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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · 8d

SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · 11d

End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in #Bangladesh
Between Aug 2024 & Jul 2025, 137 journalists have been implicated in 32 criminal cases centring July uprising. A total of 496 journalists was attacked across the country.
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#JournalismIsNotACrime
#ProtectJournalists

Bangladesh: New Crackdown Under Anti-Terrorism Law

Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, is increasingly using the recently amended counterterrorism law to arrest alleged supporters of the deposed Awami League ...

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · 19d

“No anti-Hindu violence,” says Prof. Yunus, accusing #India of weaponizing fake news against #Bangladesh. Dhaka resists Delhi’s pressure post-Hasina.
#IndiaBangladeshRelations #DurgaPuja #Hindu #MuhammadYunus
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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · 20d

Nobel Peace Prize-winning #MuhammadYunus, leader of Bangladesh told Mehdi Hassan of #Zeteo news media, accuses #India of spreading ‘fake news’ about anti-Hindu violence and that their specialties. The Nobel laureate declaiming, “There’s no anti-Hindu violence."
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EXCLUSIVE: Mehdi Sits Down With Bangladeshi Leader Muhammad Yunus to Talk Revolution, Elections, and Human Rights

The Nobel Peace Laureate accuses India of spreading ‘fake news’ about anti-Hindu violence.

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Sep 12

#Nepal’s GenZ movement erupted after a sweeping social media ban, exposing elite corruption and nepotism. PM Oli fled & and protests turned violent with 34 killed. Youths demand a civilian government, accountability & reforms
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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Sep 8

#Bangladesh says it’s ready to improve ties with #India —but only with cooperation. Post- #SheikhHasina politics, mistrust, and silence on extradition cloud the future.
#IndiaBangladesh
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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 31

#Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar’s visit marks renewed Pakistan-Bangladesh engagement, yet the scars of 1971 during brutal birth of #Bangladesh remain unresolved. stratheia.com/from-scarred...

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 27

India’s “See no Evil, Speak no Evil, and Hear no Evil” Policy Towards Bangladesh
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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 20

My most favourite journalist friend Murtaza Solangi @murtazasolangi.bsky.social
has been appointed Spokesperson of #Pakistan President @asifalizardari.bsky.social.
Earlier, he was Information Minister during caretaker government (2023-2024) and chief of Radio Pakistan.
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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 16

On this day, #Hindus revered prophet #LordKrishna birthday is celebrated as #Janmashtami.
It falls on the eighth day (Ashtami) in the month of Bhadrapada, according to the Hindu lunar calendar.
#KrishnaJanmashtami
#KrishnaJanmashtami2025

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 15

Happy Anniversary of #Pakistan 🇵🇰 (14 Aug) and #India 🇮🇳 (15 Aug)
I am an #Indian, unfortunately, born in #Pakistan, presently living in #Bangladesh
In 1971 Bangladesh 🇧🇩 buried #Jinnah's 2-nation theory for independent nations for #Muslims in India.
The 1947 controversial partition went wrong

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 11

#JournalistsAreNotTheEnemy
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalistsAreNotATarget
#DefendMediaFreedom
#ProtectJournalists
#WomenLifeFreedom

SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 11

Forum for Freedom of Expression, Bangladesh (FExB) condemns another blatant and premeditated attack on #pressfreedom for the death of #anasalsharif (Anas al-Sharif) among 5 Al Jazeera journalists killed by #Israel in #Gaza
#JournalistsAreNotTheEnemy
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalistsAreNotATarget

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 10

@bjim condemns the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin by armed assailants with meat cleavers. He was hacked for filming the hooligans in action in #Gazipur at the outskirts of #Bangladesh capital.
#JournalistsAreNotEnemies
#JournalismIsNotACrime

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 8

Being a global influencer for #socialbusiness, Prof #MuhammadYunus could not understand that his government would be sailing a rough sea.
Political parties in #Bangladesh r against reforms which will go against them. stratheia.com/a-year-after...
@muhammadyunus.bsky.social @stratheia.bsky.social

A Year After the Monsoon Revolution, Prof Yunus is Still at a Crossroads! - Stratheia

Prof Yunus leads Bangladesh’s interim government through post-revolution reforms amid rising political and constitutional tensions.

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Aug 5

Autocrat #SheikhHasina ruled #Bangladesh with an iron hand. Held 3 flawed elections sans opposition. Her regime curtailed #mediafreedom and punished critics, dissidents and opposition under repressive laws. 5 August, a year ago she fled to #India after 36 days student-led #MonsoonRevolution
#36July

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Jul 31

The three Arab countries #SaudiArab #Qatar #Egypt joined 14 other nations, including #Britain #Canada and #France, in calling for the disbandment of the group and have State of #Palestine to govern #Gaza, a breakaway faction by dreaded #Hamas.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

Arab nations tell Hamas to ‘disarm’ and end rule of Gaza after Starmer ultimatum

Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt said the terrorist group must play no part in the future of Palestine

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Jul 31

In #India, whoever speaks the #Bangla language and is #Muslim are detained as "illegal immigrants" and deported discreetly to #Bangladesh
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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Feb 17

@saleemsamad.bsky.social #Bangladesh authorities has been repeatedly urged to ensure the safety and security of journalists and also punish those responsible for the attacks, harassments and intimidation of media persons.

RSF @rsf.org · Feb 14

#Bangladesh: attacks on the press have been surging since the start of the month — and many are very violent. The Media Reform Commission is set to deliver its recommendations tomorrow, and RSF is calling for urgent measures to protect journalists: rsf.org/en/banglades...

Bangladesh: violent attacks on journalists are surging — the government must take action

Since the beginning of February, serious attacks on journalists have been on the rise, including beatings by baton and hammer — carried out by police officers and political activists alike — and storm...

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RSF @rsf.org · Feb 14

#Bangladesh: attacks on the press have been surging since the start of the month — and many are very violent. The Media Reform Commission is set to deliver its recommendations tomorrow, and RSF is calling for urgent measures to protect journalists: rsf.org/en/banglades...

Bangladesh: violent attacks on journalists are surging — the government must take action

Since the beginning of February, serious attacks on journalists have been on the rise, including beatings by baton and hammer — carried out by police officers and political activists alike — and storm...

rsf.org

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SALEEM SAMAD @saleemsamad.bsky.social · Feb 17

Ousted #SheikhHasina will be tried in #InternationalCriminalCourt, The Hague for #crimesagainsthumanity committed during July-August student uprising in #Bangladesh.
She has been accussed ordering #lawenforcement agencies, a probe report by UN #humanrights body #OCHCR stratheia.com/un-probe-acc...

UN Probe Accuses Hasina Regime of Crimes Against Humanity - Stratheia

UN report reveals Hasina regime’s brutal crackdown on protests, urging ICC investigation into widespread human rights abuses in Bangladesh.

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