Work Experience
Freelance Journalist
May 2025 - onwards
- News monitoring & gathering from Bangladesh for global audiences
- Pitching ideas on special and major events
- Establishing sources at different ministries, stakeholders, contributors, civil society members, experts
- Field visit to cover reports from the ground with and without team as required
- Filming, editing & producing stories for multi-platforms, including TV and Digital
Freelance Bangladesh Producer
August 2024 - Onwards
- News monitoring & gathering from Bangladesh for global audiences
- Pitching ideas on special and major events in Bangladesh like the 2024 July uprising, international & regional diplomacies, human rights, economy, international crimes tribunal etc
- Establishing sources at different ministries, stakeholders, contributors, civil society members, experts
- Field visit to cover reports from the ground with and without team as required
- Fixing & conducting interviews, networking with local journalists
- Filming, editing & producing stories for multi-platforms, including TV and Digital
- Investigating through undercover reporting & contributing to stories both for Online, TV and audio platforms
Coordinator (Social Media & Video)
March 2023 - December 2024
- Developed and implemented content strategies and policies tailored for digital and social media platforms
- Wrote & edited copies for the web and assisted teams on major issues and events
- Experimented with engaging and impactful multimedia storytelling formats for Story, Reels, Shorts, TikTok
- Measured KPIs with data and analytics to learn best practices and plan special projects
- Led external and internal communications with key local and international stakeholders like DW
Senior Journalist (Digital & Social Media)
October 2017 - November 2022
- Produced & covered high-impact stories from the policy-making level to personal emotional issues
- Initiated & implemented special projects on a wide range of topics like the Covid pandemic, economy, politics, human rights, geopolitics, regional diplomacy, climate change, health, entrepreneurship & problem-solving issues etc
- Collaborated internationally in reporting, insights and best practices of storytelling with different language services
- Rolled-out digital workflows ensuring diversity and inclusion both in the portrayal of stories as well as in the workforce
- Guided & trained staff in day-to-day decision-making & high-impact digital story production
- Worked as Digital and Social Media Lead for platforms that brought nearly 3 million audiences every week
- Monitored trends & analytics to understand what matters to audiences, & documented those through journalism
- Framed and implemented strategic goals, launched innovations like Messenger BOT to disseminate Covid stories
- Introduced creative templates for audio-visualizing special audio reports, Shorts & Reels
Online Journalist
March 2014 - October 2017
Newsgathering & Reporting:
- Wrote and edited breaking, developing or other news reports, features & articles under a strict deadline
- Key player in critical projects like 'Freedom In the Air', war crimes trials, budget, militancy, elections, geopolitics etc
- Led and coordinated the team in the absence of shift-in-charge
- Picked and localized international news reports considering the appetite and values of the audiences
Multimedia Production:
- Produced multimedia content on sexual violence, health, economy, education, politics, religious harmony, music etc
- Filmed & edited videos, photos and texts simultaneously
Social Media Operation:
- Promoted and engaged with readers through effective storytelling techniques
- Live coverage of major events and incidents
- Crowd-sourcing and search engine optimization (SEO)
- Moderated comments to reduce the spread of hatred and violence on social media
Reporter, Dhaka University
July 2011 - March 2014
- Gathered & wrote stories on programmes, seminars, meetings, rallies, protests and demonstrations, politics and violence in Dhaka University campus & adjacent areas
- Covered big national and international events like book & literary fairs, new year celebrations, Women's Day, Workers' Day, International Mother Language Day, Indigenous Day and so on
- Covered & closely observed the major protests regarding the war crimes trial in 2013
- Carried out investigations on administrative and academic anomalies and human rights issues for special reports
Other Engagements
Consultant (Script & Content Writer)
June 2023 - Onwards
Projects through RUDO
- UNDP's Project for the Improvement of Infectious Waste Management in Southwest Asia
- UNICEF's Alternative Learning Pathway (ALP) & NCTB reform programs funded by Clé de Peau Beauté (CPB)
- UNICEF's School-based Adolescent Nutrition Program in Bangladesh
- UNICEF's Two Years of Pre-Primary Education in Bangladesh
- UNICEF's Weekly Iron-Folic Acid in School-based Adolescent Nutrition Program
- UNICEF's Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) interventions for 0-3 years children following nurturing care integrated and strengthened at RMG workplaces and community-based child day care centres

Digital Consultant & Trainer
November 2022 - Onwards
- Facilitating training courses on multimedia & digital journalism
- Bringing innovations in digital storytelling
- Working for the capacity-building of the staff
- Launching different series of content targeting different social media platforms
- Planning & monitoring content

Additional News Editor
May, 2025
- Planned stories,& mentored young journalists
- Edited copies for breaking, features & human interest stories
- Introduced storytelling formats for maximum impact & engagement
Youth Content Writer
May 2023 - January 2025
- Pitched ideas on content on reproductive health and engagement of youth and women
- Conducted research & produced content on topics related to youths and women for diverse global audiences

Breaking News Reporter (Freelance)
May 2023 - January 2024
- Monitored and pitched major breaking reports from Bangladesh
- Covered breaking reports as assigned
- Live coverage for TV, web and apps
- Prepared the budget for news coverage and other expenses