Mehedi Marof — Investigative Reporter

Mehedi Marof is a Bangladeshi journalist with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland. Connect with him on LinkedIn and X.

Works Appeared In

Interviewed By

Selected Work

Al Jazeera feature on Bangladesh student wing members in hiding

Bangladesh’s new outcasts: Students from ex-PM Hasina’s party now in hiding

Al Jazeera feature on Bangladeshi Hindus fearing the future

‘Our lives don’t matter’: Bangladeshi Hindus in fear after Hasina exit

Dialogue Earth story on climate disasters fuelling child marriage in Bangladesh

‘One less mouth to feed’: Climate disasters fuelling child marriage in Bangladesh

Netra News investigation about Cumilla murder and army rules

In Cumilla, a murder exposes army’s contempt for rules

Al Jazeera feature on crime wave in Bangladesh

‘Gotham but no Batman’: Crime grips Bangladesh 6 months after Hasina fled

NBC News coverage of Bangladesh prime minister ousted after protests

Bangladesh prime minister is ousted after weeks of deadly protests

The Wire report on raids, mass arrests and student IDs in Bangladesh

Raids, mass arrests and a climate of terror: Student identity sparks concerns of detention in Bangladesh

NBC News story on Bangladesh protesters urging Muhammad Yunus to lead

Bangladesh protesters urge Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead amid ‘chaos’

The Business Standard feature on poverty and struggle along Bangladesh’s coastline

Endless cycle of poverty and struggle along Bangladesh’s coastline

Education

University of Maryland — Philip Merrill College of Journalism Master of Journalism (current)
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) BSS in Media Studies and Journalism, Summa Cum Laude (2024)

Accolades

Vice Chancellor's Award, ULAB — 2024
Dean's Award, ULAB — 2024