Swadesh Roy
স্বদেশ রায়
Born (1961-06-05) 5 June 1961 (age 63)
Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupationjournalist

Swadesh Roy (born June 5, 1961) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh in the journalism category.[1]

Education and career

Roy passed the SSC from Paikgachha High School in 1977 and the HSC from Bagerhat PC College in 1981. He completed his bachelor's in management from the University of Dhaka.[2]

Roy served as the Executive Editor of Janakantha.[3]

Controversy

On July 16, 2015, Roy wrote an article "Saka Paribarer Totporota! Palabar Path Kome Gechhe" (tr: "Lobbying by Salauddin Quader's family! Escape route got narrowed").[4] The article mentioned that a member of the Supreme Court bench who was involved in hearing the appeal of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury had met with the convict's family members. The apex court issued a contempt rule against Roy and the publisher Atiqullah Khan Masud.[5] On August 14, 2015, they were sentenced to confinement in the courtroom for three hours and fined Tk 10,000.[4]

Personal life

Roy is married to Chitra Roy, a Supreme Court lawyer. Together they have Sofen Roy.[2]

References

  1. ^ "17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017". The Daily Star. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "মুক্তিযুদ্ধের বাংলাদেশ গড়ার কাজ করে যাবেন স্বদেশ রায়". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Janakantha editor found guilty of contempt". Daily Ittefaq. August 13, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Bangladesh SC jails 2 Janakantha editors for 3hrs on contempt charges". The Daily Star. August 14, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Contempt rule against Janakantha editor, journo". The Daily Star. July 29, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.


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