In a heartfelt Facebook post, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam reflected, "During Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian regime, I often wrote in support of opposition leaders who brought hope to the nation. Their families would share my writings with admiration." Now, however, he says many of them have unfriended him. "They see me as arrogant, intolerant of dissent," he writes. "I fear losing many Facebook friends I made during my journalism career." He adds, "My wife warned that once I leave this position, I may find myself alone—but I have no complaints."