Rakib Ahmed Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Media Studies
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
I work as a full-time faculty member at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies in Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
I completed my four-year Bachelor's and one-year Master's programmes in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University of Dhaka. Besides, I did an MA in Development Studies (major in human rights, gender, and conflict studies) from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Before joining academia, I served Bangladesh's leading English-language newspaper The Daily Star as a full-time reporter.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Journalism Practices, Media, and Development
JOURNAL PAPER
Cheng Zeng, Mir Rabby & Rakib Ahmed, Exploring the Relationship Between Internal Crisis Communication and Organizational Crisis Preparedness: A Study on Bangladesh Garment Workers, International Journal of Strategic Communication, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1553118X.2025.2454668Fatema Islam and Rakib Ahmed, Understanding Counter‑terrorism Strategies of Police Against the Changing Dynamics of Terrorism in Bangladesh, Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2024. doi: 10.1007/s11896-024-09679-6
Rakib Ahmed, Uzzwal Kumar Mondal, Mridha Md. Shiblee Noman, Journalism in Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Governance and Coping Strategies of Newspaper Journalists, Society & Change, Vol. XV, October-December 2021, pp.53-71, 2022.
Rakib Ahmed & Md. Forhad Uddin, Mobile Journalism: Practices, Challenges and Prospects in Bangladeshi News Organisations, The Jahangirnagar Review: Part C, XXXI, 2019-2020, pp.459-477, 2020.
Ahmed, Rakib, Restrictive Media Laws of Bangladesh: Its Impact on Freedom of Speech and Independent Journalism, Jahangirnagar University Journal of International Relations, X, pp.91-107, 2019.
Ahmed, Rakib, Freedom of Movement: A Constant Quest of the Stateless Rohingya, Jahangirnagar University Review, XXIX, Part C, pp.325-349, 2018.
Ahmed, Rakib, U.K. Mondal & N. Parvez, Patterns of Use and Dependency on Smartphone by the Bangladeshi Urban Youths, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Journalism and Media Studies, 03, pp.01-18, 2017.
Ahmed, Rakib, Rohingya Minority: Historical Exclusion and Refugee Journey, Clio Jahangirnagar University Journal of the Department of History, XXXVI, pp.219-241, 2019.
Ahmed, Rakib, “Facebook, a Potential Platform for Dissemination of Newsworthy Facts: A Study on the Shahbagh Movement 2013, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Journalism and Media Studies, 01, pp.69-84, 2014.
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| JMS 511 | Environmental Journalism | MSS |
| JMS 403 | Specialised Reporting | 4th Year BSS (Honours) |
| JMS 102 | Concepts of Journalism | 1st Year BSS (Honours) |
Academic Info
Period: 2023
Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) Scholars Program on Journalism and Media. This was a six-week-long intense post-graduate level academic exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State.
Period: 2017-2018
Master of Arts in Development Studies (Major in Human Rights, Gender, & Conflict Studies)
Period: 2008-2009
Master of Social Sciences in Mass Communication and Journalism
Period: 2004-2007
Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in Mass Communication and Journalism
Experience
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 2020 to Present
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 2015-2019
Position: Lecturer
Period: 2011-2015
Position: Reporter
Period: 2007-2012
Contact
Rakib Ahmed
Associate Professor
Department of Journalism and Media Studies
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801750707070
Work Phone: 880-2-7791045-51, 880-2-7791052
Email: rakibahmed@juniv.edu
