Nazmul Ahasan is a journalist and researcher with years of experience in investigative journalism, long-form narrative and opinion writing, and social science research. He currently works with the Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) at UC Berkeley, where he is part of a cohort of reporters, editors, and data scientists investigating police use-of-force cases in California under the California Reporting Project, in collaboration with Stanford University, The Mercury News, and KQED.
Recent Articles
#QuickTake: Why has the GoB decided to release Khaleda Zia now?
In a hastily arranged press conference, the law minister Anisul Huq today told reporters that the government has decided to postpone for six months the
Did the Thomas Cook collapse defy typical left-right politics?
Thomas Cook, the iconic British travel company, has recently collapsed after 176 years of operations, having failed to secure a £150m bailout from the government.
Blocking Legitimate Websites—and Bragging About It—Is Shameful
Today at a summit organized by a ruling party wing, the post and telecommunications minister boasted the government’s ability to “control” any websites, Prothom Alo
Public Safety Issues Will Dominate Public Discourse in Bangladesh
In what was probably the culmination of years of pent-up anger over public safety (or, the lack thereof), a widespread public protest led by students