Munir Uz Zaman, started his career with a local news agency in 2005.

 

In 2008 he started working with Agence France-Presse (AFP). By this time, he covered most of the important news breaks in Bangladesh and his work has been widely published across the world including the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Time Magazine, Guardian etc.

 

As well as he had a stint for Los Angeles Times as their South Asian Region correspondent. In 2012 he was embedded with the US army in Afghanistan.

 

He was honoured with several international awards for his outstanding work on Rohingya crises since 2012 and Rana Plaza Garments building collapse in Bangladesh in 2013.