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Ahmed Kabir Kishore was born on 30 May, 1979 in Bangladesh, is a cartoonist. Discover Ahmed Kabir Kishore's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?

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Occupation cartoonist
Age 45 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 30 May, 1979
Birthday 30 May
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Nationality Bangladesh

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Ahmed Kabir Kishore Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2021

In March 2021, Kishore and his lawyer told the court and the journalists that Kishore had been tortured in custody. Kishore alleged that he was questioned for 69 hours from May 2 to May 5. He was beaten with steel stick. His ear's drum burst when RAB persons slammed his head. He was denied food and insulin even after informing that he was diabetic. Kishore showed the oozing ear canal and scars on his leg to the journalists of The Daily Star (Bangladesh) and Prothom Alo. According to Kishore's brother Ahmed Kabir, Kishore suffered from trauma and major ear damage from the torture in custody. Kishore needed surgery on his ear, eye and had to receive treatment for nose, throat and leg after getting out on bail. Ashique Billah, legal and media wing director of RAB denied any allegations of torture on Kishore, mentioning that "Kishore was speaking as an aggrieved person", which statement he could not make as a law enforcement staff.

Kishore and Mushtaq were denied bail 6 times by the lower court of Bangladesh during the 10 months period they were detained under the Digital Security Act. Mushtaq died inside Kashimpur High Security Prison on February 25, 2021, at the age of 53. After the death of Ahmed, people of Bangladesh protested in the streets of Dhaka. A panel of high court judges granted Kishore bail on March 3, 2021. Kishore got out of the prison on March 5, 2021, and told the journalists in detail how he was tortured by Rapid Action Battalion. Editors' council of Bangladesh in a joint statement asked for dropping all the charges against Kishore. On March 10, 2021, Kishore filed a complaint with a Dhaka court recounting his experiences of torture.

2020

Ahmed Kabir Kishore (Bengali: আহমেদ কবির কিশোর; born 1974) is a Bangladeshi cartoonist. He was accused of drawing cartoons and held in pre-trial detention in Bangladesh under the country's infamous Digital Security Act for 10 months since May 2, 2020. Cartoonists Rights Network International, Cartooning for Peace, various international organizations and common people of Bangladesh raised concerns over the detention and custodial torture on Kishore.

Kishore and his elder friend writer Mushtaq Ahmed were arrested in May, 2020 in Dhaka under the Digital Security Act by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) unit-3. Kishore, along with 10 others has been accused of "spreading rumours about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the War of Independence of Bangladesh and the coronavirus pandemic, and using slander, confusion and discord in order to create chaos" under section 21/25 (1) (kha) 31/35 of the Digital Security Act of 2018. The law enforcement agency claims they were detained on May 5 from Kakrail but Kishore alleged that he was picked up by 16-17 police in plainclothes on May 2, 2020, from his Shantinagar residence. Kishore asked and one of the plainclothes police's introduced him as Jasim. Mushtaq was detained for criticizing the Bangladesh government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In total eleven people including Kishore and Mustaq were charged with "spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities". Among other accused were Didarul Islam Bhuiyan, an activist of a platform called 'Rastrachinta' and Swedish-Bangladeshi journalist Tasneem Khalil, editor of Netra News. According to police complaints, Kishore and other journalists are alleged to tarnish the image of the country by running a popular Facebook page "I am Bangladeshi". Police complaint also mentioned cartoons Kishore's personal Facebook page, "Life in the Time of Corona."

In 2020, Kishore received the Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award as a recognition of his "social engagement and defence of human rights". Kishore also received the first Unmad medal from Unmad, a sole cartoon magazine published from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2007

Kishore is identified as a Cartoonist Rights Network International (CRNI) "affiliate leader" in Bangladesh for his decade-long work as a cartoonist and activist. He campaigned for jailed Bangladeshi cartoonist Arifur Rahman (2007) and the disappeared Sri Lankan cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda (2010). He worked for human rights, Third gender people, health and consumer rights and the Bengali language. During March and April 2020, Kishore drew several cartoons criticizing and satirizing the Bangladesh Government's handling of COVID-19 pandemic and posted it in his Facebook timeline with the title "Life in the Time of Corona". In 2020, he also drew a satirical cartoon mocking the chairman of a private bank, a powerful businessman with close ties to the government of Bangladesh.