Muhammad Shafiullah

Muhammad Shafiullah is a journalist, writer, and researcher currently working at the Daily Ajker Patrika, where he has been covering the health beat as a Senior Reporter since October 2024.

Before joining Daily Ajker Patrika, Muhammad Shafiullah served as a Staff Reporter at Daily Bonik Barta from October 2020, where he led a dedicated health page and wrote op-eds on various health issues. He reported for Ekushey Television beginning in May 2019, covering health, environment, crime, and education nationally. Shafiullah began his journalism career in 2013 at Ittefaq as the Comilla University correspondent and has since contributed to prominent media outlets like NTV and New Age, consistently producing features and op-eds across various topics.

In addition to his primary roles, Shafiullah has contributed journalistic content like features and op-eds to several other media houses, including Prothom Alo, Janakantha, Jugantor, and Sokaler Khabor. He was a founding member of the Comilla University Journalist Association (CoUJA) and held several leadership positions, including Finance Secretary (2014-2015), General Secretary (2016), and President (2017). As an author, Shafiullah wrote “Asmat Alir Anashan” (Ashmat Ali’s Hunger Strike), a collection of short stories published in 2017 that explores themes of social inequality, relationships, poverty, and crime. The book received widespread recognition.

Shafiullah has also been involved in various anthropological research projects both during and after earning his Master of Social Science (MSS) and Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) degrees in Anthropology from Comilla University. Moreover, he actively participated in the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) and was a founding member of the Comilla University Debating Society (CoUDS).

Shafiullah hails from the Pirojpur district and completed his Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) at Govt Suhrawardy College, Pirojpur, and his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) at Pirojpur Town High School. He was born on December 16, 1993.