§ Portfolio
Coursework from the Media Studies and Journalism department and the Communication for Development track, 2023 to 2026. Listed straight down the page in the order of the portfolio report.
MSJ 1201 · Communication Research · Spring 2023
A qualitative research proposal on the fear surrounding university admission in Bangladesh, built on semi-structured interviews and cluster sampling, and on what limited seats, family expectation and social pressure do to candidates before and after the exam.
MSJ 2101 · Communication Technology · Summer 2023
A feature blog on abandoned elderly people in Bangladesh, reported at Apon Nibash Old Age Home through photojournalism and digital storytelling.
03 MSJ 2202 · Mass Communication · Fall 2023
Mask making, acrylic painting and a written report on air pollution. A split-mask sets factory emissions, cigarette smoke and brick kilns against trees, clean air and green space, arguing for the public-health case through art rather than statistics.
Read projectGEF 1202 · Advance English Writing · Summer 2023
A podcast report on Wes Anderson's use of colour and composition, and how film aesthetics travel into classrooms, social media and youth taste.
GEF 1203 · Advance Bangla Writing · Summer 2023
The same subject written in Bangla as a research feature, so that film studies and colour theory reach readers the English version would miss.
MSJ 2102 · Convergence 1 · Fall 2023
Three costumes built from recycled materials and shown as a live exhibition, turning plastic waste into wearable argument about ecosystem restoration.
07 MSJ 2202 · Convergence 2 · Spring 2025
Illusory Perception
A symbolic video piece shot in Keraniganj on a smartphone, staging the conflict between truth and manufactured belief.
Read projectMSJ 2262 · C4D Planning and Process · Fall 2025
A monitoring and evaluation plan for a C4D initiative in low-income urban communities: root cause analysis, problem tree, logic model and evaluation matrix.
09 MSJ 3161 · Participatory Research · Summer 2025
Participatory Rural Appraisal in a marginalised Hindu community in Keraniganj, using transect walks, resource mapping and a Farmers Field School to document seasonal livelihoods, land use and women's work.
Read projectMSJ 3261 · ICT for Development · Fall 2025
A position paper on why a well-funded national ICT4D initiative failed: hardware quality, procurement, corruption and a misread of what users actually wanted.
MSJ 3262 · Health Communication · Spring 2025
A communication intervention plan for adolescent mental health in Bangladesh: SMART objectives, a multi-channel strategy for students aged 10 to 18, school workshops and social campaigns aimed at depression, anxiety and the stigma that keeps them unspoken.
12 MSJ 3263 · Emergency Communication · Fall 2025
Safety messages, audience mapping and coordination plans built on RCCE and Sphere standards for a dense, fragile old city.
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13 MSJ 4161 · Entertainment Education · 2026
Report of the Forbidden Voice
A short film built from field observation in urban auto garages, setting the volume of political coverage against the silence around child labour, and tying the story to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Read projectMSJ 2252 · Digital Audience · Spring 2026
A reflection paper on how audience metrics have moved gatekeeping out of the newsroom, and what that costs court reporting and investigative work.