Alomgir Hossain

Director

Alomgir Hossain is the director of BD Factcheck. Also, he is working as a senior reporter for the New York-based television channel Time Television. He has previously worked as a National Sports Commentator for Bangladesh Betar. Fact-checking and journalism are the focus of Mr. Hossain’s interest

Zahed Arman

Founder and Editor-in-Chief

Zahed Arman is the Founder and Editor-in-chief of the BD FactCheck, the first fact-checking initiative in Bangladesh. He is a doctoral candidate in the SIUC College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. He is serving as Managing Editor at the Gateway Journalism Review. His research focuses on political public relations and social network analysis. He was a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Stamford University Bangladesh, where he taught Online Journalism, Television: Context and Content, and Broadcast Techniques and Technology.

He is the author of the book titled, The emergence, development and recent trends of documentary films in Bangladesh. Arman has published seven articles in Bangladesh Film Archive Journal, Stamford Journal of Media, Communication and Culture, Port City International University Journal, Social Science Review, ICT for Development, and Asian Profile. He also presented papers in the Eastern Communication Association Conference, Pennsylvania Communication Association Conference, etc. He loves travelling and fishing.

Jahirul Islam

Fact-checker

Jahirul Islam is a fact-checker of BD Factcheck. Although he is a mechanical engineer in his professional life, mystery and fact-checking are the center of his interest. He has published a book titled ‘Solved Mystery’ at the 2021 Bangla Academy Book Fair. He studied at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Dhaka University.

Anika Grace

Social Media Editor

Anika Grace is the social media editor of BD FactCheck, Bangladesh’s first fact-checking initiative. She has previously completed Honors in Graphic Design and Multimedia from the Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Social media communication is the center of her interest.