Expertise in: Humanitarian crisis, Rohingya crisis, disaster risk management, health, and protection.

Rezaul Karim leads BRAC's Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. BRAC is the largest NGO responder to the Rohingya crisis, supporting nearly a million refugees and host community members. Rezaul has been with BRAC for 35 years, holding numerous senior roles, including Humanitarian Action, Disaster Risk Management, WASH, Health, and Protection teams. He previously served as Country Director for BRAC South Sudan, overseeing programming for vulnerable individuals in the fragile, conflict-affected context, including internally displaced persons and returnees. Rezaul has provided strategic and operational guidance around significant disasters, including floods, cyclones, fires, Rana Plaza, and COVID-19.