Dr. Rezwan-ul-Alam

Dr. Rezwan-ul-Alam

Dr. Rezwan-ul-Alam is an associate professor of media and communication at North South University, Bangladesh.

He specializes in knowledge management, policy advocacy, partnership development, communication, media, child rights, youth engagement, and anti-corruption. Over his career spanning more than two decades, he has served in various capacities in the Government of Bangladesh, UNICEF, the World Bank, TI-Bangladesh, and media. He is a specialist in military-media relations, including transparency and accountability in the defense sector.

Dr. Rezwan obtained his Ph.D. in Journalism under the Commonwealth Scholarship from City, University of London, in 1997. He is a former adjunct faculty member at Independent University, Bangladesh, where he taught both Master’s and undergraduate students. Dr. Rezwan’s book on military-media relations in Bangladesh from 1975-1990 is regarded as “the incipient substantial work on the subject” in Bangladesh.

His contribution to K4DP includes translating the Agenda Knowledge for Development into Bangla and collecting statements from 10 distinguished personalities in Bangladesh on their views on the knowledge for development agenda. He also promoted K4DP’s vision through an op-ed in Bangladesh’s leading national English daily, including an international article on lessons learned by Bangladeshi CSOs during COVID-19.

He envisions building partnerships with private universities to offer short courses on KM issues and collaborating with the government and private sectors to establish K4DP’s footprint in Bangladesh.