Roy was a member of the Bangladesh Chhatra League.^[9]

He was a director of Sonali Bank.^[10] In September 2012, Roy and fellow bank director Jannat Ara Henry denied having any links with the Hallmark-Sonali Bank Loan Scam.^[10] They were questioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission.^[10] The commission did not indict them when it pressed charges over the scam.^[11] He was reappointed director of the bank in 2012 along with Chairman Quazi Baharul Islam, and directors Shahidulla Mia and Kashem Humayun.^[12]

Roy is a member of the Bangladesh Progressive Columnist Forum.^[13]

In January 2023, Roy was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his research on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[14] He was critical of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party threatening journalists for allegedly supporting the Awami League government.^[15]

The Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement demanded Roy be expelled from the Jatiya Press Club on 10 August 2024 following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.^[16] This was criticized as an attack on the freedom of the press.^[17] Roy was sued along with 25 journalists at the International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity.^[18]^[19] The case was filed by Gazi MH Tamim representing Harun Ijahar Chowdhury of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh over the deaths in police action against the 2013 Shapla Square protests.^[20] Others accused included Shahriar Kabir and Muntassir Mamoon.^[20] Reporters Without Borders demanded withdrawal of the case against journalists.^[21] The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit sought information on his bank accounts and those of 28 journalists.^[22]

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