
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Rizvan Hasan
Searching for the patterns in the noise.
Circular economy practitioner. 13+ years in Bangladesh's garment industry, from the garment supply chain to textile waste traceability. Trains factories, waste handlers, consultants and institutes, and speaks to university and industry audiences.
“Circularity is the most readily available technology we have, to repair the environment.”
Latest from me
Concept · 2 Nov 2026VERA: a trust score for recovered materialsA credit-bureau-style trust layer for recovered plastic, paper and metal, so buyers and banks can price a shipment before it arrives.Read
Article · 30 Oct 2026Three more years: what Bangladesh's LDC graduation delay changesThe UN moved Bangladesh's graduation to 24 November 2029. What switches off, who gains time, what rivals are doing, the EU clock that did not move, and my proposal: a Shadow Graduation.Read · 9 slides
Concept · 30 Oct 2026Shadow GraduationGraduate at home first: run Bangladesh on post-LDC rules for a full year in 2028, publish the gaps, close them, and graduate ready in 2029.Read
Note · 30 Oct 2026Bangladesh's LDC graduation was weeks away. Now it is 2029.The UN gave Bangladesh three more years. What switches off, who gains time, what rivals are doing, and why Europe's clock did not move.Read · 9 slidesSpeaking & events
All talks10 Oct 2025 · Dhaka
12 Sep 2025 · Dhaka
Circular Economy Solutions for the Textile Value Chain
Keynote speaker · CEMS Global and Ecovia, 24th Textech Bangladesh11 Aug 2025 · Dhaka
Forum for EU Trade: Spotlight on Digital Product Passport
Panellist · Ministry of Commerce with GIZ and EPBJul 2025 · Dhaka
Innovation Cell (Spinning): producing yarn from pre-consumer fabric waste
Expert panellist · Textile Today18 Apr 2025 · Netherlands
Innovation in Action by Fashion for Good
Speaker · Best of Bangladesh in EuropeMentioned in
All mentionsTexSPACE TodayQuoted · 18 May 2026The waste that isn't worthlessThomson Reuters FoundationQuoted · 30 Sept 2025Bangladesh's textile firms turn to technology to sort waste crisisTextile TodayExpert panellist · 21 Jul 2025Color segregation, spinning limitations and brand requirements challenge Bangladesh's textile recycling industryTextile TodayInterviewed · 11 Jul 2025Bangladesh's textile recycling success with Reverse ResourcesProthom AloNews · 19 May 2025রিভার্স রিসোর্সেসের বাংলাদেশের কান্ট্রি লিড হলেন রিজভান হাসানApparel ResourcesNews · 19 May 2025Reverse Resources appoints Rizvan Hasan as Bangladesh country head
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