Subhash Singha Roy is a Bangladeshi journalist and politician. [1] [2] [3] He is a recipient of the Bangla Academy Literary Award. [4] He is the editor of the news website ABnews24.com. [5] Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, he was sued on charges of genocide. [6] [7] The Reporters Without Borders called the charges against Roy and 24 other journalists "outrageous". [8]
Roy was a member of the Bangladesh Chhatra League. [9]
Roy was a director of Sonali Bank. [10] In September 2012, Roy and fellow bank director Jannat Ara Henry denied having any links with the Hallmark-Sonali Bank Loan Scam. [10] They were questioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission. [10] The Commission did not indict them when it pressed charges over the scam. [11] He was reappointed director of the bank in 2012 along with Chairman Quazi Baharul Islam, directors Shahidulla Mia and Kashem Humayun. [12]
Roy is a member of the Bangladesh Progressive Columnist Forum. [13]
In January 2023, Roy was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his research on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [14] He was critical of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party threatening journalists for allegedly supporting the Awami League government. [15]
The Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement demanded Roy be expelled from the Jatiya Press Club on 10 August 2025 following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government. [16] This was criticized as an attack on the freedom of the press. [17] Roy was sued along with 25 journalists at the International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity. [18] [19] The case was filed by Gazi MH Tamim representing Harun Ijahar Chowdhury of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh over the deaths in police action against the 2013 Shapla Square protests. [20] Other accused included Shahriar Kabir and Muntassir Mamoon. [20] The Reporters sans frontières demanded withdrawal of the case against journalists. [21] Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit sought information on his bank accounts and those of 28 journalists. [22]
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