Management Staff
Obaidur Rahman
Co-founder
Mr. Rahman is a co-founder of CBSG and currently works for Panagora Group of USA. Rahman is a highly qualified professional with an MBA (IBA) and extensive training and education in the USA, Canada, India, and Bangladesh. With over 20 years of experience as a frontline Organizational Development (OD) specialist in Bangladesh, Mr. Rahman is recognized for his exceptional track record in facilitating, training, and consulting on organizational and human resources development, as well as various developmental issues.
Shafia Tahmida
Bangladesh Program Manager
Shafia is the lead of CBSG Bangladesh program activities. Besides her management functions, she leads the core research and data analysis team at CBSG. Holding a postgraduate degree in Statistics, she has developed a robust foundation in statistical methods, data analysis, and experimental design. Shafia possesses exceptional data analysis skills and is highly skilled in using statistical software such as STATA, SPSS, and R. Over the years, she has successfully managed numerous data analysis projects and has successfully contributed to various research and survey projects at CBSG.
Rabiul Islam
Data Analyst
Mr. Rabiul works as a Data Analyst at CBSG. He completed his undergrad studies at the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology with a passion for Data science. With an extensive experience in data analytics gained from working on international projects, he brings innovative research and data analysis techniques to his role at CBSG. He has also worked as a short-term data analyst on USAID projects. Mr. Rabiul has a strong professional capacity for data collection app development and Excel based programming. He possesses excellent skills in developing data collection apps using SurveyCTO, KOBOTool Box, and Ona. Moreover, he is proficient in using STATA and SPSS for quantitative data analysis.
Quazi Arunim Rahman
Program Officer
Arunim is a Program Officer at CBSG, where he contributes to new business development and provides professional support to our national and international consultancy assignments. His strong academic background, with a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from SAARC University, Delhi, is complemented by his diverse professional experience. His multifaceted career includes roles as an editor at Worthy Publications, a Program Officer at the Unicef project, and a Research Assistant at BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. His experience in various sectors allows her to bring a unique perspective to CBSG, fostering innovation and enhancing our capabilities, and contributing to expanding our organizational reach and impact on a global scale, ultimately benefiting the communities we serve.
Fojila Khanom
Senior Consultant - Gender and Child Rights
Fojila Khanom serves as a senior consultant for CBSG, specializing in gender, child protection, human trafficking, modern slavery, and women empowerment. With a postgraduate degree in social sciences from the University of Dhaka, her career lenghts over two decades, including significant contributions to Transparency International Bangladesh and various USAID projects. Currently, as a consultant with CBSG, Fojila dedicates her expertise to safeguarding women and children from violence and sexual abuse across capacity building and research assignments.
HM Simon Sunny
Data Analysis Manager
Mr. Sunny is working as a Data Analysis Manager at CBSG. He completed his post-graduation in Population Science and HRD from public University. He is well conversant with MS Access, SPSS, STATA for performing statistical analysis (qualitative and quantitative) and skilled at developing relational electronic database applications with SurveyCTO, ODK and CSPro. He is ingenious in designing data template, planning and supervising data entry, error management, quality control of data and maintaining database. He is specialized in developing and managing mobile-technology/tablet-based field surveys using software solutions like CSPRO, SurveyCTO and other ODK platforms that allow real-time digitization and processing of data. Set up survey protocol program for server and individual data entry devices.
Airin Akter
GIS Specialist
Airin Akter is currently working as a GIS Specialist at CBSG. She completed her Masters and Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environment, from University of Dhaka. She achieved a Research Fellowship Award fully funded by USAID and YouthMappers. She is skilled at implementing research methodology, assisting in data management, and analyzing the results of the research. Her educational background and experiences reflect a commitment and ability to plan, design, and implement research activities, training management, communication with local level people, etc. She has credentials of using the digital platforms of data visualization like ArcGIS-10.5, 10.6, 10.7, Erdas Imagine 2018, QGIS 2.18, Mapillary, etc.
Mozahidul Islam Nayon
Head Organization Development (OD)
Md. Mozahidul Islam is a senior member of Capacity Building Service Group (CBSG), and has been contributing to organisation development program and soft-skill training since 2009. Mr. Islam possesses strong expertise and experience in the areas off rights-based development programming, policy influencing and cluster development of Cottage Small and Medium Enterprise (CSMEs). Besides, he had long engagement in promoting the rights of socially excluded and marginalized communities of Bangladesh. He is an enlisted trainer and resource person of BDjobs.com for high profile professional development courses. He led CBSG assignments with UNICEF for communication campaign for promoting salt-iodization – managed district and sub-district level training and workshops with multi-stakeholders including government officials, schools’ teachers and people engaged in salt industries. As part of CBSG OD program and facilitation team, he facilitated over 20 OCA sessions with civil society organisations and imparted soft-skill training for over 15 NGOs.
SM Tofazzel Hossain
Research and Survey Coordinator
Mr. Tofazzel is senior member of CBSG team. Having MSS degree in Social Welfare from the university of Dhaka, Mr. Tofazzel served in many national and international agencies mostly at senior management level positions. His sectorial experience includes health & nutrition, human rights, anti-trafficking advocacy, capacity building of local government institutions and so on. He managed and coordinated large-scale research and survey projects of CBSG including project with Facebook and GFEEM. Besides, Mr Tofazzel has an excellent track record of coordination with Government departments and managing complex research projects of Bi-lateral partners.
Shahinur Islam
Program Associate (Support and Logistics)
Mr. Shahinur Islam has been working with CBSG since 2009. As a logistics and program support staff, he successfully supported and organised events for large-scale ICT training program conducted in 147 batches in 16 districts. He is an instrumental staff CBSG who ensures readiness of ICT facilities including tablets, loaded with data collection application and automation facilities for presentation to large audiences. He provides sourcing as well as delivery support to our social enterprise penRpencil.com
How We Serve
Ongoing Projects
Contract with Asia Foundation
Contract with Asia Foundation
Capacity strengthening of 14 selected partners of the South Asia Governance Program (SAGP) funded by the US Department of States
Contract with Abt Associates. USA
Contract with Abt Associates. USA
Annual Performance Study of Bangladesh Feed the Future Nutrition Activity funded by USAID
Contract with PLAN International (Canada & Bangladesh)
Contract with PLAN International (Canada & Bangladesh)
Endline Evaluation of Combatting Early Marriage Bangladesh (CEMB) project in Bangladesh implemented in two districts - Vhola and Jhalokathi. The project targets 140,000 adolescents, of them 56.6% are girls.
Contract with ACDI VOCA for USDA project evaluation in the Philippines
Contract with ACDI VOCA for USDA project evaluation in the Philippines
Final Evaluation of the Philippine Coffee and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE) project in the Philippines. The project is funded by USDA and implemented in three provinces - Mindanao, Lozan and Visyas.
Contract Winrock International for Baseline Evaluation of RAIN project in Thailand
Contract Winrock International for Baseline Evaluation of RAIN project in Thailand
Baseline Evaluation of USDA-supported Regional Agriculture Innovative Network (RAIN) project in Thailand. A mixed methods study with counterfactual groups. The baseline evaluation includes 6 value chain agricultural products such as Rice, Mangosteen, Cassava, Longan, Coconut, and Durian is grown across 11 provinces in Thailand.
Framework contract with Landesa, USA for Mixed Methods study in Bangladesh
Framework contract with Landesa, USA for Mixed Methods study in Bangladesh
Mixed methods study in Bangladesh for the - Equal Stake in the Soil - Project of the Stand for Her Land (S4HL) Campaign
