*Name changed to protect identity. 

Reporter
Usraat Fahmidah (she/her/they) is an independent journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is most recently a Thomson Reuters Foundation and CNN Academy Fellow. This story has been produced with the support from Internews' Earth Journalism Network.

Editor
Kritika Goel is currently the Editorial and Strategic Lead at Asian Dispatch. Over her career, her work has focused on platform accountability, upholding information integrity, building trust and safety, and countering online misinformation and disinformation related to political campaigns, health, finance, and technology. 

Video Producer
Rifat Anik is a climate storyteller from Bangladesh, bridging science, policy, and community voices through a climate-justice lens.

Story Producer
Anoushka Dalmia is a data-driven investigative reporter, with a focus on human rights. She is the Deputy Editor of Asian Dispatch, interested in anything that pertains to building sustainable and equitable communities