Curriculum vitae

Education

• BBA, Finance and BankingBangladesh University of Professionals
  Expected 2028
• Higher Secondary CertificateDhaka College
  2023
• Secondary School CertificateIdeal School and College
  2021

Journalism and media

• Multimedia JournalistNutshell Today

  I bring the stories that matter, the ones that change people’s lives. I package news, report from the field, interview people and work in the newsroom.

  March 2026 to now
• Content ExecutiveDhaka on Air

  Researched national and global issues and made them easy to follow for audiences who get their news on social media.

• InternJamuna Television

  Wrote short, clear, verified news for the Jamuna web platform from the Octopus newsroom system and international wires, and researched and helped plan special programmes.

• News EditorSplash

  Found news at primary, authentic sources and turned it into short, compelling stories.

• Independent PhotojournalistFreelance

  My photographs have been published by hundreds of national and international media outlets.

  Three years and counting

Open-knowledge leadership

• Project LeadProject Korikath

  Leading 100+ members in seven countries, joining photography with the Wikimedia movement: member communication, Meta-Wiki and Commons documentation, finances and social campaigns.

  2021 to now
• Chief Financial and Operating OfficerKorikath Knowledge
  2024
• Country RepresentativeOpen Knowledge Foundation, Bangladesh
  2024 to now
• FellowWikitongues

  Digitising Chak, an unwritten Sino-Tibetan language of about 4,000 speakers in Bangladesh and Myanmar: building a structured lexical database and documenting the community’s oral traditions.

  2025
• Chief OrganiserWiki Loves Folklore Bangladesh

  Led Bangladesh’s largest folklore photo contest with 20 core and 100+ supporting volunteers: planning, partnerships, nationwide photowalks and phototours, logistics and reporting to stakeholders.

  2024 and 2025
• Project CoordinatorWikiWomen Bangladesh

  Coordinating about 40 women Wikimedians working on the gender gap in Bangladesh.

• Lead Co-ordinatorWiki Loves Earth Bangladesh
  2024
• Bangladesh Implementation LeadIndic Oral Culture Documentation Project

  Ran the project in Bangladesh with Indigenous communities, in sensitive cultural settings.

  2023
• Lead CoordinatorIkusgela Bengali localisation

  Worked with Basque Wikimedians to translate and review educational videos in Bengali.

  2024
• AdvisorNDEC Wikipedia Editorial and Research Team

  Guidance on planning and running Wikimedia education projects.

  2021 to now
• CoordinatorIn Search of the Roots, NDEC

  Digitised historical photographs from the Notre Dame College archives.

  2021
• Branding LeadWikipedia Pages Wanting Photos, Bengali

  Made the campaign appealing and accessible to Bengali contributors.

  2021
• Regional Co-ordinatorWikiForHumanRights, Wikimedia Foundation
  June to July 2024

Events, juries and volunteering

• Tech SubcommitteeWikimania 2023

  Recommended platforms, set up registration and the online conference, uploaded videos to Commons and YouTube, and cleaned the data afterwards.

  2023
• Trust and Safety VolunteerWikimania 2022
  2022
• Scholarship CommitteeEduWiki Conference 2023
  2023
• Core Organising TeamInternational Youth Day 2023, Wiki Vibrance

  Organised and celebrated the work of youth Wikipedians worldwide.

  2023
• Learning and Evaluation In-ChargeNDEC Wikimedia Bootcamp

  Measured the impact of recruiting young people into Wikimedia and evaluated the process.

  2022
• JudgeWiki Loves Monuments and Wiki Loves Food, Philippines
  2024
• Millennium FellowUN Academic Impact and Millennium Campus Network
  2025
• Campus AmbassadorG17 UAC
• ContributorWikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
  Since 2019

Awards and certificates

• Volunteer Excellency AwardWiki Loves Folklore

  For leading Wiki Loves Folklore Bangladesh 2025: community engagement, partnerships and cultural outreach.

  2025
• Coolest Tool Award, honourable mentionWikimania

  For CampWiz, a toolkit for organising and managing campaigns on Wikimedia projects.

  2024
• Certified OrganizerOrganizer Lab, Wikimedia Foundation

  A 12-week professional course in organising, on topics of impact such as climate change.

  2023
• Media of the DayWikimedia Commons

  My video “Beauty lachchi”, 5 March.

  2023

Skills

StorytellingJournalismPhotographyVideography with drone and gimbalDocumentationOrganisingManagementFinanceNegotiationCritical thinkingCommunication

Languages

BanglaEnglish

Links

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