Dr. Vikram Pattarkine,  a Board member with IPP, conducted an international training workshop on wastewater treatment and environmental management in February 2008 at Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital. Adroit Environment Consultants Ltd., a local consulting firm, organized the program. Attendees included senior government officials, industry leaders, engineers, and wastewater treatment plant operators. Dr. Pattarkine was the lead faculty, supported by Dr. Nasir Uddin Khan Adroit.

Topics covered included:

• Wastewater treatment fundamentals
• Biological nutrient removal
• Wastewater treatment technologies
• Energy-efficient aeration systems
• Enhanced lagoon systems for wastewater treatment
• Environmental impact assessment of development projects
• Environmental audit
• Status of textile industry wastewater treatment in Bangladesh
• Energy efficiency in industrial processes

The training was greatly appreciated by the attendees, who learned about modern biological wastewater treatment techniques. One of the attendees, Md Julfikar Sheikh, remarked: "It was indeed a very nice opportunity for me to have attended a summary training program conducted by you. It was really exciting to learn about some of the new technologies which you introduced."

Bangladesh has an immediate need for textile effluent treatment; the workshop served as an important first step in capacity building in the country