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Sam Jahan

Dhaka

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist at Reuters

VJ @Reuters | Ex TextViz - @dailystarnews, @AFP, @cnni | Thinktank @bjimbd | Awards @HRPressAwards X 3, @CoveringClimate X 1 | Fellow @CheveningFCDO @EMKCenter

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  • Mar 25, 2025 | thestar.com.my | Ruma Paul |Sam Jahan

    KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) - With her tiny studio tucked in the crowded lanes of the sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh, Tanya is a popular beautician, with long lines of people waiting for her signature haircuts and facials. But behind her carefully applied makeup lies a harsher reality for Tanya - she is a transgender woman in a community that barely tolerates her existence. "Being Rohingya is hard," she said.

  • Mar 6, 2025 | msn.com | Sam Jahan

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  • Mar 6, 2025 | msn.com | Sam Jahan

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  • Mar 6, 2025 | kfgo.com | Sam Jahan

    By Sam JahanDHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s interim government has been unable to fully ensure public safety and holding a general election this year will be difficult, the head of a newly launched political party told Reuters. Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted last August in the wake of mass, sometimes violent, student-led protests.

  • Aug 18, 2024 | dzrh.com.ph | Sam Jahan |Mokammel Mridha

    By Sam Jahan and Mokammel MridhaCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Ducking as mortar fire exploded around them, Rohingya refugee Mustafa Kamal and his family narrowly escaped the attack by a rebel militia on their town in western Myanmar. Crowds had gathered on a small island to seek shelter after witnessing killings in the coastal town of Maungdaw, he said, but "many died on the spot", including one of his nephews, Noor Sadek. Others crawled and swam to reach neighbouring Bangladesh, he said.

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Sam Jahan
Sam Jahan @SJpapabear
18 May 25

Police arrest actress Nusrat Faria on her way to Thailand over a 'murder attempt' charge in last July. Trumped up charges like these vs celebs become common under @ChiefAdviserGoB govt while real criminals got free passes abroad spending millions in bribe. Not looking good! https://t.co/40ELVe9eFt

Sam Jahan
Sam Jahan @SJpapabear
17 May 25

RT @bjimbd: .@bjimbd condemns assault on journos by alleged @bnpbd78 cadres at a Saturday Gazipur political rally. @JamunaTV journo Rocky H…

Sam Jahan
Sam Jahan @SJpapabear
2 May 25

RT @bjimbd: সুপ্রিয় বন্ধুগণ, আমাদের প্রাকনিবন্ধন বন্ধ ঘোষণা হোলো। যারা প্রাকনিবন্ধন করতে পারেন নি কিন্তু অনুষ্ঠানে আসতে ইচ্ছুক, তাঁদের জ…