[13] In July 2020, Noor published several video blogs condemning the intimidation of Bangladesh's minority Buddhist community in Rangunia Upazila of the Chittagong District.

[citation needed] Consequently, a local Awami League leader filed a lawsuit against Noor on 14 July 2020 under the Digital Security Act, with the charges of "hurting religious sentiments" and "running propaganda against the spirit of the liberation war.

[citation needed] Following the release of Noor's videos, local Islamic groups protested against the blogger and accused him of undermining religious harmony between Muslims and Buddhists.

[26] Karin Deutsch Karlekar, Director of Free Expression at Risk Programs at PEN America said: “The arrest and detention of Asad Noor reflects the extremely precarious position of independent voices in Bangladesh”.

We ask Bangladeshi officials to release and drop the charges against Asad Noor, to take robust measures to protect him from extremist violence, and in addition, to protect, rather than prosecute, free expression.”[27] Daniel Bastard, head of RSF Reporters without Borders Asia-Pacific stated: “We call for the charges against Asad Noor to be dismissed because his only crime has been to express secular opinions,” and added “The legal article under which he is accused has for too long been used by extremist religious groups to gag all independent voices.

And, in view of the calls for his death, the authorities must provide him with specific protective measures.”[28] Sultan Mohammed Zakaria, a researcher on South Asia at Amnesty International, has stated that “the harassment of Asad’s family is not an isolated incident.

Such tactics of intimidation must be stopped immediately.”[29] UN Special rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed said: “We express grave concern at the alleged persecution and prosecution of Mr. Noor, for the exercise of his human rights to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, opinion and expression.”[30] In 2021, during a General Debate at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International's Advocacy Officer Lillie Ashworth raised the issue of Asad Noor's persecution and demanded justice for him.