Pinaki Bhattacharya (Bengali: পিনাকী ভট্টাচার্য; born 15 December 1967) is a Bangladeshi activist and physician known for his criticism of Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party-led government.

Pinaki is a medical professional with an MBBS degree and an MBA from IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School, currently pursuing a PhD in sustainability.

Pinaki Bhattacharya has criticized the Bangladesh Awami League government's corruption, human rights violations, kidnappings, and extrajudicial killings.

According to the case statement, CTTC noticed a Facebook post by Pinaki on 14 October through which ‘misinformation about police was spread on social media’.

[28] On 31 October 2024 Dhaka court cyber tribunal judge Noor-e-Alam acquitted Pinaki Bhattacharya on a case filed under the Digital Security Act, accusing them of tarnishing the country's image.

[1][29] In February 2024, Pinaki threatened 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.

[30] In May of the same year, he was criticized for spreading rumors on the EC's NID wing website showing fees in Indian rupees instead of Bangladeshi takas.