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Pinaki Roy
Pinaki Roy Working with The Daily Star, the leading English language daily newspaper in Bangladesh, for around six years as senior Reporter with special responsibility as deputy chief reporter. He started his journalism career in 1997 as a reporter for vernacular daily ’The Bhorer Kagoj’ when he was a graduate student. He served there till 2002 before joining The Daily Star. He received an award for best environmental report in 2002 and in 2007, and also got Transparency International, Bangladesh’s award for best investigative report in 2004. Pinaki studied business studies with a major in Accounting at University of Dhaka. Though he does not have any formal education in journalism, it is his passion that made him pursue a career in journalism. He sees journalism not only as a responsible profession but also a lifestyle.
Posts by Pinaki Roy
Climate refugees of the future
1 commentBangladesh is calling for the rights of environmental refugees to be recognised as the country battles rising sea levels and chronic poverty.
»UN meet kicks off; hope for new treaty
No commentsAmid the global financial turmoil, the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2008 began yesterday in Poznan, Poland, with the hope of reaching a consensus among least developed, developing and developed countries on signing a new treaty during next year’s conference in Copenhagen.
»Bangladesh riskiest on global climate index
1 commentBangladesh, the country most affected by extreme weather events cyclone Sidr and floods in 2007, has emerged top of a global climate risk index announced here by researchers.
»Bangladesh urges climate centre in Dhaka
No commentsBangladesh, on the second day of the UN Climate Change Conference here, has demanded that an international climate change adaptation centre under UN auspices should be set up in Dhaka. The centre would research ways of adapting to climate change.
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