About me
As a freelance journalist I have worked about five years in Deutsche Welle in Bonn since 2009. Before joining DW, I have worked in Bangladesh Television (BTV), Bangladesh News Agency (BSS), the Daily Star and the New Nation for about one decade. With two other colleagues I have won the Hostwriter Media Award from Berlin in 2016 for our in-depth report on Bangladeshi Refugees in Germany. In February 2024 I have successfully completed the National Press Foundation of the USA (NPF) Fellowship on Covering Rare Disease along with other 24 journalists from different countries. Under this fellowship I have conducted research and interviews with three patients of rare disease, Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, in Bangladesh with the input and analysis from the Health Minister and noted dermatologist on the issue. In the period from May to August 2024 I have taken part in the Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI) fellowship programme. I am Chief Editor of Our Voice Online and print magazine Die Grenze. I have worked with One World Network NRW as Project Director for five years since 2017. I have interviewed more than 50 female freedom fighters of the liberation war of Bangladesh 1971 and broadcast over DW radio programs. I have been honored with Panos Fellowship and Panos South Asia Award in 2007 for my series of in-depth reports on poverty alleviation and poverty reduction strategies. I speak several languages and have strong command over Bengali, English, German, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish and Myanma, which has made my journalistic career much convenient and relevant to the European and Asian issues.