Julfikar Ali Manik is a Bangladeshi journalist and writer known for his reporting on Islamic extremism in Bangladesh.[1][2] He has written for The Daily Star,[3] Dhaka Tribune,[4] The New York Times,[5] Mint,[6] The Seatle Times,[7] The Orange County Register,[8] South Asia Citizens Wire,[9] and The Business Standard.[10]
Manik's parents were AM Ataul Haque, the first Chief of the Bangladesh Navy, and his mother was Begum Fazilatunnessa.[11] He has six brothers and three sisters.[11] His elder brother, Enamul Haque Md. Al Mamun, disappeared on 10 August 2006.[11]
Manik started working as a journalist in 1990.[12]
Manik received awards from the Bangladesh Press Institute and Transparency International Bangladesh in 2001.[12]
In 2004, Manik started working as a stringer for The New York Times.[12] From 2004 to 2013, he worked at The Daily Star.[12][13] Manik became a Dart Asia Fellow in 2013.[12] He was critical of Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006, being used to target journalists and leading to self-censorship.[14] He was awarded the Gerald Loeb Award for his reporting on the Rana Plaza collapse.[15]
Manik was a planning consultant for Boishakhi TV.[16] He supported hiring Tashnuva Anan Shishir as the first transgender anchor in Bangladesh at Boishakhi TV.[17]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, about 1000 journalists were targeted after being "deemed too secular".[18][19] Manik has also been targeted for his reporting against Islamic extremism and terrorism.[18] Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit sought information on his bank accounts along with 26 other journalists and media professionals.[20]
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