SALEEM SAMAD
@saleemsamad.bsky.social
Saleem Samad is an independent journalist based in Bangladesh. A media rights defender with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and General Secretary, Forum for Freedom of Expression, Bangladesh (FExB). Recipient of Ashoka Fellowship and Hellman-Hammett Award.
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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
#36July
The Lions/Lionesses are roaring in Iran. Time for regime change. Pull down the misogynist Islamic Mullahs from power. Justice of #MashaAmini and hundreds of people they brutally killed and jailed for not wearing #Hijab
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 AM
The Lions/Lionesses are roaring in Iran. Time for regime change. Pull down the misogynist Islamic Mullahs from power. Justice of #MashaAmini and hundreds of people they brutally killed and jailed for not wearing #Hijab
World Meditation Day 2025
December 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
World Meditation Day 2025
#SheikhHasina’s death sentence marks a historic rupture in #Bangladesh. With #India hosting her in exile, Dhaka–Delhi tensions deepen as calls for extradition grow louder.
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Justice will Haunt Sheikh Hasina - Stratheia
Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence deepens Bangladesh–India tensions as disputes over extradition, human rights abuses, and political mistrust.
stratheia.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#SheikhHasina’s death sentence marks a historic rupture in #Bangladesh. With #India hosting her in exile, Dhaka–Delhi tensions deepen as calls for extradition grow louder.
stratheia.com/justice-will...
stratheia.com/justice-will...
In #Bangladesh, a woman in a loud voice protested with a sandal on her hand when a male bus passenger commented about her attire that it was unIslamic.
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
In #Bangladesh, a woman in a loud voice protested with a sandal on her hand when a male bus passenger commented about her attire that it was unIslamic.
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.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#ProtectJournalists
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.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#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 ...
www.hrw.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#ProtectJournalists
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.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#ProtectJournalists
“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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#IndiaBangladeshRelations #DurgaPuja #Hindu #MuhammadYunus
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Stratheia
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October 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“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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#IndiaBangladeshRelations #DurgaPuja #Hindu #MuhammadYunus
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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.
zeteo.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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."
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
#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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September 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#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
stratheia.com/nepalese-pro...
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#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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#IndiaBangladesh
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September 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
#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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#IndiaBangladesh
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#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...
August 31, 2025 at 4:23 AM
#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...
India’s “See no Evil, Speak no Evil, and Hear no Evil” Policy Towards Bangladesh
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August 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
India’s “See no Evil, Speak no Evil, and Hear no Evil” Policy Towards Bangladesh
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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.
@stratheia.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.
@stratheia.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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.
@stratheia.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.
@stratheia.bsky.social
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
It falls on the eighth day (Ashtami) in the month of Bhadrapada, according to the Hindu lunar calendar.
#KrishnaJanmashtami
#KrishnaJanmashtami2025
August 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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
It falls on the eighth day (Ashtami) in the month of Bhadrapada, according to the Hindu lunar calendar.
#KrishnaJanmashtami
#KrishnaJanmashtami2025
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
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
August 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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
#JournalistsAreNotTheEnemy
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalistsAreNotATarget
August 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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
#JournalistsAreNotTheEnemy
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalistsAreNotATarget
@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
#JournalistsAreNotEnemies
#JournalismIsNotACrime
August 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@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
#JournalistsAreNotEnemies
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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
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.
stratheia.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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
Political parties in #Bangladesh r against reforms which will go against them. stratheia.com/a-year-after...
@muhammadyunus.bsky.social @stratheia.bsky.social
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
#36July
August 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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
#36July
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...
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
www.independent.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
In #India, whoever speaks the #Bangla language and is #Muslim are detained as "illegal immigrants" and deported discreetly to #Bangladesh
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July 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
In #India, whoever speaks the #Bangla language and is #Muslim are detained as "illegal immigrants" and deported discreetly to #Bangladesh
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@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.
#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
February 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
@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.
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#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
February 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#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...