Shafrin Akter Chowdhury Portfolio

Media Studies & Journalism · ULAB

Researching stories.
Communicating for change.

I have studied Media Studies and Journalism at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh since 2022, majoring in Communication for Development. My studies strengthened my awareness of social issues and the importance of addressing inequality and injustice, which is why most of my work begins with a real-world social challenge.

Based in
Keraniganj, Dhaka
Major
Comm. for Development
Projects
Fourteen
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Shafrin Akter Chowdhury standing among potted trees on a rooftop terrace at night, wearing a blue block-printed kurta.

§ Selected work

Four of fourteen.

2023 — 2026

A still from Illusory Perception, staging the conflict between truth and manufactured belief.

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.

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The Konakhola settlement in Keraniganj, photographed during the transect walk.

MSJ 3161 · Participatory Research · Summer 2025

Konakhola Field Notes

Transect walks, resource mapping and a Farmers Field School with a marginalised Hindu community in Keraniganj.

MSJ 3261 · ICT for Development · Fall 2025

The Doyel Laptop Project

Why a well-funded national ICT4D initiative failed: hardware, procurement, corruption and a misread of what users actually wanted.

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“Studying at ULAB has transformed the way I think, enabling me to analyze issues more critically and recognize multiple perspectives beyond what is immediately visible.”

From an early age I wanted to build a career in journalism. Four years later the work has widened: mental health, elderly abandonment, air pollution, misinformation, gender-based violence, child labour. The method stays the same — go and ask, then report it carefully.

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