<p>One of the founder advisors of <strong>BaA</strong>, Bangladeshi Architect <strong>Zia Ahmed</strong> has been working in the Planning sector as the Client Manager of Building and Development Advisory Service at City of Ryde Council in Sydney for many years. He is a community organiser with involvements in Bengali drama and film production groups in Australia, keeping the Bengali and Bangladeshi cultural milieu alive for Expatriates. &nbsp;Back in 2016, Zia Ahmed produced a short film on 'Family Violence' targeting Bangladeshi community living in Australia in particular(subtitled in English), commissioned by the NSW Government Department of Health along with several Government organisations.</p>
<p>Both Zia Ahmed and his wife Molly Ahmed regularly ran a Bangla Radio segment called "<strong>Khanika</strong>" ( ক্ষণিকা ) in &nbsp;Sydney 99.9 SWR FM, &nbsp;a station that broadcasts to parts of Greater Western Sydney and in most of the Sydney metropolitan area.</p>
<p>This talk includes -</p>
<ul>
 <li>The certification process for Buildings,</li>
 <li>Why and how he moved into Planning sector,</li>
  <li>How one can get Planning related jobs,</li>
  <li>Tiers in Council Planning policies in Sydney</li>
</ul>
<p>This talk was also recorded in <strong>Bangla</strong>. &nbsp;</p>
<p>This talk or Presentation was recorded on<strong> 26 October 2019 </strong>at<strong> Macquarie Links Community Centre </strong>in Sydney arranged by<strong> Bangladeshi Architects in Australia (BaA).</strong><br>
Background music in this episode is a mix of the 'piano with Ethera vocals played live over a heartbeat' from <strong>Freesounds.org</strong> by '<strong>XHALE303</strong>' and 'Ural Mountain river in the valley' by '<strong>newlocknew</strong>' with Creative Commons licences.</p>
<p><br>
The short film on "Domestic Violence Awareness" link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4fmGRruxCQ&nbsp;</p>
<p>Watch Zia Ahmed's other Short films on&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoJBe9UViw6KuJC48hL42mw/videos">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoJBe9UViw6KuJC48hL42mw/videos</a></p>
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BaA Podcast

Samik Waiz

Zia Ahmed on understanding Planning regulations in Australia

JUL 29, 202027 MIN
BaA Podcast

Zia Ahmed on understanding Planning regulations in Australia

JUL 29, 202027 MIN

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<p>One of the founder advisors of <strong>BaA</strong>, Bangladeshi Architect <strong>Zia Ahmed</strong> has been working in the Planning sector as the Client Manager of Building and Development Advisory Service at City of Ryde Council in Sydney for many years. He is a community organiser with involvements in Bengali drama and film production groups in Australia, keeping the Bengali and Bangladeshi cultural milieu alive for Expatriates. &nbsp;Back in 2016, Zia Ahmed produced a short film on 'Family Violence' targeting Bangladeshi community living in Australia in particular(subtitled in English), commissioned by the NSW Government Department of Health along with several Government organisations.</p> <p>Both Zia Ahmed and his wife Molly Ahmed regularly ran a Bangla Radio segment called "<strong>Khanika</strong>" ( ক্ষণিকা ) in &nbsp;Sydney 99.9 SWR FM, &nbsp;a station that broadcasts to parts of Greater Western Sydney and in most of the Sydney metropolitan area.</p> <p>This talk includes -</p> <ul> <li>The certification process for Buildings,</li> <li>Why and how he moved into Planning sector,</li> <li>How one can get Planning related jobs,</li> <li>Tiers in Council Planning policies in Sydney</li> </ul> <p>This talk was also recorded in <strong>Bangla</strong>. &nbsp;</p> <p>This talk or Presentation was recorded on<strong> 26 October 2019 </strong>at<strong> Macquarie Links Community Centre </strong>in Sydney arranged by<strong> Bangladeshi Architects in Australia (BaA).</strong><br> Background music in this episode is a mix of the 'piano with Ethera vocals played live over a heartbeat' from <strong>Freesounds.org</strong> by '<strong>XHALE303</strong>' and 'Ural Mountain river in the valley' by '<strong>newlocknew</strong>' with Creative Commons licences.</p> <p><br> The short film on "Domestic Violence Awareness" link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4fmGRruxCQ&nbsp;</p> <p>Watch Zia Ahmed's other Short films on&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoJBe9UViw6KuJC48hL42mw/videos">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoJBe9UViw6KuJC48hL42mw/videos</a></p> <p><br></p>