Md. Shakil Ar Salan is a Young and Passionate Urban Planner with an Enthusiasm in Environmental Planning and Management Sector Incorporating Geographic Information System (GIS). Mr. Salan holds a Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning (BURP) degree from the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) and Masters in Environmental Sciences and Management (MESM) degree from Jahangirnagar University (JU). He is currently working as an academician in the same department of  Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET). He is an Affiliated Member of Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP). He is Principally Interested in Climate Change and Development, Environmental Planning, Community Capitals and Community Resilience as a Professional.

Conducted Courses

Theory Courses:

URP 2115   Site and Area Planning

URP 2201   Urban Planning Techniques

URP 4139   Environmental Planning and Management

URP 4203   Legal Basis of Planning

URP 4251   Advanced Physical Planning

Sessional: 

URP 2216   Site and Area Planning Studio

URP 3102     Urban Planning Studio 

URP 4000   Project/Thesis

Research Grant 

1. Project Title:   Addressing Drought-Induced Non-Economic Loss and Damage through Locally Led Adaptation (Ongoing).
Funding Source:   M.Sc./M.Phil. Research Grant, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh.
Grant Period: 2025-2026

Research Grant No:  DRE/8/RUET/764(52)/PRA/2025-26/04

2. Project Title:   Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Enhancing Community Resilience to Climate-Induced Drought in the North-West Region of Bangladesh.
Funding Source:   M.Sc./M.Phil. Research Grant, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh.
Grant Period: 2024-2025

Research Grant No:  DRE/8/RUET/700(66)/PRA/2024-25/13

3. Project Title:  Assessing Community Resilience to Drought: A Community Capital Perspective in the Barind Tract Region of Bangladesh.

Research Grant:  International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Research Grant

Research Granting Project : Capacity strengthening of multi-actors to limit climate change impacts and enhance resilience (CAP-RES) project 
Funding  Source:  Embassy of Sweden 

Grant Period: 2023-2024     

4. Project Title:  Seasonal Variation of Groundwater Level and Its Impacts on Regional Agricultural Productivity in the North-West Region of Bangladesh.
Funding Source:   M.Sc./M.Phil. Research Grant, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh.
Grant Period: 2023-2024

Research Grant No:  DRE/7/RUET/640(53)/PRA/2023-24/06

5. Project Title:  Urban Heat Wave Perceptions, Impact Analysis and Capacity Assessment in the Heat Hotspots of Rajshahi City, Bangladesh.

Funding Source:  Young Professional Research Grant, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh.
Grant Period: 2022-2023

Research Grant No: DRE/7/RUET/574(58)/PRA/2022-23/11