Saad Hammadi

Saad Hammadi

Bangladesh Bureau Chief

Saad Hammadi is WION's Bureau Chief in Bangladesh. An investigative journalist for more than a decade, he has reported about terrorism, politics, human rights and business.

Rohingya crisis: Impose sanctions, cut off investment, then Myanmar Army will come to its senses, says adviser to Bangladesh PM 

  • 2018-04-10 17:27:35

Gowher Rizvi, international affairs adviser to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, spoke to WION's Bangladesh bureau chief Saad Hammadi

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Opinion: A jailed Khaleda Zia is more popular than a free one

  • 2018-02-15 08:51:31

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is more politically sound than her nemesis Khaleda Zia but Zia's only card to return to power is sympathy.

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Al-Qaeda calls on Bangladeshi Muslims to wage jihad against Myanmar Army

  • 2017-12-24 06:10:59

Al Qaeda has called for the liberation of Arakan (what is today the Rakhine state of Myanmar)

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Hindus of Myanmar suffer as much as the Rohingyas

  • 2017-09-14 11:13:31

Like the Rohingya Muslims are identified as Bengali settlers in Myanmar, the Myanmar government identifies the Hindus of its land as Indians...

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Myanmar violence: Thousands of Rohingyas enter Bangladesh, more stranded in no man's land

  • 2017-08-27 11:14:59

Nearly 4,000 to 5,000 Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh between Saturday evening and Sunday morning and have sought shelter at various place...

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Bangladesh suspends schoolteacher for forcing students to drink sewer water

  • 2017-08-22 16:48:56

Investigation has found Shahnaz Parvin guilty of forcing students to drink sewer water as punishment, says a local government administrator

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WION in Dhaka: Slow turnover at restaurants one year after cafe attack

  • 2017-07-10 15:05:46

Some restaurants have seen a drop in visitors of more than 20 per cent

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Where are Bangladesh's missing youths?

  • 2017-07-01 11:11:41

One year after the Dhaka cafe attack, families are worried amidst growing reports of youths disappearing into radical outfits or secret stat...

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Cyclone Mora claims two lives, damages 20,000 houses in Bangladesh

  • 2017-05-30 10:44:13

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has confirmed that the cyclone has moved past the Bangladesh territory

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Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh coast

  • 2017-05-30 02:12:45

The Met Office has cautioned, the wind speed within 64 kilometres of the landfall of the cyclone will be between 89 and 117 kilometres per h...

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Growing anti-terror raids in Bangladesh raise human right concerns

  • 2017-05-12 10:38:52

Bangladesh?s growing anti-terror raids raise concerns

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Bangladesh: 5 members of a family suspected of links with Neo JMB killed in police raid

  • 2017-05-11 07:10:45

Police and specialised units of the law enforcing agencies in Bangladesh have been carrying out countrywide anti-terrorist raids since March...

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Bangladesh: Body of Maldivian model exhumed, further investigations begin

  • 2017-04-24 08:32:05

Raudha Athif's father claims she was murdered, names her Indian friend as the prime suspect

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Bangladesh: Key JMB member reportedly killed in 'Operation Twilight'

  • 2017-03-28 17:23:57

Four suspected terrorists were killed and IEDs were diffused in the operation

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A hostage recounts his experience of the terrorist siege in Bangladesh

  • 2017-03-27 17:15:33

The Shibbari neighbourhood in Sylhet remains cut off from gas, electricity and power

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Bangladesh on high alert as terrorist siege ends, 'Operation Twilight' to continue

  • 2017-03-27 16:27:48

The diffusion of IEDs planted in the building will call an end to the counter-terror operation. Bangladesh is on high alert

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Bangladesh: Two terrorists killed as anti-terror operation in Sylhet continues for fourth day

  • 2017-03-26 06:47:38

Massive counter-terrorist operation underway. Gunshots exchanged and explosions heard in intervals, reports Saad Hammadi

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Bangladesh Army battles Islamic terrorists holding building under siege in Sylhet, more than 70 rescued

  • 2017-03-25 13:49:03

The Bangladesh Army fears that the entire building where the terrorists have been staying has been planted with improvised explosive devices

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'Lone wolf' attackers not really alone

  • 2017-03-23 13:14:33

'Lone wolf' terrorists feed off each other

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