Ashraf is an information security expert based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Since 2008, he has been affiliated with different human rights networks across the world, and has worked with human rights organisations supporting digital protection for civil society groups, media organisations, journalists, bloggers, and activists. Today, he continues to support activists fighting for freedom of expression.

Ashraf graduated from Islamic University, Bangladesh, and started his digital security career volunteering with a gender and women’s rights group. He previously worked as a community manager with Safety First for Girls, and helped local activists to create a safe blogging atmosphere across Bengali cyberspace. Ashraf was also a Digital Integrity fellow with HIVOS, and had worked to localise digital security tools and resources in Bengali.

Languages: Bengali, English
Email: ashraf@engagemedia.org (download PGP key)
Fingerprint: 9C03 53F2 E965 2564 DC5D 7717 9882 714D 4ED8 6C9C