Md Ibrahim Khalilullah is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker from Bangladesh. He is a Nuffic Scholar supported by the Netherlands government. He was among the 10 nominees for the 2021 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award.
He is a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, a program of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. He is also a fellow of The Rockefeller Foundation and Internews Earth Journalism Network.
Additionally, he serves as a journalism mentor at Investigative Reporters & Editors, a partner with Journalism Mentors.
He directed and produced a documentary, “Taken by the River,” about climate migrants in Bangladesh for CNN. This documentary was created as part of the CNN Academy and the Rockefeller Foundation Climate Storytelling Program.
The Bangladeshi documentary film ‘Taken by the River’ has been officially selected for Italy's prestigious LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival 2025.
Previously, ‘Taken by the River’ received the Best Documentary Film award at the African Film Festival ‘Varsity Film Expo 2024,’ held at the University of Zambia in December 2024.