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{{Short description|Paris-based Bangladeshi blogger and social activist}}
{{Short description|Paris-based Bangladeshi blogger and social activist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Pinaki Bhattacharya
| name = Pinaki Bhattacharya
| image = File:পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য, ২০২০.png
| image = File:পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য, ২০২০.png
| caption = Pinaki in 2020
| caption = Pinaki Bhattacharya in 2020
| native_name = পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য
| native_name = পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|12|15|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|12|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bogura District]], East Pakistan, Pakistan
| birth_place = [[Bogura District]], East Pakistan
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| nationality = [[Bangladeshi]]
| citizenship =
| citizenship =
| education = MBBS, MBA and PhD
| education = MBBS, MBA and PhD
| occupation = Blogger, online activist, [[YouTuber]], physician, Global Medical Relations Specialist,
| occupation = Blogger, online activist, [[YouTuber]], physician, global medical relations specialist
| party = [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] (former member)
| party = [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] (former member)
| movement = {{plainlist|*[[1990 Mass Uprising in Bangladesh]]
| movement = {{plainlist|*[[1990 Mass Uprising in Bangladesh]]
* [[2013 Shahbag protests]]
* [[2013 Shahbag protests]]
* [[2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests]]
* [[2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests]]
* [[India out campaign in Bangladesh]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scroll Staff |title=What is driving an ‘India Out’ campaign in Bangladesh? |url=https://scroll.in/article/1066601/what-is-driving-an-india-out-campaign-in-bangladesh |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date= |language=en |access-date=13 September 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status=}}</ref>
* [[Anti-Indian sentiment#Bangladesh|Boycott India campaign]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scroll Staff |title=What is driving an 'India Out' campaign in Bangladesh? |url=https://scroll.in/article/1066601/what-is-driving-an-india-out-campaign-in-bangladesh |work=[[Scroll.in]] |language=en |access-date=13 September 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status=}}</ref>
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* [[Student–People's uprising]]<ref name="Seli 2024">{{cite news |last1=Seli |first1=Yeshi |title=Is the student protest in Bangladesh turning into a revolution? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jul/28/is-the-student-protest-in-bangladesh-turning-into-a-revolution |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=28 July 2024 |language=en |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121659/https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jul/28/is-the-student-protest-in-bangladesh-turning-into-a-revolution |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
* [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement]]
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| website = {{URL|https://pbhattacharya.com/|pbhattacharya.com}}
* [[Student–People's uprising]]
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* [[2024 Non-cooperation movement]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seli |first1=Yeshi |title=Is the student protest in Bangladesh turning into a revolution? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jul/28/is-the-student-protest-in-bangladesh-turning-into-a-revolution |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=28 July 2024 |language=en |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121659/https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jul/28/is-the-student-protest-in-bangladesh-turning-into-a-revolution |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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| channel_direct_url = @PinakiBhattacharya
| channel_direct_url = @PinakiBhattacharya
| channel_display_name = Pinaki Bhattacharya
| channel_display_name = Pinaki Bhattacharya
| years_active = 20 March 2013–present
| years_active = 20 March 2013–present
| location = France
| location = France
| subscribers = 2.69 million
| subscribers = 2.69&nbsp;million
| views = 539 million
| views = 539 million
| silver_button = Yes
| silver_button = Yes
| gold_button = Yes
| gold_button = Yes
| stats_update = 26 September 2024; 10:29 ([[UTC+01:00]])
| stats_update = 26 September 2024; 10:29 ([[UTC+01:00]])
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'''Pinaki Bhattacharya'''{{Efn|{{lang-bn|পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য}}}} (born 15 December 1967) is a Bangladeshi YouTuber, blogger,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/339762/pinaki-bhattacharya-sued-under-cyber-security-act |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under Cyber Security Act |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=18 February 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225052141/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/339762/pinaki-bhattacharya-sued-under-cyber-security-act |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 February 2024 |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya, 6 others sued under CSA |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pinaki-bhattacharya-6-others-sued-under-csa-795122 |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=[[The Business Standard]] |language=en |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121655/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pinaki-bhattacharya-6-others-sued-under-csa-795122 |url-status=live}}</ref> online activist and physician<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/u2hhtvok66 |script-title=bn:পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের বিরুদ্ধে ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইনে মামলা |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=19 November 2022 |language=bn |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311024424/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/u2hhtvok66 |url-status=live}}</ref> known for his vehement [[Criticism of Awami League|criticism]] of [[Sheikh Hasina]] and her [[Awami League]] party-led government.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 April 2024 |title=Chargesheet filed against Pinaki |url=https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-04-28/chargesheet-filed-against-pinaki |website=[[Somoy TV]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807105716/https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-04-28/chargesheet-filed-against-pinaki |url-status=live}}</ref> He is living in exile in France since the [[2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests|movement for safe roads in 2018]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Pinaki-goes-missing-says-father |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya missing, says father |date=12 August 2018 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221091752/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Pinaki-goes-missing-says-father |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:মতপ্রকাশের স্বাধীনতা: প্রবাসী লেখক ও ব্লগারদের করা সমালোচনাকে কেন হুমকি হিসাবে দেখে বাংলাদেশের সরকার? |date=5 February 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/crgelvr52q1o |language=bn |work=[[BBC Bangla]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=6 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806135640/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/crgelvr52q1o |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=470182 |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya chargesheeted in DSA case |website=[[The Daily Observer (Bangladesh)]] |date=18 April 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807104047/https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=470182 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pinaki's activism played a crucial role in [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|the ousting of Sheikh Hasina]] from power.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seli |first=Yeshi |date=28 July 2024 |title=Is the student protest in Bangladesh turning into a revolution? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jul/28/is-the-student-protest-in-bangladesh-turning-into-a-revolution |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
'''Pinaki Bhattacharya''' ({{langx|bn|পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য}}; born 15 December 1967) is a Bangladeshi exiled<ref name=haldar>{{cite web | last=Halder | first=Deep | title=Boycott India campaign, exiled 'activist', anti-Hasina chorus & BNP's bid to regain lost ground | website=ThePrint | date=2024-02-22 | url=https://theprint.in/world/boycott-india-campaign-exiled-activist-anti-hasina-chorus-bnps-bid-to-regain-lost-ground/1975484/ | access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref> YouTuber, blogger,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/339762/pinaki-bhattacharya-sued-under-cyber-security-act |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under Cyber Security Act |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=18 February 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225052141/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/339762/pinaki-bhattacharya-sued-under-cyber-security-act |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 February 2024 |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya, 6 others sued under CSA |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pinaki-bhattacharya-6-others-sued-under-csa-795122 |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=[[Business Standard]] |language=en |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121655/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pinaki-bhattacharya-6-others-sued-under-csa-795122 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[online activist]] and physician<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/u2hhtvok66 |script-title=bn:পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের বিরুদ্ধে ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইনে মামলা |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=19 November 2022 |language=bn |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311024424/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/u2hhtvok66 |url-status=live}}</ref> known for his vehement [[Criticism of Awami League|criticism]] of [[Sheikh Hasina]] and her [[Awami League]] party-led government.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 April 2024 |title=Chargesheet filed against Pinaki |url=https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-04-28/chargesheet-filed-against-pinaki |publisher=[[Somoy TV]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807105716/https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-04-28/chargesheet-filed-against-pinaki |url-status=live}}</ref> He has lived in exile in France since the [[2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests|Bangladesh road-safety protests in 2018]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Pinaki-goes-missing-says-father |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya missing, says father |date=12 August 2018 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221091752/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Pinaki-goes-missing-says-father |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:মতপ্রকাশের স্বাধীনতা: প্রবাসী লেখক ও ব্লগারদের করা সমালোচনাকে কেন হুমকি হিসাবে দেখে বাংলাদেশের সরকার? |date=5 February 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/crgelvr52q1o |language=bn |work=[[BBC Bangla]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=6 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806135640/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/crgelvr52q1o |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=470182 |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya chargesheeted in DSA case |website=[[The Daily Observer (Bangladesh)]] |date=18 April 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807104047/https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=470182 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pinaki's activism played a crucial role in [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|the ousting of Sheikh Hasina]] from power,<ref name="Seli 2024" /> following which he campaigned for the [[Five-Point Demand]] issued by the [[Anti-discrimination Students Movement]] and the [[Jatiya Nagorik Committee]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwbK49w5ZHM |title=সাহাবুদ্দিন চুপ্পু কেন থাকবে না ? Pinaki Bhattacharya {{!}}{{!}} The Untold |date=27 October 2024 |last=Pinaki Bhattacharya |author-link=Pinaki Bhattacharya |access-date=29 October 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Pinaki was born in a [[Bengali Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] family in 1967. He is the elder son of former [[Bogra Zilla School|Bogra Zilla School]] teacher and cultural personality Shyamal Bhattacharya.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/dsa-case-against-pinaki-shifted-dhaka-cyber-tribunal-838721 |title=DSA case against Pinaki shifted to Dhaka Cyber Tribunal |date=29 April 2024 |website=[[The Business Standard]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121556/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/dsa-case-against-pinaki-shifted-dhaka-cyber-tribunal-838721 |url-status=live}}</ref> Although he studied medicine, he is currently not involved in this profession. He is in [[Right of asylum|political asylum]] in France and is doing his PhD there.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/pinaki-bhattacharya-sued-under-dsa-3172266 |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under DSA |date=17 November 2022 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616154356/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/pinaki-bhattacharya-sued-under-dsa-3172266 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pinaki Bhattacharya is best known as a Bangladeshi blogger and [[social activist]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Paris-based Bangladeshi writer Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under DSA |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/europe/298427/paris-based-bangladeshi-writer-pinaki-bhattacharya |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=17 November 2022}}</ref> He has become widely discussed and popular for playing an important role in the India out campaign in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theprint.in/world/boycott-india-campaign-exiled-activist-anti-hasina-chorus-bnps-bid-to-regain-lost-ground/1975484/ |title=Boycott India campaign, exiled 'activist', anti-Hasina chorus & BNP's bid to regain lost ground |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=22 February 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=4 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804182548/https://theprint.in/world/boycott-india-campaign-exiled-activist-anti-hasina-chorus-bnps-bid-to-regain-lost-ground/1975484/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='India Out' Campaign Gains Traction in Bangladesh |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/india-out-campaign-gains-traction-in-bangladesh/7497217.html |work=[[Voice of America]] |date=21 February 2024 |language=en |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605005049/https://www.voanews.com/a/india-out-campaign-gains-traction-in-bangladesh/7497217.html |url-status=live}}</ref> He was an adjunct faculty at [[American International University-Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Biography of Pinaki Bhattacharya |url=https://pbhattacharya.com/biography/ |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=pbhattacharya.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926094938/https://pbhattacharya.com/biography/ |archive-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>
Pinaki was born in a [[Bengali Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] family in 1967. He later renounced Hinduism and embraced Islam under the influence of the Tablighi Jamaat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why the French Authorities Harboring Anti-Semite and Anti-India Fugitive Anarchist?|website=theseoultimes.com|url=https://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=15472&PHPSESSID=713185feb6d37eecb38cd8f57557755a&ckattempt=3|language=en|access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Telugu|first=ntv|title=Pinaki Bhattacharya: పేరుకు హిందువు, ఆచరించేది ఇస్లాం.. షేక్ హసీనా, ఇండియా వ్యతిరేకి.. ఎవరీ పినాకి భట్టాచార్య..|website=NTV Telugu|date=7 Aug 2024|url=https://ntvtelugu.com/national-news/pinaki-bhattacharya-a-neo-convert-to-islam-spearheading-the-india-out-campaign-in-bangladesh-651213.html|language=te|access-date=9 Dec 2024}}</ref> He is the elder son of former school teacher of [[Bogra Zilla School]] and cultural organiser Shyamol Bhattacharya. He has one brother and one sister.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/dsa-case-against-pinaki-shifted-dhaka-cyber-tribunal-838721 |title=DSA case against Pinaki shifted to Dhaka Cyber Tribunal |date=29 April 2024 |website=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121556/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/dsa-case-against-pinaki-shifted-dhaka-cyber-tribunal-838721 |url-status=live}}</ref> Although he studied medicine from 1985 to 1992, in Rajshahi Medical College and Later graduated from Rajshahi Medical College in 1992. But he is not praticing doctor. He claimed [[Right of asylum|political asylum]] in France.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/pinaki-bhattacharya-sued-under-dsa-3172266 |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under DSA |date=17 November 2022 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616154356/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/pinaki-bhattacharya-sued-under-dsa-3172266 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pinaki Bhattacharya is best known as a Bangladeshi blogger and [[social activist]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Paris-based Bangladeshi writer Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under DSA |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/europe/298427/paris-based-bangladeshi-writer-pinaki-bhattacharya |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=17 November 2022 |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> He became popular for his role in the India out campaign in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theprint.in/world/boycott-india-campaign-exiled-activist-anti-hasina-chorus-bnps-bid-to-regain-lost-ground/1975484/ |title=Boycott India campaign, exiled 'activist', anti-Hasina chorus & BNP's bid to regain lost ground |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=22 February 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=4 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804182548/https://theprint.in/world/boycott-india-campaign-exiled-activist-anti-hasina-chorus-bnps-bid-to-regain-lost-ground/1975484/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='India Out' Campaign Gains Traction in Bangladesh |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/india-out-campaign-gains-traction-in-bangladesh/7497217.html |publisher=[[Voice of America]] |date=21 February 2024 |language=en |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605005049/https://www.voanews.com/a/india-out-campaign-gains-traction-in-bangladesh/7497217.html |url-status=live}}</ref> He was an adjunct faculty at [[American International University-Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Biography of Pinaki Bhattacharya |url=https://pbhattacharya.com/biography/ |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=pbhattacharya.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926094938/https://pbhattacharya.com/biography/ |archive-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>


== Education and career ==
== Education and career ==
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He is a medical professional with an MBBS degree and an MBA from a business school, currently pursuing a PhD. After closing his pharmaceutical business upon leaving the country, he moved into a specialized role in global medical relations. He is currently based in Paris, working as a Global Medical Relations Specialist for [[L'Oréal]], managing medical affairs for five of their skincare brands: [[La Roche-Posay]], Vichy Laboratories, [[CeraVe]], Skinbetter Science, and SkinCeuticals.
Pinaki is a medical professional with an MBBS degree and an MBA from a business school, currently pursuing a PhD. After closing his pharmaceutical business and leaving Bangladesh, he moved into a specialized role in global medical relations. He is based in Paris, working as a Global Medical Relations Specialist for [[L'Oréal]], managing medical affairs for five of their skincare brands.


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
Pinaki was once involved in leftist politics, being a former member of the [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]].{{cn|date=October 2024}} He has written 18 books on the history of Bangladeshi politics and various other subjects. Currently, he is a popular online activist, actively posting on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya sued on charges of 'tarnishing image of the country' |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/my8d0b300h |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=17 November 2022 |language=en |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004095600/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/my8d0b300h |url-status=live}}</ref> He has over 2.1 million subscribers on YouTube and over 700,000 followers on Facebook. He often writes and makes videos on the history of Bangladesh, ongoing politics, human rights issues, and issues of neighboring countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Propaganda against PM, Bangabandhu: CSA case filed against Pinaki, 6 others |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/propaganda-against-pm-bangabandhu-csa-case-filed-against-pinaki-6-others-3547376 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 February 2024 |language=en |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=25 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725022847/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/propaganda-against-pm-bangabandhu-csa-case-filed-against-pinaki-6-others-3547376 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Pinaki was once involved in leftist politics, being a former member of the [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-29 |title=সিপিবির সাথে আমার ছাড়াছাড়ি |url=https://pbhattacharya.com/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Pinaki Bhattacharya |language=bn}}</ref> He has written books on the history of Bangladeshi politics and various other subjects. He is a popular online activist, actively posting on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya sued on charges of 'tarnishing image of the country' |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/my8d0b300h |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=17 November 2022 |language=en |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004095600/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/my8d0b300h |url-status=live}}</ref> He has over 2.1&nbsp;million subscribers on YouTube and over 700,000 followers on Facebook. He often writes and makes videos on the history of Bangladesh, ongoing politics, human rights issues, and issues of neighboring countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Propaganda against PM, Bangabandhu: CSA case filed against Pinaki, 6 others |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/propaganda-against-pm-bangabandhu-csa-case-filed-against-pinaki-6-others-3547376 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 February 2024 |language=en |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=25 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725022847/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/propaganda-against-pm-bangabandhu-csa-case-filed-against-pinaki-6-others-3547376 |url-status=live}}</ref>


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Pinaki Bhattacharya has criticized the Bangladesh [[Awami League]] government's corruption,<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের নামে মামলা, ফ্রান্স থেকে ফেরাতে চায় পুলিশ |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/others/773165/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87 |work=[[Bangla Tribune]] |date=17 November 2022 |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=30 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230161540/https://www.banglatribune.com/others/773165/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87 |url-status=live}}</ref> human rights violations, kidnappings, and extrajudicial killings. His posts and tweets are often critical of Bangladesh's former ruling party, the Awami League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/why-the-french-authorities-harboring-anti-semite-and-anti-india-asylum-seeker-fugitive-anarchist/?amp |title=Why the French authorities harboring anti-Semite and anti-India asylum-seeker fugitive anarchist? |date=30 April 2024 |work=[[News Ghana]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121601/https://newsghana.com.gh/why-the-french-authorities-harboring-anti-semite-and-anti-india-asylum-seeker-fugitive-anarchist/?amp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladeshi Online Activist Fears for Life, Remains in Hiding |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladeshi-online-activist-fears-for-life-remains-in-hiding/4537701.html |publisher=[[Voice of America]] |date=21 August 2018 |language=en |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=19 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419011745/https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladeshi-online-activist-fears-for-life-remains-in-hiding/4537701.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Controversies ==
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Pinaki Bhattacharya has been criticizing the Bangladesh Awami League government's corruption,<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের নামে মামলা, ফ্রান্স থেকে ফেরাতে চায় পুলিশ |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/others/773165/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87 |work=[[Bangla Tribune]] |date=17 November 2022 |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=30 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230161540/https://www.banglatribune.com/others/773165/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87 |url-status=live}}</ref> human rights violations, kidnappings, and extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh for a long time in Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blog posts. His posts and tweets are often critical of Bangladesh's former ruling party, the Awami League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/why-the-french-authorities-harboring-anti-semite-and-anti-india-asylum-seeker-fugitive-anarchist/?amp |title=Why the French authorities harboring anti-Semite and anti-India asylum-seeker fugitive anarchist? |date=30 April 2024 |work=[[News Ghana]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121601/https://newsghana.com.gh/why-the-french-authorities-harboring-anti-semite-and-anti-india-asylum-seeker-fugitive-anarchist/?amp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladeshi Online Activist Fears for Life, Remains in Hiding |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladeshi-online-activist-fears-for-life-remains-in-hiding/4537701.html |work=[[Voice of America]] |date=21 August 2018 |language=en |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=19 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419011745/https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladeshi-online-activist-fears-for-life-remains-in-hiding/4537701.html |url-status=live}}</ref>


Internationally acclaimed photographer [[Shahidul Alam]] was arrested by the police for his participation in the [[2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests]].<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশের আলোকচিত্রী শহীদুল আলমের মুক্তির দাবি |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-45237609 |date=19 August 2018 |work=[[BBC Bangla]] |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926103935/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-45237609 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, military intelligence officers summoned Pinaki to their headquarters in Dhaka. They did not elaborate on why he was summoned. There are instances where military intelligence officers summon dissidents to their offices, many of whom have not been found after meeting with military intelligence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 2018 |title= |script-title=bn:গুমের ভয়ে নিখোঁজ পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য! |url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/79972/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926120019/https://www.jugantor.com/national/79972/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF |archive-date=26 September 2023 |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=[[Jugantor]] |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 December 2021 |title= |script-title=bn:পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের বিরুদ্ধে প্যারিসে মামলা |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2021/12/11/1100334 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927102508/https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2021/12/11/1100334 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=[[Kaler Kantho]] |language=bn}}</ref>
Internationally acclaimed photographer [[Shahidul Alam]] was arrested by the police for his participation in the [[2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests]].<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশের আলোকচিত্রী শহীদুল আলমের মুক্তির দাবি |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-45237609 |date=19 August 2018 |work=[[BBC Bangla]] |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926103935/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-45237609 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, military intelligence officers summoned Pinaki to their headquarters in Dhaka. They did not elaborate on why he was summoned. There are instances where military intelligence officers summon dissidents to their offices, many of whom have disappeared after meeting with military intelligence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 2018 |title= |script-title=bn:গুমের ভয়ে নিখোঁজ পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য! |url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/79972/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926120019/https://www.jugantor.com/national/79972/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF |archive-date=26 September 2023 |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=[[Jugantor]] |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 December 2021 |title= |script-title=bn:পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের বিরুদ্ধে প্যারিসে মামলা |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2021/12/11/1100334 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927102508/https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2021/12/11/1100334 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=[[Kaler Kantho]] |language=bn}}</ref>


Considering the situation, Pinaki went into hiding without going to meet the intelligence officers. Intelligence officials raided Pinaki's residence and office several times to trace him.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:পিনাকীসহ দুজনের বিরুদ্ধে আদালতে অভিযোগপত্র |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1mp9le5su7 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=28 April 2024 |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121656/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1mp9le5su7 |url-status=live}}</ref> They even kept his residence under round-the-clock surveillance.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশে ভিন্নমত দমনে প্রত্যক্ষ ও পরোক্ষ চাপ প্রয়োগের অভিযোগ |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-54676229 |date=24 October 2020 |work=[[BBC]] Bangla |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926095007/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-54676229 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Three cyber offenders tarnishing country's image |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/115615.details |work=[[banglanews24.com]] |date=3 May 2023 |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121557/https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/115615.details |url-status=live}}</ref>
Pinaki went into hiding and Intelligence officials raided his residence and office several time.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:পিনাকীসহ দুজনের বিরুদ্ধে আদালতে অভিযোগপত্র |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1mp9le5su7 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=28 April 2024 |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121656/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1mp9le5su7 |url-status=live}}</ref> and kept his residence under surveillance.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশে ভিন্নমত দমনে প্রত্যক্ষ ও পরোক্ষ চাপ প্রয়োগের অভিযোগ |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-54676229 |date=24 October 2020 |work=[[BBC]] Bangla |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926095007/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-54676229 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Three cyber offenders tarnishing country's image |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/115615.details |work=[[banglanews24.com]] |date=3 May 2023 |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808121557/https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/115615.details |url-status=live}}</ref>


While in hiding, authorities banned him from leaving the country. Pinaki was able to leave the country with the help of friends and reached Bangkok in January 2019.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:পিনাকীর বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগপত্র, পরোয়ানার আবেদন |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/110d1ae3b5ea |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |date=3 May 2023 |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808122110/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/110d1ae3b5ea |url-status=live}}</ref> Two months later he reached France and is currently under political asylum there. He is now doing his higher studies in Paris.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bangladesh Police Accused of Harassment With Fake Cases |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladesh-police-accused-of-harassment-with-fake-cases/4827043.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926115934/https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladesh-police-accused-of-harassment-with-fake-cases/4827043.html |archive-date=26 September 2023 |date=21 August 2018 |website=[[Voice of America]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya, 2 others sued under DSA |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/pinaki-bhattacharya-2-others-sued-under-dsa-533974 |date=17 November 2022 |work=[[The Business Standard]] |language=en |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524161942/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/pinaki-bhattacharya-2-others-sued-under-dsa-533974 |url-status=live}}</ref>
While he was in hiding, authorities banned him from leaving the country, but he was able to leave with the help of friends and reached Bangkok in January 2019.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:পিনাকীর বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগপত্র, পরোয়ানার আবেদন |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/110d1ae3b5ea |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |date=3 May 2023 |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808122110/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/110d1ae3b5ea |url-status=live}}</ref> Two months later he reached France and where he is under political asylum.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bangladesh Police Accused of Harassment With Fake Cases |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladesh-police-accused-of-harassment-with-fake-cases/4827043.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926115934/https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladesh-police-accused-of-harassment-with-fake-cases/4827043.html |archive-date=26 September 2023 |date=21 August 2018 |publisher=[[Voice of America]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Pinaki Bhattacharya, 2 others sued under DSA |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/pinaki-bhattacharya-2-others-sued-under-dsa-533974 |date=17 November 2022 |work=[[Business Standard]] |language=en |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524161942/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/pinaki-bhattacharya-2-others-sued-under-dsa-533974 |url-status=live}}</ref>


In February 2024, He threatened Bangladeshi actor [[Mosharraf Karim]] not to be involved in the promotion of the film [[Hubba (film)|Hubba]] directed by [[Bratya Basu]] and [[Hoichoi]] or Indian OTT platforms.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2024 |script-title=bn:মোশাররফ করিমকে হুমকি দিলেন পিনাকী! |url=https://www.deshrupantor.com/491715/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80 |work=Desh Rupantor |language=bn |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529114512/https://www.deshrupantor.com/491715/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May of the same year, he was criticized for spreading [[Rumor|rumors]] on the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|EC]]'s NID wing website showing fees in [[Indian rupee|{{INR}}]] instead of [[Bangladeshi taka|{{BDT}}]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2024 |script-title=bn:ইসির এনআইডি উইংয়ের ওয়েবসাইটে টাকার পরিবর্তে রুপিতে ফি প্রদর্শনের গুজব |url=https://rumorscanner.com/fact-check/nidw-website-show-rupees-instead-of-taka-false/113507 |access-date=29 May 2024 |language=bn-BD}}</ref>
In February 2024, Pinaki advised Bangladeshi actor [[Mosharraf Karim]] not to be involved in the promotion of the film [[Hubba (film)|Hubba]] directed by [[Bratya Basu]] and [[Hoichoi]] or Indian OTT platforms.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2024 |script-title=bn:মোশাররফ করিমকে হুমকি দিলেন পিনাকী! |url=https://www.deshrupantor.com/491715/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529114512/https://www.deshrupantor.com/491715/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=Desh Rupantor |language=bn}}</ref> In May of the same year, he was criticized for spreading rumors on the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|EC]]'s NID wing website showing fees in [[Indian rupee|{{INR}}]] instead of [[Bangladeshi taka|{{BDT}}]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2024 |script-title=bn:ইসির এনআইডি উইংয়ের ওয়েবসাইটে টাকার পরিবর্তে রুপিতে ফি প্রদর্শনের গুজব |url=https://rumorscanner.com/fact-check/nidw-website-show-rupees-instead-of-taka-false/113507 |access-date=29 May 2024 |language=bn-BD}}</ref>


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Pinaki Bhattacharya
পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য
Pinaki Bhattacharya in 2020
Born (1967-12-15) 15 December 1967 (age 57)
Bogura District, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationMBBS, MBA and PhD
Occupation(s)Blogger, online activist, YouTuber, physician, global medical relations specialist
Political partyCommunist Party of Bangladesh (former member)
Movement
YouTube information
Channel
LocationFrance
Years active20 March 2013–present
Subscribers2.69 million[3]
Total views539 million[3]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 26 September 2024; 10:29 (UTC+01:00)
Websitepbhattacharya.com

Pinaki Bhattacharya (Bengali: পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য; born 15 December 1967) is a Bangladeshi exiled[4] YouTuber, blogger,[5][6] online activist and physician[7] known for his vehement criticism of Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party-led government.[8] He has lived in exile in France since the Bangladesh road-safety protests in 2018.[9][10][11] Pinaki's activism played a crucial role in the ousting of Sheikh Hasina from power,[2] following which he campaigned for the Five-Point Demand issued by the Anti-discrimination Students Movement and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee.[12]

Early life

Pinaki was born in a Bengali Hindu Brahmin family in 1967. He later renounced Hinduism and embraced Islam under the influence of the Tablighi Jamaat.[13][14] He is the elder son of former school teacher of Bogra Zilla School and cultural organiser Shyamol Bhattacharya. He has one brother and one sister.[15] Although he studied medicine from 1985 to 1992, in Rajshahi Medical College and Later graduated from Rajshahi Medical College in 1992. But he is not praticing doctor. He claimed political asylum in France.[16] Pinaki Bhattacharya is best known as a Bangladeshi blogger and social activist.[17] He became popular for his role in the India out campaign in Bangladesh.[18][19] He was an adjunct faculty at American International University-Bangladesh.[20]

Education and career

Pinaki is a medical professional with an MBBS degree and an MBA from a business school, currently pursuing a PhD. After closing his pharmaceutical business and leaving Bangladesh, he moved into a specialized role in global medical relations. He is based in Paris, working as a Global Medical Relations Specialist for L'Oréal, managing medical affairs for five of their skincare brands.

Politics

Pinaki was once involved in leftist politics, being a former member of the Communist Party of Bangladesh.[21] He has written books on the history of Bangladeshi politics and various other subjects. He is a popular online activist, actively posting on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.[22] He has over 2.1 million subscribers on YouTube and over 700,000 followers on Facebook. He often writes and makes videos on the history of Bangladesh, ongoing politics, human rights issues, and issues of neighboring countries.[23]

Pinaki Bhattacharya has criticized the Bangladesh Awami League government's corruption,[24] human rights violations, kidnappings, and extrajudicial killings. His posts and tweets are often critical of Bangladesh's former ruling party, the Awami League.[25][26]

Internationally acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam was arrested by the police for his participation in the 2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests.[27] At the same time, military intelligence officers summoned Pinaki to their headquarters in Dhaka. They did not elaborate on why he was summoned. There are instances where military intelligence officers summon dissidents to their offices, many of whom have disappeared after meeting with military intelligence.[28][29]

Pinaki went into hiding and Intelligence officials raided his residence and office several time.[30] and kept his residence under surveillance.[31][32]

While he was in hiding, authorities banned him from leaving the country, but he was able to leave with the help of friends and reached Bangkok in January 2019.[33] Two months later he reached France and where he is under political asylum.[34][35]

In February 2024, Pinaki advised Bangladeshi actor Mosharraf Karim not to be involved in the promotion of the film Hubba directed by Bratya Basu and Hoichoi or Indian OTT platforms.[36] In May of the same year, he was criticized for spreading rumors on the EC's NID wing website showing fees in ₹ instead of ৳.[37]

Works

  • Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 in American Documents[38]
  • Independence of North Bangladesh[39]
  • Robi Babur Daktari
  • Islam in the War of Liberation
  • Bengali communists fallacy on religion and atheism
  • Silver Words of Golden Bengal
  • Nanaronge Robindranath
  • Chin Katum
  • Discourse on Method: Review of Methods of Knowledge
  • The Medical Representative: Finding Success Theory
  • Mon Bhromorer Kajol Pakhay
  • Sixty Eight
  • Weather Maker
  • Interesting lessons on Indian philosophy
  • Liberation war, religion, politics and other topics
  • Rabindranath: Onner Aloye Ishyor Atma Karon
  • The Dust of History
  • The Journey of Thought from Enlightenment to Postmodernism

References

  1. ^ Scroll Staff. "What is driving an 'India Out' campaign in Bangladesh?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Seli, Yeshi (28 July 2024). "Is the student protest in Bangladesh turning into a revolution?". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "About Pinaki Bhattacharya". YouTube.
  4. ^ Halder, Deep (22 February 2024). "Boycott India campaign, exiled 'activist', anti-Hasina chorus & BNP's bid to regain lost ground". ThePrint. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under Cyber Security Act". Dhaka Tribune. 18 February 2024. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Pinaki Bhattacharya, 6 others sued under CSA". Business Standard. 18 February 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  7. ^ পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের বিরুদ্ধে ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইনে মামলা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Chargesheet filed against Pinaki". Somoy TV. 28 April 2024. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Pinaki Bhattacharya missing, says father". Prothom Alo. 12 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ মতপ্রকাশের স্বাধীনতা: প্রবাসী লেখক ও ব্লগারদের করা সমালোচনাকে কেন হুমকি হিসাবে দেখে বাংলাদেশের সরকার?. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 5 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Pinaki Bhattacharya chargesheeted in DSA case". The Daily Observer (Bangladesh). 18 April 2024. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  12. ^ Pinaki Bhattacharya (27 October 2024). সাহাবুদ্দিন চুপ্পু কেন থাকবে না ? Pinaki Bhattacharya || The Untold. Retrieved 29 October 2024 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Why the French Authorities Harboring Anti-Semite and Anti-India Fugitive Anarchist?". theseoultimes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  14. ^ Telugu, ntv (7 August 2024). "Pinaki Bhattacharya: పేరుకు హిందువు, ఆచరించేది ఇస్లాం.. షేక్ హసీనా, ఇండియా వ్యతిరేకి.. ఎవరీ పినాకి భట్టాచార్య." NTV Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  15. ^ "DSA case against Pinaki shifted to Dhaka Cyber Tribunal". Business Standard. 29 April 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under DSA". The Daily Star. 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Paris-based Bangladeshi writer Pinaki Bhattacharya sued under DSA". Dhaka Tribune. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Boycott India campaign, exiled 'activist', anti-Hasina chorus & BNP's bid to regain lost ground". ThePrint. 22 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  19. ^ "'India Out' Campaign Gains Traction in Bangladesh". Voice of America. 21 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Biography of Pinaki Bhattacharya". pbhattacharya.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  21. ^ "সিপিবির সাথে আমার ছাড়াছাড়ি". Pinaki Bhattacharya (in Bengali). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Pinaki Bhattacharya sued on charges of 'tarnishing image of the country'". Prothom Alo. 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Propaganda against PM, Bangabandhu: CSA case filed against Pinaki, 6 others". The Daily Star. 19 February 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  24. ^ পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের নামে মামলা, ফ্রান্স থেকে ফেরাতে চায় পুলিশ. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Why the French authorities harboring anti-Semite and anti-India asylum-seeker fugitive anarchist?". News Ghana. 30 April 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Bangladeshi Online Activist Fears for Life, Remains in Hiding". Voice of America. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  27. ^ বাংলাদেশের আলোকচিত্রী শহীদুল আলমের মুক্তির দাবি. BBC Bangla. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  28. ^ গুমের ভয়ে নিখোঁজ পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য!. Jugantor (in Bengali). 12 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  29. ^ পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্যের বিরুদ্ধে প্যারিসে মামলা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 11 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  30. ^ পিনাকীসহ দুজনের বিরুদ্ধে আদালতে অভিযোগপত্র. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 April 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  31. ^ বাংলাদেশে ভিন্নমত দমনে প্রত্যক্ষ ও পরোক্ষ চাপ প্রয়োগের অভিযোগ. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Three cyber offenders tarnishing country's image". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  33. ^ পিনাকীর বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগপত্র, পরোয়ানার আবেদন. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Bangladesh Police Accused of Harassment With Fake Cases". Voice of America. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023.
  35. ^ "Pinaki Bhattacharya, 2 others sued under DSA". Business Standard. 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  36. ^ মোশাররফ করিমকে হুমকি দিলেন পিনাকী!. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). 23 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  37. ^ ইসির এনআইডি উইংয়ের ওয়েবসাইটে টাকার পরিবর্তে রুপিতে ফি প্রদর্শনের গুজব (in Bengali). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  38. ^ Documente Bangladesher. ISBN 9849213078.
  39. ^ Swadhinata Uttar Bangladesh. Independent Publishing Ne. 2020. ISBN 978-1-83853-688-6. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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