Shahidul Alam

Shahidul Alam on Bangladesh govt's crackdown: 'Where sycophancy is norm, truth is viewed as a sickness'

Shahidul Alam, one of the most prominent faces in South Asian photography, was picked up from his house in August, hours after his scathing interview with Al Jazeera about student protests for safer roads. Unsettled by the intense global outrage that followed, the authorities in Bangladesh have recently permitted his release. In this exclusive, wide-ranging interview, he talks about his incarceration, freedom of expression, journalism, activism, politics, custodial torture and his plans to work on prison reform.

Free Bangladesh must remain free, says photojournalist Shahidul Alam after release; was jailed for over 100 days

Shahidul was picked up by the police on 5 August, hours after his scathing interview with Al Jazeera, in which he harshly criticised the government’s dealing of student protests for safer roads in Dhaka.

Shahidul Alam freed: Bangladesh court issues release order after advocates produce HC bail order

A magistrate court in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, refused to issue the order of release for photographer Shahidul Alam, who has been in jail for at least 100 days.

'The Shahidul Alam I know is gentle': Zubaan publisher warns Bangladeshi lensman's arrest is threat to journalism

Shahidul Alam's detention is mirrored by that of so many others – the past months in India have shown that so clearly.

Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam granted bail by high court; lensman spent over 100 days in jail

This is how Holocaust began: Arundhati Roy writes to Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam, compares situation to India

Dear Shahidul, I believe the tide will turn. It will. It must. This foolish, shortsighted cruelty will give way to something kinder and more visionary. This particular malaise, this bout of ill-health that has engulfed our planet will pass.

Bangladesh photographer Shahidul Alam, arrested during student protests, denied bail again

Shahidul Alam was arrested forballegedly violating Bangladesh's internet laws, enacted in 2006 and sharpened in 2013.

From fear of reprisals to physical violence, Indian photojournalists detail challenges that dog their work

In India, photojournalists spoke out about the need to release Shahidul Alam immediately, and to shine a light on the conditions in which they work, and the challenges they often face.

Bangladesh student protests: Activists go into hiding, delete social media posts after police arrest 100 for incitement to violence

The moves have sparked fear among activists in Bangladesh. Almost all the students who have led the protests have gone into hiding.

Bangladesh Cabinet approves new draft transport law after massive protests; photographer's arrest sparks global outrage

Bangladesh’s cabinet has approved a new draft transport law on Monday that features increased maximum jail time for offenders by two years and included a TK. 500,000 fine.