This lecture discusses the role of digital media in recruitment and how it helps recruits and recruiters discover each other. In Bangladesh, digital media have provided opportunities for violent extremists to reach previously unreachable demographics, such as women and youths

scroll.in/article/105993… via Scroll.in Researcher Parvez said that the Awami League’s claim that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was to blame for violence and arson was “not only counter-intuitive but also farcical”. If the Awami League genuinely wants the opposition to

In order to ensure Europe’s competitive edge in global science and technology, the ERC Scientific Council calls for a doubling of the budget of the next EU research framework programme (FP10) and maintaining the ERC’s independence. Read the statement: erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…

Excellent opportunity for digital media and social movements researchers:

My first book written in Bangla covers role of three significant factors of terrorism in Bangladesh; social relations, technology, and justification narrative of the violent extremist organizations. Based on a database comprised of 370 extremist profiles, I have also explored the

Hope is fading for democracy in Bangladesh eastasiaforum.org/2024/03/06/hop…

Saimum Parvez, a Marie Curie Fellow of Political Science at Vrije University in Brussels, has been interviewing Bangladeshi migrants who arrived in European and British cities, including London, Bradford, Rome, Bonn, and Berlin, as part of his research project that also

Critics claim that an Indian intelligence agency orchestrated and implemented election manipulation strategies to secure the ruling party's win in Bangladesh. eastasiaforum.org/2024/06/04/ind…

doi.org/10.59425/eabc.… My analysis on “India Out” campaign and Indian interference in the elections.

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Is Transparency International Bangladesh trying to play it safe? Doesn't the Bangladeshi chapter of Transparency International know the status of press freedom in Bangladesh? Aren't they aware of who owns the newspapers and media houses operated and run from Bangladesh? Journalists in a country ranked

At One Young World, we are constantly in awe of the refugee community and their strength to raise their voice against injustice. Over the years, our annual Summit has witnessed some of the most extraordinary stories of refugee Ambassadors rising from challenging circumstances to

Bangladesh has been cut off from all international communication. The authoritarian regime has shut down the cellular network and the internet. Fixed landlines are not working—it's a total blackout.

Listen to this to know more about atrocities committed by Sheikh Hasina regime on quota movement protesters. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

BANGLADESH 🇧🇩: The rising death toll is a shocking indictment of the absolute intolerance shown by the Bangladeshi authorities to protest and dissent. The unlawful force used against protesters shows a callous disregard for the right to life and an abject failure by law

Protests in Bangladesh have blossomed into a full-fledged mass movement. They’re no longer just student demonstrations. People young and old, representing many professions and walks of like and socioeconomic groupings have come out. Will be tough for the gov’t to survive this.

This is important. “The people of Bangladesh deserve a full and independent UN-led investigation into the events of the past few weeks.” says David Lammy, UK foreign secretary. gov.uk/government/new…

In a rare media interview with Reuters, #Bangladesh's army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman vowed to back his country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the ouster of PM Sheikh Hasina, so that elections could be held within the next 18 months.

Contributed a book chapter on Afghan migration to Europe in this edited volume.

I explained why Bangladesh needs a parliamentary election soon The Wire