A dedicated journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Masum Billah boasts an impressive portfolio with contributions to esteemed publications such as the South China Morning Post, The Diplomat, VICE, and Just Style. Alongside the role as a Senior Staff Feature Writer at The Business Standard newspaper, he serves as the Bangladesh Correspondent for International News Services (INS), a specialized news agency.
Renowned for comprehensive reporting, in-depth features, and investigative stories on diverse range of topics, his notable piece, "Sold in Cambodia: How Bangladeshis are lured into slavery," earned recognition from the GIJN as one of the top investigative stories from Bangladesh in 2022 and won Brac Migration Media Award. Among the areas of his expertise are climate change and environment, energy and agriculture, human and labor rights, Bangladesh’s virtual landscape and its far-reaching connection to people, the economy and lives, tech-based online enterprises and their workplace dynamics, the migrant sector, etc.
