Mehedi Hasan Marof

Mehedi Marof is a Bangladeshi journalist working at the intersection of political economy, data and investigations. He is currently based in Washington, D.C., where he reports with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland.

His freelance work has appeared in Al Jazeera, NBC News, Rest of World, The Diplomat, Dialogue Earth, Scroll, Maryland Matters, The Wire and other outlets. Before moving to D.C., he was a staff correspondent at Netra News, a Swedish nonprofit investigative newsroom in Dhaka.

His fearless coverage of the student-led protests that ousted Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister earned praise from academics, fellow journalists and the public.

He is pursuing a master’s degree at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, with an expected graduation date of May 2027. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh in 2023.