[6] He had risen to fame after working on and appearing in Al Jazeeras widely discussed 2021 documentary All the Prime Minister's Men.

[4] In 2021, Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police have pressed charges against Zulkarnain Saer Khan alias Sami and six others in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for "spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities".

[10] The US Embassy in Bangladesh and UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders requested a probe into alleged attack.

[11] In September 2024, Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit published a documentary on Former land minister of Bangladesh Saifuzzaman Chowdhury.

[12] Authorities in Bangladesh have frozen his bank accounts and are now investigating claims Chowdhury laundered millions of dollars into the UK.