Nazmul Ahasan is a journalist with experience in investigative journalism, long-form narrative and opinion writing. While studying journalism at UC Berkeley, he works with the Investigative Reporting Program (IRP), where he is helping to create a database of police use-of-force incidents across California.
His most recent pieces appeared in San Francisco Chronicle and Foreign Policy magazine.
Before moving to San Francisco Bay Area, Ahasan widely covered Bangladesh, his home country, for The Economist, The Telegraph, Haaretz and Devex, among others.
In his previous life, Ahasan worked at The Daily Star, Bangladesh’s largest English-language newspaper, where his weekly column chronicled the country’s gradual descent into authoritarianism.
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#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