Minhaj Aman

Trainings: 

1. GIJN Cyber Investigations Training (6 Weeks) 

2. Successfully completed OPTIMA training on Internet Shutdown offered by Internews.org. See certificate: here

3. Selected as Digital Sherlock Fellow (Fall 21) by Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab).

4. Attended a 4-days long residential workshop on Advance Fact-checking under MRDI and Fojo Institute, Sweden with trainer Karolin Schwarz. Certificate: Click to See

5. Attended a 3-days long residential workshop on Misinformation and Fake News offered by MRDI and FOJO Institute, Sweden jointly with great trainer Eughan Sweeney. Certificate: Click to See. 

6. Attended A day long session on Introduction to Digital Journalism provided by of Reuters. Click to see the certificate here. 

7. Attended as a selected trainee for the day-long Leadership Building Program jointly offered by The Asia Foundation and US Embassy.

8. Attended Master Class on Digital Marketing provided by IIDE - Indian Institute of Digital Education, Mumbai, India. Click to see the credential here. 

• Staff Fact-Checker

BD FactCheck • Dhaka

(04/2019 - 05/2020)

BD FactCheck is Bangladesh's first fact-checking initiative based in Dhaka. My job there was to monitor and fact-check political issues and contribute relevant translations. 

• Media and Communication Coordinator (Contractual)

Ella Alliance • Dhaka

10/2018 - 02/2019

A series of programs held in American Center,  EMK Center, British Council on women sanitation, and developing Low-cost Sanitary Napkins. 

• Editorial Assistant 

The Joban(.com) • Dhaka

01/2018 - 10/2018

A specialized news and views online initiative spearheaded by three senior journalists from Dhaka-based national dailies. I worked there as an Editorial Assistant, but the portal was blocked by an anonymous Bangladesh government official due to a 'sensitive' report. Several international media outlets and human rights organizations, including DW, Al Jazeera, RSF, and Freedom House, addressed the issue at the time. Since then, the site has remained offline, with all of our creative endeavors buried.

My ID: Click to See, My profile archive: https://archive.vn/9EMSM#  

• Program and Publication-In-charge

Banglar Pathshala Foundation • Dhaka

03/2017 - 01/2018

A non-profit organization works in an academic approach focusing on publishing academic books, journals, and frequent international seminars. Amartya sen and many other prolific academicians and thinkers have been appreciating its efforts by being hon'ble guests. My responsibility was there to maintain the publication and communication strategy with the help of the respective advisors.    

• Feature Writer (Internship)

NTV • Dhaka, Dhaka Division

04/2016 - 05/2016

Experienced the total strategy of the creative Feature Department of a national tv stationed in Dhaka.  

• Translation

• Creative Writing

• My Blog: Click Here to Read.

Languages

• Bangla (Native)

• English (Fluent)

• Urdu/Hindi (Communicative)

• Arabic (Reading-Writing)