First Part of the Assignment - 1988
| Thu | 07-04-88 | Departed from Dorset, United Kingdom for Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| Fri | 08-04-88 | Arrived in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 09-04-88 | Worked on background reports and Five Year Plan prepared for the Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) in the Golden Goose Guest House. |
| Sun | 10-04-88 | Visit to the FAO main office to meet the FAO Representative and Programme Officers. Continued to work on the background reports and Five Year Plan. |
| Mon | 11-04-88 | Completed background reading for the assignment at the FAO Project Office. Meeting with Mr Ed D Balmforth (Forest Management Planner UNDP/FAO). |
| Tue | 12-04-88 | Visited the FRI Headquarters and the Freshwater Station (FS) at Mymensingh to meet Dr M V Gupta (Project Team Leader), Dr Aminullah Bhuiyan (Chief Scientific Officer of the Brackishwater Station) and Dr M S Shah (Chief Scientific Officer of the FS). |
| Wed | 13-04-88 | Started revising the list of basic equipment required for the BS at the FAO Project Office. Meeting with Dr M V Gupta. |
| Thu | 14-04-88 | Continued work on the basic equipment list for the BS and started preparation of lists covering basic requirements for general reagents and chemicals, and therapeutic chemicals and drugs. |
| Fri | 15-04-88 | Visited Engineers Consortium Ltd (architects and design engineers for the BS), and the Dhaka office of Gemini Sea Food Ltd with the CSO of the BS to meet Lt Col Kazi Shahid Ahmed (Managing Director), Mr Rizwanul Haq (Director) and Mr Mohammad Yusuf Ali (Commercial Manager). |
| Sat | 16-04-88 | Visited FRI Headquarters at Mymensingh and met Professor Asadur Rahman (Director of FRI), Dr M V Gupta and others. Discussions with CSO of BS and others. |
| Sun | 17-04-88 | Travelled to Khulna by car. |
| Mon | 18-04-88 | Visited the the District Fisheries Officer (DFO) Mr Abdul Khalique. Visited the Khulna offices of the IDA Shrimp Culture Project and met Mr Shahidul Islam (Deputy Project Director), Mr Rezaul Karim (Assistant Director - Extension) and Mr Serajul Islam (Assistant Director - Hatchery). Visited the BS site at Paikgacha, and shrimp fry collecting sites and private shrimp farms in the vicinity with Dr A Bhuiyan. |
| Tue | 19-04-88 | Visited the processing plant, Macrobrachium hatchery, and carp and former shrimp farms of Gemini Sea Food Ltd and met Mr Ihsanul Haq (Director) and Mr Mohammad Moniruzzaman Sheikh (Manager). |
| Wed | 20-04-88 | Visited IDA office and a private shrimp farm at Pankhali, Munshiganj (close to the edge of the Sundarbans) and shrimp fry collecting areas in the vicinity) with the CSO of the BS. Returned to Khulna via the Gramin Bank Shrimp Farm at Satkhira (formerly the Bay of Bengal Programme demonstration shrimp farm) and met Mr Akhter Hamid (Farm Manager). |
| Thu | 21-04-88 | Returned to Dhaka by car with Dr A Bhuiyan. |
| Fri | 22-04-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 23-04-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 24-04-88 | Travelled to Chittagong by car. |
| Mon | 25-04-88 | Hartal 06:00 to 14:00 hr. Travelled to Cox's Bazar by car. |
| Tue | 26-04-88 | Visited the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) of the Directorate of Fisheries (DOF) and met Mr Mohammad Masudur Rahman (Principal Scientific Officer), and members of his staff including Mr Manmatha Nath Sarker, Mr Syed Abdul Quayam, and Mr Mohammad Shafiqul Islam. Visited the Macrobrachium hatchery of the ADB Aquaculture Development Project and met Mr P C Dey (Project Manager) and Mr A B Sikder (Officer in Charge of the hatchery). Visited the shrimp hatchery and shrimp farm of Allah-wala Ltd with Mr Shafiqul Islam and met Mr Jahangir Quasem (son of the owner). Returned to the MBL and met Mr Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman (Deputy Project Director of the IDA Shrimp Culture Project) and the DFO Mr Serajul Islam. Visited the Kalatali Shrimp Farm (shrimp hatchery and nursery) and met the owner Mr Mostafijur Rahman. |
| Wed | 27-04-88 | Visited the salt/shrimp production area near Cox's Bazar and the Beximco shrimp farm by boat with Mr Shafiqul Islam and Mr P C Dey. Met Beximco's assistant farm manager Mr Rejul Karim. Visited the ADB demonstration shrimp farm at Rampura and was shown around by Mr P C Dey (Project Manager). |
| Thu | 28-04-88 | Visited the proposed site for the IDA demonstration shrimp farm at Teknaf with Mr Nittay Nanda Das (Assistant Director). Visited other private shrimp farms between Cox's Bazar and Teknaf. |
| Fri | 29-04-88 | Visited the MBS of the DOF. Travelled to Chittagong by car. Repaired front disc brakes. |
| Sat | 30-04-88 | Front nearside disc brake assembly found to be defective after repair. New mounting bolt machined. Travelled to Dhaka by car. |
| Sun | 01-05-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Mon | 02-05-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Tue | 03-05-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Wed | 04-05-88 | Visited FRI Headquarters at Mymensingh and met Professor Asadur Rahman and Dr M V Gupta. |
| Thu | 05-05-88 | Visited the UNDP/FAO forestry project (Assistance to the Forestry Sector Phase II) and met Dr Peter R Stevens and Mr Ed G Balmforth on a possible future visit to the Sundarbans with the Forestry Department of the Government of Bangladesh. |
| Fri | 06-05-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Departed for London (pm). |
| Fri | 13-05-88 | Abortive attempt to depart from London, but prevented from doing so through passport lying in Bangladesh High Commission in London following their unannounced early closure (Thursday pm) for the Eid Al-Fitr holiday. |
| Sat | 14-05-88 | Eid Al-Fitr holiday officially started (pm). |
| Sun | 15-05-88 | Eid Al-Fitr holiday. |
| Mon | 16-05-88 | Eid Al-Fitr holiday. |
| Tue | 17-05-88 | Eid Al-Fitr holiday. Actually departed from London with new passport. |
| Wed | 18-05-88 | Eid Al-Fitr holiday. |
| Thu | 19-05-88 | Eid Al-Fitr holiday. |
| Fri | 20-05-88 | Eid Al-Fitr holiday. |
| Sat | 21-05-88 | Eid Al-Fitr holiday finished (pm). |
| Sun | 22-05-88 | Arrived in Dhaka (am) without visa. Cleared immigration with 'assistance' from FAO. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Meeting with Dr A Bhuiyan and Professor J E Halver. |
| Mon | 23-05-88 | Meeting with the Chief Conservator of Forests, Mr M N A Katebi, and FAO Chief Technical Advisor, Dr Peter R Stevens, on the importance of the Sundarbans as nursery areas for fish and shrimp, and to make preliminary arrangements for one or more field visits. Meetings in FRI Headquarters with Professor Asadur Rahman and Professor J E Halver on the design, layout and research equipment requirements of the BS. |
| Tue | 24-05-88 | Visit to Mymensing to finalise the layout of the laboratory and hatchery buildings of BS and the research equipment lists with the architects and engineers, Engineers Consortium Ltd, and Professor J E Halver. |
| Wed | 25-05-88 | Continued working on the research equipment lists with Professor J E Halver. |
| Thu | 26-05-88 | Finished the research equipment lists with Professor J E Halver. |
| Fri | 27-05-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 28-05-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Meeting with Engineers Consortium Ltd to finalise the layout of the rooms in the BS main administration/laboratory building, hatchery and services building, and further discussions on the final configuration of the ponds and supply and drainage channels. |
| Sun | 29-05-88 | Meeting with Dr M V Gupta to agree the basic research equipment list for the BS and how to plan the purchase over two phases (separated by one year or more). |
| Mon | 30-05-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Tue | 31-05-88 | Meeting with Mr David Barker (UNDP), Ms Flavia Pansieri (UNDP), Mr Jan Poulisse (FAO), Dr M V Gupta (FRI) and Mr Philippe Serène (Aqua Service) on the possibility of arranging a shrimp conference in Bangladesh. Meeting with Lt Col Kazi Shahid Ahmed and Mr Reza Haq (Gemini Sea Food Ltd). Meeting with Dr A K M Naruzzaman (BARC). Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Wed | 01-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Thu | 02-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Fri | 03-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 04-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 05-06-88 | Meeting with Dr M Omar Ali (BARC) and Mr Ed G Balmforth (FAO) regarding shrimp fry and the Sundarbans. Meetings with Drs M V Gupta and A Bhuiyan in Mymensingh. |
| Mon | 06-06-88 | Meetings with Dr A Bhuiyan in Mymensingh. |
| Tue | 07-06-88 | Meetings with Dr A Bhuiyan in Mymensingh. |
| Wed | 08-06-88 | Meeting with Dr A Bhuiyan and Engineers Consortium Ltd on the final building design of the BS. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Thu | 09-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Fri | 10-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 11-06-88 | Meeting with Engineers Consortium Ltd and Mr Bazlur Rahman of Soiltest International. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 12-06-88 | Hartal 06:00 to 14:00 hr. Worked in the Rose Garden Guest House. |
| Mon | 13-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Tue | 14-06-88 | Meeting with Mr Jan Poulisse (FAO). Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Wed | 15-06-88 | Meeting with Mr Ross Wallace (World Bank). Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Thu | 16-06-88 | Meeting with Engineers Consortium Ltd. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Fri | 17-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 18-06-88 | Meetings with Engineers Consortium Ltd. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 19-06-88 | Meeting with Dr Peter Stevens (Forestry Department). Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Official project car finally serviced and disc brake assembly repaired. |
| Mon | 20-06-88 | Meeting with Mr D R Barker (UNDP) regarding Mr Muktadir Rahman's overtime. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Tue | 21-06-88 | Meeting with Dr Gupta. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Wed | 22-06-88 | Meeting with Dr J P Singh (FAO) regarding transportation. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Thu | 23-06-88 | Meeting with Engineers Consortium Ltd. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Fri | 24-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 25-06-88 | Meeting with Dr A Bhuiyan and Engineers Consortium Ltd. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 26-06-88 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Mon | 27-06-88 | Meetings with Dr Aminullah Bhuiyan and Dr M V Gupta in Mymensingh. Presented selected aquaculture manuals to Professor Asadur Rahman for the FRI Library. |
| Tue | 28-06-88 | Brief meeting with Dr M V Gupta. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Departed for London (pm). |
| Wed | 29-06-88 | Arrived in London, UK. Travelled to Dorset by car. |
| Tue | 05-07-88 | Worked on Interim Assignment Report in Dorset, UK. |
| Wed | 06-07-88 | Worked on Interim Assignment Report in Dorset, UK. |
Second Part of the Assignment - 1989 | ||
| Mon | 20-03-89 | Departed from Dorset, United Kingdom for Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| Tue | 21-03-89 | Arrived in Dhaka. |
| Wed | 22-03-89 | Meetings with Mr Hans von Zon, Dr Aminullah Bhuiyan and Dr M V Gupta. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Thu | 23-03-89 | Meeting with Mr Jan Poulisse (FAO) and Mr Hans van Zon. Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Fri | 24-03-89 | Holiday. |
| Sat | 25-03-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 26-03-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Mon | 27-03-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Meeting with Professor Aminul Islam (Director of FRI), Dr M V Gupta and Dr Aminullah Bhuiyan. Met Professor Md Altaf Hossain (Fisheries Research Laboratory, Rajshahi University). Meeting with Professor Asadur Rahman (Vice Chancellor of BAU). |
| Tue | 28-03-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. |
| Wed | 29-03-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. |
| Thu | 30-03-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Meeting with Mr Ross Wallace and Mr Werner Roider (World Bank). Met Mr John Hoskins and Mr Jan Poulisse (FAO), and Mr James Conway (WFP). |
| Fri | 31-03-89 | Worked in the Swedish Guest House in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 01-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 02-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. |
| Mon | 03-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Meeting with Professor Aminul Islam and Dr Hans van Zon. |
| Tue | 04-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Meeting with Professor Aminul Islam, Dr Roger Pullin (ICLARM), Dr M V Gupta and other members of FRI. |
| Wed | 05-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. |
| Thu | 06-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. |
| Fri | 07-04-89 | Holiday. |
| Sat | 08-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 09-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Mon | 10-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. |
| Tue | 11-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Met Mr Chris Price (ODA) of the Bangladesh Aquaculture and Fisheries Resource Unit. |
| Wed | 12-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. |
| Thu | 13-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. |
| Fri | 14-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 15-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 16-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Mon | 17-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Met Dr Majid (CSO, RS Chandpur). |
| Tue | 18-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Meeting with Dr Bhuiyan (CSO, BS Paikgacha). |
| Wed | 19-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Meeting with Professor Asadur Rahman. |
| Thu | 20-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Meeting with Professor Aminul Islam. |
| Fri | 21-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 22-04-89 | Hartal (half day). Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sun | 23-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Meetings with Mr J Hoskins and Mr J Poulisee (FAO) and Mr R Wallace and Mr W Roider (World Bank). |
| Mon | 24-04-89 | Hartal (24 hr). Worked in Gulshan. |
| Tue | 25-04-89 | Worked at FRI in Mymensingh. Meetings with Professor Asadur Rahman and Dr Aminullah Bhuiyan. |
| Wed | 26-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Meeting with Professor Aminul Islam. |
| Thu | 27-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. Meetings with Dr Aminullah Bhuiyan and Mr J Poulisse. |
| Fri | 28-04-89 | Worked in the FAO Project Office in Dhaka. |
| Sat | 29-04-89 | Departed for London. |
| Sun | 30-04-89 | Arrived in London. Travelled by car to Dorset (UK). |
| Mon | 01-05-89 | Worked on the assignment final report and research proposals in Dorset. |
| Tue | 02-05-89 | Worked on the assignment final report and research proposals in Dorset. |
| Wed | 03-05-89 | Worked on the assignment final report and research proposals in Dorset. [Last official day of the consultancy assignment.] |
| Thu | 04-05-89 | Worked on the assignment final report and research proposals in Dorset. |
