Anisur Rahman Alamgir

Early life and education Alamgir was born to Hossainuzzaman Bhuiyan and Lailun Nahar Bhuiyan and is from Mirsharai Upazila, Chittagong District. He completed a Master of Arts in Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka in 1993. He served as editor of Daily Manobkantha. He was the only Bangladeshi journalist to report from the battlefields of the Afghanistan War (2001) and the Iraq War (2003).

Cybercrime case (2018) In January 2018, a case was filed against Alamgir at the Cyber Crime Tribunal in Dhaka under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act. The case alleged that he had made “offensive and indecent” remarks about the Hindu goddess Saraswati in a Facebook post on 22 January, which reportedly hurt religious sentiments. The complaint was filed by Supreme Court lawyer Sushanta Kumar Basu after police declined to register the case at a local station. The tribunal subsequently took cognizance of the complaint and ordered police to investigate the allegations. Alamgir denied wrongdoing, stating that his post had been intended as praise for the goddess’s beauty. He also said that he had apologized multiple times and removed the post following the controversy.

2025 arrest On 14 December 2025, Alamgir was taken into custody by the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police from a gym in Dhanmondi for questioning. He was subsequently shown arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Uttara West Police Station. The case was filed by an individual identified as a member of the July Revolutionary Alliance, who alleged that Alamgir and others had conspired to destabilise the state and made inciting statements through television appearances and social media. He was produced before a Dhaka court, where police sought a seven-day remand; the court granted a five-day remand for interrogation. Following the completion of remand, he was sent to jail.

The arrest of Alamgir drew criticism from several human rights and press freedom organizations. Amnesty International , Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) , Editors' Council , PEN International Bangladesh and Dhaka Reporters Unity condemned the arrest. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) additionally called for his unconditional release and to drop the charges against him. While in custody, he was also shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on allegations of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income and money laundering. In response to allegations regarding acquiring assets beyond known sources, Alamgir denied wrongdoing and provided his explanation in an interview with Prothom Alo. He stated that the issue stemmed from the sale of a piece of land, for which taxes had not yet been paid at the time of his arrest, and that the matter had since been presented before a court. He further alleged that the case against him was baseless and intended to damage his reputation. He was released on bail on 14 March 2026.

2026 General Diary

In July 2026, a General Diary (GD) was filed at Shahbag Police Station against him, along with five others. The complaint, lodged by a representative of the State Dialogue Forum (SDF), alleged that the accused individuals were involved in running propaganda campaigns against the July Uprising. The accusations against him included allegations of ridiculing the movement on social media and providing support to political activists.

Books Iraq Ronangoney (2004) Tragedy of Arab Spring (2016) Dharma Niye Byabsa (2017)