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Saqlain Rizve

Dhaka
As seen in: The Diplomat Magazine, MDPI, Flipboard, Emerald Publishing, Tribune Content Agency, The Business Standard, South Asia Journal, South Asian Voices
Covers:  Politics, Diplomacy, human rights and various societal issues.
Journalist | Photographer | Curator. Bangladesh Correspondent at The Diplomat.

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Saqlain Rizve’s Biography

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Saqlain Rizve is a Bangladeshi journalist and photographer whose areas of interest include politics, diplomacy, human rights, and social issues at large. He is currently working as the Bangladesh Correspondent for The Diplomat, an American magazine focused on Asia-Pacific politics, economy and social issues. He also writes about Bangladesh’s domestic and South Asian politics for other international outlets such as the Lowy Institute and South Asian Voices. Previously, he worked as a Staff Featu…

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The Deadly Border Between Bangladesh and India

The Deadly Border Between Bangladesh and India

The two nations are friendly neighbors. Why, then, do Indian troops so frequently use lethal force along the …

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The BNP's Islamist Dilemma

The BNP's Islamist Dilemma

Will turning secular earn the Bangladesh Nationalist Party more support from New Delhi and Washington?

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Goodbye to picking concentrations for SSC. Are the students and teachers ready?

Goodbye to picking concentrations for SSC. Are the students and teachers ready?

From 2024, Bangladesh is set to abolish Science, Business and Humanities concentrations for 9th and 10th grad…

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Should your parents pay for your university education?

Should your parents pay for your university education?

Whilst it is normal for parents to pay for their children's university education in Bangladesh, many students…

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The 20-year-old millionaire: Imran Hossen's UX Design triumph

The 20-year-old millionaire: Imran Hossen's UX Design triumph

The quintessential rags-to-riches story - a teenager with a cheap laptop went from nobody to a millionaire in…

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Juggling school and showbiz: Inside the lives of Bangladeshi child artists

Juggling school and showbiz: Inside the lives of Bangladeshi child artists

According to a survey by Teenagers, a Bangladeshi youth magazine, the local cinema, TVC and television drama …

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Hawker eviction in Dhaka: Solving a scalpel problem with bulldozers

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By Saqlain Rizve
| The Business Standard Verified
Hawker eviction in Dhaka: Solving a scalpel problem with bulldozers Bangladesh’s economy remains heavily centred on Dhaka. In the absence of sufficient formal jobs, people with little capital find street vending an obvious attraction A glimpse of Gulistan, where Dhaka’s footpaths, meant for pedestrians, have become workplaces for thousands of people. Photo: Mehedi Hasan It was a small van. The vendor had neatly arranged bread, cakes, biscuits, bananas and other light snacks on it.
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Bangladesh’s Youth-led NCP Struggles for an Independent Identity in Jamaat’s Shadow

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By Saqlain Rizve
| The Diplomat Magazine Verified
As part of a Jamaat-led alliance, the NCP secured a place in parliament. However, it needs to prove it is an independent force. Leaders of the National Citizen Party at the launching ceremony of the party on Feb. 28, 2025, at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Credit: Saqlain Rizve Subscribe for ads-free reading On September 19, National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam sharply criticized Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Rahman would eventually have to choose how to leave power, he said.
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What Can Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Gain From His Upcoming US Visit?

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By Saqlain Rizve
| Tribune Content Agency
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is traveling to the United States on September 21 to attend the U.N. General Assembly meeting. Since February, when the Bangladesh Nationalist Party came to power, Rahman has visited Malaysia and China. This is his third international visit as prime minister. Meanwhile, he didn’t join the BRICS summit in New Delhi. Officials said that Rahman was invited as BIMSTEC chair, not as prime minister of Bangladesh. As a result, he avoided the BRICS event.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Curating Photos for In Focus a photo feature segment of The Business Standard

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

Social media making available of news. I think long form is the only future of text journalism.