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Saleem Samad
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Journalist, Freelance
Dhaka
Beats
Biography
Saleem Samad is an award winning investigative journalist and independent columnist, a media rights defender in Bangladesh. In 1979, he is a pioneer environmental journalist and published several investigative stories in environment. A recipient of the Washington based prestigious Ashoka Fellowship (1991) for agenda-setting journalism and Hellman-Hammett award (2005), New York. His articles appeared in Time magazine, India Today, Outlook, Al Jazeera, Herald magazine, South Asia magazine, Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune, Daily Asian Age, Weekly Dhaka Courier, and International Affairs Review. He is correspondent for the Paris based international media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and South Asia Correspondent of New York Editorial. He studied at Colorado State University (1994), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA and also at the Advocacy Institute (1996), Washington DC under Ford Foundation fellowship program. He has excellent communication skills. His working language is English. He is learning French. He is work-alcoholic and meets deadline.
Technology, Electronics, Sports
Content
By Saleem Samad| Stratheia@ On the eve of Pakistan Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch’s official visit to the Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) in the capital, Dhaka, the Interim Government of Prof Muhammad Yunus has prepared US $4.52 billion in financial claims from Pakistan authorities, comprising its fair share of undivided Pakistan’s pre-1971 assets, including aid money, provident funds, and savings instruments
By Saleem Samad| Pressenza in English Verified The traditional month-long book fair ended last February. The book fair commemorates the fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives on 21 February 1952 to establish Bangla (or Bengali) as the mother language. Presently, the day is observed worldwide as International Mothers Language Day, declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). However, the threats of Islamic extremists and radicalised Muslims have not been contained by law enforcement agencies
Company Info
Freelance
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De Pere, Wisconsin, United States