Mehedi Hasan Marof
Mehedi Hasan Marof is a Bangladeshi journalist who covers politics, environment, migration, and social changes. He is currently employed at The Business Standard - one of the country's leading English dailies. His works have appeared on platforms like NBC News, The Diplomat, Dialogue Earth, Eco-Business, The Wire, Scroll.in, Climate Diplomacy, The Daily Star, The Business Standard, Dhaka Tribune, Prothom Alo, and The Daily Observer. Mehedi graduated Summa Cum Laude from one of the top private media schools in Bangladesh, ULAB - with major in Digital Journalism and minor in English. At ULAB, he maintained a CGPA of 3.98 out of 4, earning Vice Chancellor's Award for a record SIX terms. While his primary writing domain is English, he has a strong command over writing and editing in Bangla as well. He is also skilled in producing multimedia content such as documentary - news package - infographics - illustration - explainers. He also worked as a Research Assistant (RA) at the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) - where he substantially contributed to a study on coastal fishers, sponsored by East Carolina University, titled "The adaptation strategies of small-scale fishers to storms and extreme climatic events in coastal Bangladesh."