Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey served as the Executive Editor of South Asia Perspectives (SAP) until October 2024 and was also one of the founders of the magazine. He has recently been appointed as an Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh by the interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. Born and raised in Bangladesh, Ansarey currently serves as an Ambassador. He previously worked as the Editor and White House Correspondent for Just News BD, covering the United Nations, U.S. State Department, and Pentagon. He is also the Executive Director of Right to Freedom (R2F). Right to Freedom is a non-profit organization with a 501(c)(3) status based in Washington DC, USA.

Ansarey extensively reports on U.S. affairs and its relations with South Asia, with a focus on Bangladesh. He is a strong advocate for press freedom, and his journalistic work led him into exile. During his time in the UK, he gained experience as a reporter on the foreign desk for The Times and Sunday Times. He has contributed as a writer for The Wire and was a Fellow at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). His questions at press conferences at the UN, White House, and U.S. State Department, often addressing gross human rights violations, reportedly drew the ire of governments, resulting in a ban on his return to Bangladesh and restrictions on his news outlet in the country.

In Bangladesh, Ansarey began his career as a Research Assistant at the Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) in the late 1990s. He later joined Robber Publications as an Assistant Editor and served as the Assistant Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001-2006). He has held roles as the Diplomatic Correspondent for the oldest Bengali daily Ittefaq, and as a Political Reporter for United News of Bangladesh (UNB). Additionally, he worked as an Anchor for the state television, BTV.

Ansarey hosted a popular TV show on NTV titled Hello Excellency, where around sixty ambassadors and foreign dignitaries participated. He occasionally serves as a guest moderator at the Wilson Center and has worked as a consultant (STC) for the World Bank. He is a member of the Washington National Press Club, United Nations Correspondents Association, White House Correspondents Association, Bangladesh National Press Club, and Foreign Press Correspondents Association.