TBT DESK

Journalist, documentary filmmaker, and multimedia specialist Belal Hossain Raju has been selected for the prestigious ‘Energy Media Fellowship 2026’ on energy and climate issues. He was nominated for this fellowship under the joint initiative of Waterkeepers Bangladesh and Brighters Foundation.

This fellowship has been organized to encourage investigative reporting on public interest issues such as the energy sector, power policy, renewable energy, and climate change. As part of the program, Belal Hossain Raju has already completed specialized training on energy policy, renewable energy, COP31, data journalism, and investigative reporting.

Active in the media for nearly a decade, Belal Hossain Raju currently works as a contributing reporter for the environmental news outlet ‘Mongabay’. Alongside this, he is involved as a freelance journalist with various national and international media outlets. Most recently, he served as a multimedia journalist for the online news portal ‘Dhaka Mail’.

Throughout his career, he has worked for various national and regional media outlets, including Bangladesh Betar, Channel i Positive Think, Daily Janakantha Digital, Risingbd, Bbarta, Medi Voice, Sonali News, Daily Shironam, and Daily Cumillar Kagoj. In addition to his experience across print, digital, and electronic media, he regularly produces documentaries, hosts television programs, and creates multimedia content.

Academically, he completed his Master’s degree from the Department of Television, Film and Photography at the University of Dhaka, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the same university. Earlier, one of his investigative reports on children and adolescents was nominated for the prestigious ‘UNICEF Meena Media Awards’.

Public health, safe food, human rights, women’s and children’s rights, agriculture, environment, and climate change are the primary areas of his journalistic interest. He focuses on highlighting how environmental changes affect the health and livelihoods of ordinary people based on data and evidence.

Under this new fellowship, he will work on the country’s energy and power sector policies, fossil fuel dependency, and the potential of renewable energy. At the same time, he plans to investigate and highlight how energy policies are impacting the daily lives of ordinary people.