Sohan Rahat has spent 12+ years facilitating international journalists, documentary crews, NGOs, and corporate teams across Bangladesh — from Dhaka ministries to Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps. 200+ assignments. Zero failed deployments.
Fixer & Field Producer · Founder, Nree Productions
Sohan Rahat is one of Bangladesh’s most experienced fixers and field producers — a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker with over 12 years facilitating international crews on the ground. He has personally supported more than 200 assignments for BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, Discovery International, and Sky News, handling everything from government permits and ministry access to crew logistics, translator briefings, and on-ground safety. His speciality is access — to people, places, and stories that remain closed to those without deep roots in Bangladeshi communities.
What sets Sohan apart from any logistics coordinator is that he is a storyteller himself. As field producer for Earthrise and country producer for Seat at the Table — screened at COP26 — he has spent years working at the intersection where climate crisis meets human lives, amplifying the voices of Bangladeshi communities living on the frontlines of ecological unraveling. His lens has followed Asian elephants whose ancient migration routes were severed by the weight of the Rohingya crisis — a story of displacement echoing displacement, where human tragedy and ecological loss cannot be separated. When international crews arrive in Bangladesh, they are not briefed by a fixer. They are guided by someone who has already spent years listening to the same landscape.
Sohan is an Earth Journalism Fellow of 2025, trained at Deutsche Welle where his reporting earned top recognition, and selected for Oxford University’s inaugural Climate Journalism Network. He is currently crafting a documentary set in the Sundarbans — the world’s largest mangrove forest — weaving together myth, sacred ecology, and lived reality, with the forest goddess Bonbibi not as folklore but as a living framework for how communities navigate survival and reverence. He brings to every assignment both the logistical precision that international broadcasters require and the editorial instinct of someone who understands, at depth, what it means to tell Bangladesh’s stories with honesty and care.
Every year, international teams arrive without a trusted fixer and leave with missed stories, denied access, blown deadlines, and wasted budgets. Sohan's job is to make sure that never happens to your team.
Talk to Sohan →Cox’s Bazar camps, RMG factories, government offices — without a fixer with established relationships at official and community levels, access is denied on arrival. Sohan’s 12-year network means those gates open. See our guide on filming permits in Bangladesh.
Language is only part of the problem. Knowing when a source is guarded, how to build trust in conservative communities, and when to stop an interview requires years on the ground. Sohan has those years.
Hartals, flash floods, blocked roads, shifting security conditions — Bangladesh changes daily. Sohan is your real-time intelligence system, rerouting, rescheduling, and managing risk before it reaches you.
Importing cameras and drones triggers customs scrutiny. Journalist visas require specific categories. Arriving unprepared causes delays and confiscations. Sohan handles all pre-arrival logistics remotely. Read our journalist visa guide and permits guide for full details.
Every engagement is managed personally by Sohan Rahat — from 48-hour breaking news assignments to six-week documentary productions. View our full fixer services in Bangladesh for complete details.
Comprehensive support for news crews, documentary filmmakers, and photojournalists including access fixation, story sourcing and crew logistics.
Field facilitation for international development organizations, UN agencies, and humanitarian missions across Bangladesh including Rohingya response zones.
On-the-ground research, factory visits, supply chain audits, and stakeholder interviews for global businesses operating in or sourcing from Bangladesh.
Professional consecutive and simultaneous interpretation in Bengali, Chittagonian, Sylheti, and Rohingya dialects.
Secure vehicle hire, trusted driver networks, inter-city coordination, and remote-area access.
Navigating press accreditation, filming permits, government ministry access, and sensitive site entry.
Ministry access, government liaisons, garment factory visits, corporate stakeholder interviews. The political and commercial heart of Bangladesh — Sohan navigates every layer.
40+ crew facilitations into Kutupalong and Nayapara. UNHCR, IOM, and 40+ NGO partner contacts. The world’s largest refugee settlement — access requires relationships built over years. See our Rohingya camp access guide.
The world’s largest mangrove. Boat logistics, forest permits, wildlife and climate story access. Sohan is currently producing a documentary here — his knowledge of this terrain is unmatched.
Indigenous community access in Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachari. Army liaison and restricted zone permits. One of Bangladesh’s most sensitive and controlled filming environments.
Port operations, RMG factory access, ship-breaking yard filming, industrial supply chain documentation. Bangladesh’s commercial port city and garment industry hub.
Tea estate access, Srimangal filming, cross-border river stories, climate migration documentation. A visually stunning region with deep community access.
Climate-vulnerable island communities, river erosion, flood response across the delta. Bangladesh’s front line of the climate crisis.
Silk heritage, border economy, minority community access, land rights reporting. Rich in underreported stories far from the capital.
A structured, transparent process — from your first message to your final day in the field. No surprises, no hidden costs, no hand-offs to junior staff.
Send Sohan your project details. Within 24 hours he responds personally with a full written assessment — feasibility, access plan, itemised budget, timeline, and field risks specific to your assignment. Use our contact form or reach him directly via WhatsApp.
Sohan handles permits, press accreditations, ministry notifications, logistics mapping, crew sourcing, and translator briefings before you arrive. By the time you land in Dhaka, everything is ready. See our complete filming in Bangladesh guide for what to expect.
Sohan stays embedded with your team throughout — in every meeting, on every recce, at every interview. Real-time navigation, cultural translation, source management, and safety oversight. No hand-offs to junior staff.
Left Bangladesh but need follow-up interviews or additional research? Sohan remains available remotely after the assignment ends — as long as you need him. Post-production support is also available through Nree Productions.
Filming in Sundarbans
Remote Filming
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Sohan from Nree Productions is a true professional and will make anything happen that you need for your shoot in Bangladesh. His network of vendors and crew are all great and reliable. Most importantly, he makes himself available anytime and responds quickly to any questions during preproduction and production. If you're looking for someone to assist your show while in Bangladesh I recommend Sohan, he will go great lengths to make your team as comfortable as possible.
Sohan from Nree Productions is a top class professional to work with. He is a photographer by background but has a natural, gentle way with people and is curious about the world. He responds quick, gets the urgency of news and understands the demands of in-depth documentary journalism too. He is great with ideas and knows how to find people quickly. I have no hesitation in recommending him.
Working with Sohan of Nree Productions was an absolute privilege. He was instrumental in coordinating and producing a logistically complex remote shoot in the mangroves of Southern Bangladesh, and his expertise, local knowledge, and calm guidance made all the difference. Thanks to Sohan, we were able to keep the production running smoothly, safely, and on budget – no small feat in such a challenging environment. His professionalism is matched by his warmth and collaborative spirit, making him a joy to work alongside. From my experience with Open Planet Studios (formerly Studio Silverback), based in Bristol, UK I can’t recommend Sohan highly enough!
We, at Open Planet Studios in the UK, had the pleasure of working with Sohan Rahat and Nree Productions while filming the Finalists for the 2025 Earthshot Prize. Sohan and his team produced and directed the filming with Finalist Friendship in the Sunderbans area of Bangladesh. Taking on the project at very short notice, Sohan carried out a fast recce to plan locations and logistics, then meticulously organised a two-day shoot with multiple interviews and locations in a challenging environment. The results were beautiful and varied rushes that told our story perfectly. We were extremely happy with what Sohan and his team achieved — as was Friendship, who went on to win their category and spoke very highly of working with Nree Productions. Sohan is a great communicator, highly collaborative, and committed to the highest standards. We look forward to working with him and Nree Productions again soon.</p>
I really enjoyed working with Sohan and Nree Productions. Thanks to his extensive network and good planning skills, I was able to make the short time I had in Bangladesh very useful. He responds quickly to messages and keeps track of all the costs. Besides that, he has the mindset of a journalist, and he is a good company to have around. I would definitely recommend him.
We employed Sohan on our shoot in Bangladesh in April 2018 and he was excellent- I would definitely recommend him and use him again. We had some permit issues at the last minute due to some journalists being killed in the Rohingya refugee camp there (which was where we were filming). This meant that there was suddenly an additional level of approval to our permits that we had not obtained, so Sohan had to fly down there a few days before the shoot and sort it out on ground level. He was very swift to take action, always very positive but realistic about the circumstances, and knowledgeable. During the shoot I've heard he was good fun to be around and very supportive to the crew.”
I worked with Sohan and Nree Productions on a complicated shoot in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh. He was a great person to work with, very hard working and always polite.
I worked with Sohan and Nree Productions while on assignment for National Geographic in the Sundarbans in the summer of 2018 and on the remote part of bengal delta on 2023, and we quickly built up a strong working relationship. He's an extremely amiable and hard-working photojournalist in his own right, who was quick to understand what I was looking for. Sohan was particularly good at putting interviewees at ease, navigating sometimes tricky bureaucratic hurdles, and dealing with distrustful officials. If looking for a fixer – or photojournalist – in Bangladesh, I would highly recommend working with him.
I can't say enough good things about Sohan and his team (Nree Productions). All the way through the process Sohan was communicative and accommodating, not missing anything and always making sure that I, many miles away, wasn't missing anything either.
Sohan and the team at Nree Productions were professional, efficient, and collaborative throughout. They pulled off a logistically challenging shoot on a very short turnaround, delivering both high-end visuals and a brilliant interview. The team went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed, and helped us to create outstanding content incredibly quickly—a huge thank you to everyone involved.
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Nree ProductionsSohan Rahat's full-service production company — documentary co-productions, media training & photojournalism.
Whether you have six weeks to plan or 72 hours to deploy, Sohan responds personally within 24 hours — with a clear assessment, realistic timeline, and itemised budget. No hand-offs, no surprises.
Not finding what you need? Sohan responds to every inquiry personally within 24 hours.
Ask Sohan Directly →Sohan Rahat is Bangladesh’s most experienced fixer and field producer, with 12+ years facilitating teams for BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, Discovery International, and Sky News. He is the founder of Nree Productions.
Sohan acts as your ground-level producer, cultural translator, logistics manager, and safety coordinator. He handles press accreditation, filming permits, source identification, community liaison, driver hire, and real-time problem solving. Read our full guide on what a fixer in Bangladesh does.
Yes — Sohan has facilitated 40+ crews into Kutupalong and Nayapara camps, holds UNHCR, IOM, and 40+ NGO partner contacts, and manages all access permits and trauma-informed community protocols. See our Rohingya camp access guide for full details.
Yes. Sohan supports journalists, documentary film crews, TV productions, NGOs, humanitarian missions, academic researchers, and corporate due diligence teams across Bangladesh.
For planned assignments, 1–2 weeks lead time is recommended. For breaking news, Sohan can mobilise within 24–48 hours. Contact him with your deadline for an honest assessment the same day.
Bangladesh requires a journalist visa for media professionals. The process involves an invitation letter from a registered Bangladeshi organisation, project descriptions, and crew lists — typically 2–4 weeks processing. Sohan handles this as part of pre-production. See our full journalist visa guide for Bangladesh.
Yes. Importing drones into Bangladesh is technically restricted at customs, so all aerial filming requires licensed local operators and official authorisation. Sohan coordinates this through established channels. Read the full Bangladesh drone filming permit process.
All fees are fully itemised: daily fixer rate, translator fees, driver hire, permit costs, and logistics. You receive a clear, detailed quote within 24 hours of submitting your brief — no hidden fees.
Every inquiry is handled personally by Sohan. You'll receive a clear assessment, realistic timeline, access plan, and itemised budget. No obligation. Strict confidentiality as standard.
