Asif Iftekhar began his career as a Civil Work Inspector for the Karnaphulli Water Supply Project in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which was funded by JICA. His responsibilities included inspecting construction work like rebar arrangement, shuttering, and concrete casting to ensure it met design specifications. He conducted various on-site and lab tests of materials and concrete. Asif successfully completed his contract duties overseeing reservoir, water tank, and retaining wall construction work until the end of the project.