept 2016
Main Project Features: Activities to help lay groundwork for urban climatechangeresilience(UCCR) planningprocesses,and
build capacity in preparing and responding to climate change –induced shocks and stress in medium sized and secondary
cities.
Position Held: Project Economist &Financial Specialist
Activities Performed: Performed the responsibility to ensure proper preparation and effective & efficient implementation

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of the sub-projects. To promote & transfer of technical assistance to LGED and ULBs, conducted economic and fi nancial
analysis of the subprojects to determine EIRR,ENPV, EBCR as well as FIRR, FNPV, FBCR to justify the viability of the
subprojects. Prepared financial projections for sub-projects, had interactions with city corporations’ officials including
accounting staffson policies to enhance revenue generations, encouraging to arrange internal training programs for
capacity building etc.
Name of assignment project: Coastal Embankment Improvement Project, Phase-I (CTEIP, Ph-1) financed by World Bank.
Year: Oct 2015 – Dec 2015
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Client: BWDB
Main Project Features: Repair and rehabilitation of the Coastal Embankments to protect people and property within the
embankments
Position Held: Team Leader, Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)/Land Acquisition Plan (LAP)
Activities Performed: Prepared Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Land Acquisition Plan (LAP), and arranged payments to the
PAPs, ensuring safe guard aspects during the project implementation period as per WB Guidelines.
Name of assignment project: Feasibility Study of Multimodal Container Freight Station (CFS) financed by International
Development Association (IDA).
Year: Feb 2014-Apr 2014
Location: Kabul & Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Client: Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Afghanistan
Main Project Features: Study including assessment on viability of a container freight station (CFS) at Jalalabad, technical,
economic/financial viability viz a viz rail access, an assessment on the volume of trade passing through Jalalabad ICD etc .
Position Held: Economist and Financial Analyst
Activities Performed: Performed economic and financial analysis & of the CFS following ADB guidelines and determined
EIRR, ENPV, BCR in order to justify the economic viability of the CFS. Financial analysis was also conducted to justify the
financial viability through determining the required yardsticks valueviz.FIRR,FNPV, & FBCR. Participated meetings with the
Client on policy matters regarding revenue increment policies, improvement of current revenue collecting ways,
institutional capacity building aspects etc.
Name of assignment project: Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) financed by ADB
Year: May 2014- May 2015
Client: LGED
Main Project Features: To support Government of Bangladesh (GOB) efforts were given to make climate resilient
infrastructures including roads, markets, cyclone shelters and also made people aware to withstand climatic adverse
situations and thus trained to survive in extreme climatic situations and to build long-term preparedness through
strengthened disaster risk management.
Position Held: DTL, Economist
Activities Performed: Was responsible to conduct the economic and financial analysis & benefit assessment of the
subprojects in order to justify their economic and financial viability through determining the EIRR, NPV, BCR as per ADB
guidelines.As the DTL, performed the tasks of organizingand compilingthe reports of the team members, participated in
formulating mechanisms to maximize revenue generation from sectoral subprojects, developed training inputs, organized
seminars, workshops, arranged other administrative works as per need and thus assisted the Team Leader where needed.
Name ofassignment project: Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project (ECRRP) financed by World Bank
Year: June 2012 - April 2014
Client: Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning
Main Project Features: To support Government of Bangladesh (GOB) efforts to facilitate recovery from the damage to
livelihoods and infrastructure caused by Cyclone Sidr and to build long-term preparedness through strengthened disaster
risk management.
Position Held: Economist (M & E consultant)
Activities Performed: Conducted group meetings, provided awareness, climate resilience, building lessons, Income
Generation Activities (IGA) trainings to the vulnerable women members to achieve sustainable economic emancipation
through rearing poultry, cattle, gardening, practicing innovative agriculture process in cooperation with other members.
Moreover, responsiblefor conduction of economic and financial analysisto justify feasibility through determiningEIRR,FIRR,
ENPV, FNPV, EBCR & FBCR etc. of the beneficiary agricultural/fishery farmhouses under the project and co-operating Team
Leader when necessary.
Name of assignment project: Municipal Services Project (MSP) Module-B financed by World Bank
Year: Apr 2012 - May 2012
Main Project Features: Preparation of Municipal Development Programmes for different types of urban situations in a
sample of about 30 municipalities and also preparing specific packages of development sub-projects.
Position Held: Economist/Financial Analyst
Activities Performed: Analyze demographic and economic profileof the city and its development for the period 2001-2010
and projectalternativescenariosof development. Had interactions with municipalities’ officials including accounting staffs
on policies to enhance revenue generations, encouraging arranging internal training programs for capacity building etc.
Moreover, was responsible for conduction of economic and financial analysis of the sub-projects of the selected
Pourashavas/city corporations and determination of EIRR, NPV, BCR applyingCost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) method and also
preparation of financial projections of the subprojects besides co-operating the Team Leader when necessary.
Name of assignment project: Preparation of Rangpur Master Plan for Rangpur Divisional Town Under District Towns
Infrastructure Development Project (DTIDP) financed by GoB
Year: Dec 2011 - March 2012
Main Project Features: Preparation of Structure Plan, Master Plan and Detailed area Plan for Rangpur Divisional Town.
Position Held: Urban Development Economist
Activities Performed: Performed the task of ooverall supervision of theBench Mark (BM) surveys on Socio-economic aspect
of the project area viz. Household Survey, Slum Survey, Informal Economy Survey, Industrial Survey including formulation
of survey tools, providing guidelines, recruiting and training enumerators, conduction of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of
different farms and industrial units/establishments (SMEs) operated in the project area, preparation of financial
projections, conducted public consultation meetings at union levels, analysis of the field surveys and financial and
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Name of assignment project: Water Management Improvement Project (WMIP), BWDB, Bangladesh financed by World
Bank
Year: Dec 2010 - June 2011
Client: Bangladesh Water Development Board
Main Project Features: System Improvement and Management Transfer, O&M Performance Improvement; Institutional
Improvement of BWDB, WARPO and PCU.
Position Held : Economist
Activities Performed: Was responsibleto superviseof conduction of all sorts of Socio-Economic Field Survey, PRA, forming
WMO groups, organizing meetings with project beneficiaries, providing training on improvement water management
system, organizingmeetings with project beneficiaries,doingeconomic analysis of subprojects to determine EIRR, NPV and
BCR to justify the economic feasibility of them, writing report etc.
Name of assignment project: 1). Preparation of the Structure Plan, Master Plan and Detailed area Plan for the Extension
of the Khulna Master Plan area up to Mongla Town financed by GoB (Mar 2008- Nov 2010);2).Preparation of the Structure
Plan, Master Plan and Detailed area Plan for Barisal Divisional Town financed by GoB (Dec 2007 - Feb 2008); 3).
Preparation of the Structure Plan, Master Plan and Detailed area Plan for the Extension of the Khulna Master Plan area
up to Mongla Town financed by GoB (Sept 2007 - Nov 2007)
Year: Sept 2007- Nov 2010
Location: khulna, Bangladesh
Client: Khulna Development Authority (KDA)/ Urban Development Directorate (UDD)/
Main Project Features: Preparation of Structure Plan,Master Plan and Detailed area Plan for Khulna and Barisal Divisional
Towns.
Position Held: Urban Development Economist/ Financial Analyst
Activities Performed: Overall supervision of the Bench Mark (BM) surveys on Socio-economic aspect of the projectarea viz.
Household Survey, Slum Survey, Informal Economy Survey, Industrial Survey including formulation of survey tools, and
conduction of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) & benefit assessment of different farms and industrial units/establishments
(SMEs) to determine their IRR, NPV and BCR to examine economic and financial viability,preparation of financial
projections, finding out problems faced by the GCMs and suggesting remedial measures, finding out problems and
prospects in manufacturing sector and showing remedial steps,conducted public consultation meetings at union levels&
Pourashva level meetings in participation of mass people and other concerned stakeholders to gather in-depth idea about
the prevailing socio-economic conditions of the project area. Analyzed collected data and information to provide
guidelines to make the project area economically developed.
Name of assignment project: Dhaka-Chittagong Expressway (PPP) RHD, (1st phase), Bangladesh funded by ADB
Year: April 2007 - Aug 2007
Client: Roads and Highways Department (RHD)
Main Project Features: Feasibility Study of the proposed Dhaka-ChittagongAccess Control Expressway, economic analysis,
financial analysis, and formulation of detailed design of the best alternative based on various field level surveys
Position Held: Transport Economist
Activities Performed: Performed the task of supervision of conduction of field surveys on Traffic and other areas of surveys
related to RUC, RAC, AccidentCosts, prevailing socio-economic conditions in the zone of influenceof the proposed highway,
determining AADT, VOC, TTC, and created a Bench Mark (BM) data base, compiled and analysed survey data and conducted
economic analysis to find out EIRR, FIRR, NPV and B/C ratio to justify the economic and financial feasibility of the project.
Name of assignment project: District Water Resources Assessment financed by ADB
Year: May 2004 - April 2005
Main Project Features: Water resources and formulating District Water Resources Assessment (DWRA).
Position Held: Socio-economist
Activities Performed: Formulation of field survey questionnaire, supervision of field survey to collect socio-economic BM
(Bench Mark) data from the project Upazilas, analysis of data to assess benefit accrued through implementation of past
water development projects, contributed to formulate water resources development project plan based on Benefit
Monitoring Effects (BME), had interaction with LGED and BWD officials, local NGO representatives, and local people’s
including different stakeholders of the project; finalized for approval of the DWRA Report.
Name of assignment project: Greater Faridpur Rural Infrastructure Development Project (D&S Consultancy Services)
funded by Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC).
Year: Aug 2002 - April 2004
Location: Gopalgonj, Bangladesh
Client: Local Government Engineering Department.
Main Project Features: Development works of Rural infrastructures like Road, bridges, culverts, growth centers, etc.
Position Held: Socio-Economist
Activities Performed: Organized and supervised the task of collecting Bench Mark (BM) data on Socio-economic
characteristic including demography, employment, production, income and expenditure, livelihood pattern, health and
education, etc which were used for monitoringand evaluation duringimplementation of development projects. Was a lso
responsible for organizing Labour Contracting Society (LCS) and provided Income Generating Training (IGA) to them. Was
responsiblefor conducting field surveys on Traffic volume related to (a) Road traffic; AADTs, Modal shift, VOCs & TTCs, Per
Pkm/Tkm cost etc. (b) Market data; market visitors, turnover, auction and realize toll amount, spoilage & saving etc.
Determined EIRR, FIRR,NPV and B/C ratio of the roads constructed in theprojectarea to justify the feasibility of construction
of these roads.
Name of assignment project: Infrastructure Development Project, Greater Sylhet District financed by ADB
Year: July 2000 - Dec 2000
Main Project Features: Construction of Feeder Roads with a view to promote socio-economic development of the project
districts
Position Held: Economist
Activities Performed: Was responsible for organizing and supervising the socio-economic field survey, traffic survey,
commodity transaction survey. Also supervised the task of collection of information related to economic sectors.On the
basis of BM data, assessed and evaluated the benefit accrued in overall socio-economic sector in the project area due to
implementation of the Rural Infrastructure Projects. The economic and financial evaluation of the project was submitted

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through determining EIRR, FIRR, B/C, NPV of the Feeder Roads under five Upazilas of Greater Sylhet district.
Name of assignment project: 1). Pushkin Urban Development Project, Russia financed by Govt. of Russia (March 1995 -
Feb 1997); 2). Krasnador Urban Development Project, Russia financed by Govt. of Russia (April 1994 - Feb 1995)
Year: Apr 1994 - Feb 1997
Location: Krasnador, Russia
Client: Pushkin Municipality/ Krasnador Municipality.
Main Project Features: Repairing, Reconstruction and rehabilitation of damaged roads in the municipality
Position Held: Asstt. Economist
Activities Performed: Assisted Sr. Economistin rendering services to carryouttraffic survey,market survey, (a) Road traffic;
AADTs, Traffic volume, Modal shift, VOCs & TTCs, Per Pkm/Tkm cost etc. (b) Market transaction study in the proposed
trading/market centers; market visitors, turnover, auction and realize toll amount, spoilage saving etc. Socio-economic
surveys, processingof data; forecastingof traffic generation and economic activities. Also worked in collaboration with Sr.
economistin Cost analysis, investment program, Economic and financial analysis and carried outB/C ratio;NPV, EIRR, FIRR
with sensitivity analysis, cash flow, etc.
14. Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that
(i) This CV correctly describes my qualifications and experience;
(ii) I am not a current employee of the Executing or the Implementing Agency;
(iii) In the absence of medical incapacity, I will undertake this assignment for the duration and in terms of the inputs
specified for me in Form TECH-6 provided team mobilization takes place within the validity of this proposal;
(iv) I was not part of the team who wrote the terms of reference for this consulting services assignment;
(v) I am not currently debarred by a multilateral development bank or temporarily suspended by ADB;
(vi) l certify that I have been informed by the firmthat itis includingmy CV in the Proposal for the ………………….. I confirm
that I will be available to cany out the assignment for which my CV has been submitted in accordance with the
implementation arrangements and schedule set out in the Proposal.
I understand that any misrepresentation that knowingly or recklessly misleads, or attempts to mislead, may lead to
disqualification or dismissal, and/or the imposition of sanctions or other remedial actions by ADB.
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