Department of Journalism, Media and Communication
Ms. Meherun Nahar  Lecturer
Name :
Ms. Meherun Nahar
Designation
Lecturer  
Department
Department of Journalism, Media and Communication
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/jmc/meherun.html
E-mail
meherun.jmc@diu.edu.bd
Phone
+8809617901233
Cell-Phone
+88 01791056251

M.S.S. (2024)
Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Department of Mass Communication & Journalism
CGPA: 3.92 (Merit Position: 2nd)

B.S.S. (Hons.) (2023)
Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Department of Mass Communication & Journalism
CGPA: 3.91 (Merit Position: 2nd)

  • 2024 – Ascend Leadership Development Program by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health & Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Hybrid (Offline & Online)
  • 2023 – Youth-Centered Consultation on Digital Peacebuilding in South and Southeast Asia, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, Thailand

 

Journalism, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Gender Communication, Media and Culture, Media Laws and Ethics, Health Communication, Science Communication, News Editing, Feature Writing, Creative Writing, Digital Journalism, New Media, Social Media and Society, Fact-Checking, Media Literacy, Strategic Communication, Development Communication

Journal Articles & Conference Proceedings – 03
Scopus Indexed – 01
Book Chapters – 01


Victim Blaming and Character Assassination: Media Framing of Controversial Issues of Bangladesh
Informasi Journal
December 25, 2023, https://scholarhub.uny.ac.id/informasi/vol53/iss2/8/


Preferring Reactivity over Proactivity: Exploring the Nature of Bangladeshi Print Media in Covering Environmental News
Asian Journal of Media and Communication
December 31, 2023, https://journal.uii.ac.id/AJMC/article/view/30891


Trend or Trap: The Influence of Social Media Advertising of E-Cigarettes on Young Adults of Dhaka City
World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC), Dublin, Ireland, 2025
Full Oral Presentation and Conference Proceedings


The Global South in the Kremlin's Foreign Policy after 24/2
Book Chapter
Springer Nature, 2025 

  • Youth of the Year Award 2023 (International Award), YPEER Asia Pacific Center
  • Inspiring Women Volunteer Award 2022, UN Women, UN Volunteers (UNV), PIB & VSO
  • Plan International Equality Award 2021, Plan International Bangladesh
  • Champion, Digital Khichuri Challenge 2021, UNDP Bangladesh
  • Finalist, Startkoro 2020, Start-up Bangladesh
  • President’s Scout Award 2014, awarded by the Honorable President of Bangladesh
  • Tobacco Control Policy Research Grant 2023, Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP), funded by Johns Hopkins University (USD 5,000)

Ascend 2024 | Research Intern (Virtual)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health & Institute for Global Tobacco Control
October 2024 – December 2024

Executive (Content & Research)
Chalkboard Communications Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2023 – September 2024 (Full Time)
October 2019 – December 2023 (Pa––t Time)

Communication Trainer & Facilitator (Contractual)
UNDP Bangladesh
March 2022 – April 2024

Local Coordinator & Advisor (Contractual)
Commonwealth Secretariat
January 2026 – February 2026

December 2023 – January 2024
Coordinated logistics, stakeholder communication, and deployment during the National Election of Bangladesh 2024.

Advisor (Contractual)
Pathchola Foundation, Bangladesh
January 2022 – December 2023