Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice, 4-5 February 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Welcome by Conference Chair: It is my great pleasure to see that the 1st International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice is being held during 4-5 February 2017 in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. As the General Co-Chair of the 1st International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice and Chair of the Global Circle for Scientific, Technological and Management Research (GCSTMR), I wish every success with such an important international event. I very much appreciate all the hosts of this conference: Bangladesh Open University, Dhaka University, Islamic University of Technology and Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology for supporting such an international event. I would like to thank all the GCSTMR Board Members, sponsors, secretaries, IT team, Conference Committee Members, reviewers and local Organizing Committee for making this conference as a success. I am confident that this conference will provide a unique platform for effective exchange of ideas, reaffirming the existing collegial contacts, provide opportunities for establishing new ones as well as providing a forum for academics and researchers to present and share the results and findings of their latest research and practice on a wide range of topics relevant to this conference