Bithun has over eight years of experience working in the development field, most of which is in the sectors of humanitarian response, and integrated development. She is passionate about capturing learnings directly from the ground to catalyse quick actions to assist populations in distress. Bithun has worked with flood, flash flood, cyclone, earthquake, tsunami as well as man-made disaster affected communities. Her role throughout the years was always focused on communications, knowledge management and programme design. She has a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from North South University, and a master’s degree from Independent University, Bangladesh in floodplain disaster management.