List of newspapers in Bangladesh

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Newspapers published in Bangladesh are written in Bengali or English versions. Most Bangladeshi daily newspapers are usually printed in broadsheets and few daily tabloids exist. Daily newspapers in Bangladesh are published in the capital, Dhaka, as well as in major regional cities such as Chittagong[[Chittagong government ranking of the region's media sources]], Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal. All daily newspapers are morning editions; there are no evening editions in Bangladesh. Newspapers now offer a free online version.

In addition, online newspapers appeared since 2005, which have no print edition and offer bilingual versions.

Contents

Daily newspapers[edit]

Bengali-language newspapers[edit]

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Newspaper Bengali title / translation Year founded Owner/publisher Editor Circulation Website
Amader Orthoniti[1] Bengali: আমাদের অর্থনীতি
Amader Ôrthoniti		 Mohammed Omar Faroque Chowdhury[2][3] Nayeemul Islam Khan[4][5][6] website
Ajkaler Khobor (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh) Faruq Ahmed Talukder[7]
Amader Shomoy Bengali: দৈনিক আমাদের সময় "Daily Our Time"
Doinik Amader Shômoe		 2003 New Vision Limited[8][5] Abu Hasan Shahriar[8] website
Amar Desh Bengali: আমার দেশ "My Country"
Amar Desh		 2004 Amar Desh Publications[9] Mahmudur Rahman[9][6][10] 200,000[11] website
Azadi (Chittagong) (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh) MA Malek[12][7]
Bangladesh Pratidin Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন "Bangladesh Everyday"
Bangladesh Protidin		 Maynal Hossain Chowdhury
East West Media Group[13]		 Nayem Nizam[10][14][13] website
Bangobani Mostaq (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh) Ahmed Mobarak[7]
Bhorer Kagoj Bengali: দৈনিক ভোরের কাগজ"Daily Dawn Paper"
Doinik Bhorer Kagoj		 1992 Shyamal Dutta[6][12] website
Bonik Barta Bengali: দৈনিক বণিক বার্তা
Doinik Bonik Barta		 Dewan Hanif Mahmud[7] website / page layouts
Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha (Chittagong) Bengali: দৈনিক বীর চট্টগ্রাম মঞ্চ
Doinik Bir Chattagram Mancha		 1997 Syed Omar Farooq website
Daily Destiny (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh) website
Daily Dinkal[1] Bengali: দৈনিক দিনকাল "Daily Daytime"
Doinik Dinkal		 Rezwan Siddiqui[6] website
Daily ICT News Bengali: আইসিটি নিউজ "ICT News"
Aisiṭi Niuz		 website
Daily Inqilab Bengali: দৈনিক ইনকিলাব / "Daily Revolution"
Doinik Inkilab		 A.M.M. Bahauddin[6][10][12] website
The Daily Ittefaq Bengali: দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক "Daily Coincidence"
Doinik Ittefak		 1953 Anwar Hossain Monju website
Daily Naya Diganta Bengali: দৈনিক নয়া দিগন্ত "Daily New Horizon"
Doinik Nôea Digônto		 2004 Alamgir Mahiuddin[6][10] website
Daily Sakaler Khabar Bengali: দৈনিক সকালের খবর "Daily Morning News"
Doinik Shôkaler Khôbor		 Rashid-un-Nabi[6] website
The Daily Sangram Bengali: দৈনিক সংগ্রাম "Daily Struggle"
Doinik Shônggram		 Mohammad Abul Asad[6] website
Jaijaidin Bengali: দৈনিক যায় যায় দিন "Daily Going Days"
Doinik Jae Jae Din		 Kazi Rukanuddin Ahmed website
Janakantha Bengali: দৈনিক জনকন্ঠ "Daily Voice of People"
Doinik Jônokônṭho		 1993 Mohammad Atikullah Khan website
Jugantor[1] Bengali: দৈনিক যুগান্তর "Daily Change of Era"
Doinik Jugantor		 Salma Islam[6][10] website
Kaler Kantho Bengali: দৈনিক কালের কন্ঠ "Daily Voice of Time"
Doinik Kaler Kônṭho		 2010 East West Media Group[15] Imdadul Haq Milon[10][14] website
Karatoa (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh) Mozammel Haque[12] website
Manabzamin Bengali: মানবজমিন "People's Land"
Manobjomin		 1997 Matiur Rahman Chowdhury[6][10][12] website
Newsbna[1] (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh)
Prime Khobor Bengali: প্রাইম খবর "Prime News"
Praim Khôbor		 2012 Sayedul Huda Chowdhury Bengali website
Probe[1] (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh) website
Prothom Alo Bengali: দৈনিক প্রথম আলো "Daily First Light"
Doinik Prothom Alo		 1998[16] Media Star Limited/Transcom Group Matiur Rahman[6][10][12][16] 501,878[17] website
Purbakon (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh) Taslimuddin Chowdhuy[12]
Samakal[1] Bengali: দৈনিক সমকাল "Daily Current Time"
Doinik Shômakal		 2005 Golam Sarwar[6][10][12] website
Songbad Mohona Bengali: দৈনিক সংবাদ মোহনা
Doinik Shôngbad Mohona		 website
Suprobhat Bangladesh (Chittagong) Bengali: দৈনিক সুপ্রভাত বাংলাদেশ "Daily Good Morning Bangladesh"
Doinik Suprobhāt Bangladesh		 Suprobhat Media Limited Rousseau Mahmud Bengali website

English-language newspapers[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Newspaper Year founded Owner/publisher Editor Circulation Website
The Bangladesh Today Md. Jobaer Alam website
Dhaka Courier[1] Enayetullah Khan website
Dhaka Tribune 2013[18] Zafar Sobhan[18] website
Daily Prime News 2012 Sayedul Huda Chowdhury English website
The Daily Star 1991 Mahfuz Anam[6][10][12] website
Daily Sun (Bangladesh) East West Media Group Amir Hossain website
Financial Express (Bangladesh)[1] 1993[19] International Publications Limited Moazzem Hossain[6][10][12] website
Good Morning (Bangladesh) Enayet Hossain Khan website
The Independent[1] Independent Publications Limited Mahbulul Alam[6][10][12] website
New Age[1] Nurul Kabir[6][10] website
The New Nation (Bangladesh) Mostafa Kamal Majumder[6][10] website
News Time Dhaka
News Today[1] Newscorp Publications Riazuddin Ahmed[6][6][10][12] website
Weekly Blitz[1] 2003[20] Salah Choudhury website

Online newspapers[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Newspaper Bengali title / translation Year founded Owner/publisher Editor Circulation Website
Banglamail24 Asaduzzaman Shamrat Bengali website / English website
Banglanews24 East West Media Group Ltd.[21] Alamgir Hossain[6][21] Bengali website / English website
bartabangla[1] Bengali: বার্তাবংলা Md. Mahmudul Hasan Bengali website / English website
Bdnews24.com (Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh) 2005 Toufique Imrose Khalidi[6] Bengali website / English website

Online news portals[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Newspaper Bengali title / translation Year founded Owner/publisher Editor Circulation Website
DhakaPost24 Bengali: ঢাকা পোস্ট ২৪"Dhaka Post 24"
Ḍhaka Posṭ 24		 website

Suspended publications[edit]

  • Shersha Kagoj and sheershanews.com. In late 2011, the government suspended the weekly and its online website (website) after releasing the editor Ekramul Haque after four months in prison.[6][22]

Defunct newspapers[edit]

  • Ajker Kagoj (Bengali: দৈনিক আজকের কাগজ; "Today's Paper"), a well-known Bengali-language newspaper published in the modern approach between 1991-2007
  • The Azad (Bengali: দৈনিক আজাদ; "Daily Free"), a Bengali-language newspaper published between 1936-1992
  • The Bangladesh Observer, an English-language daily published between 1949-2010 and last edited by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury[6]
  • Kishore Bangla, a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977-1983

News agencies[edit]

Regional news networks[edit]

  • Asia News Network, a cooperative of primarily Asian newspapers that share news items with members

Monthly/weekly newspapers and magazines[edit]

  • Forum, a human rights oriented magazine published between 1969-1971, reestablished 2006
  • ICE Today, an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine
  • Natunpata [25]
  • Perspective
  • Weekly Holiday, an English-language weekly newspaper)[1] website
  • Weekly Nayapodokkhep, a Bengali weekly website

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Blitz emerges as one of the fastest growing newspapers in Bangladesh". Weekly Blitz ( – via htsyndication (subscription required)). 2012-10-31. 
  2. ^ "Amader Orthoneeti gets new management". banglanews24.com. November 1, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-12. 
  3. ^ "Jubo League gets new committee". Daily Star (Bangladesh). September 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-12. 
  4. ^ "IFJ speaks in defence of attacked Bangladeshi editor". Neurope.eu. Retrieved 2013-03-14. 
  5. ^ a b "Nayeemul no longer publisher of Amader Shomoy". New Age (Bangladesh). 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2013-03-29. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w New Age (2010-06-06). "27 editors condemn Amar Desh closure". Dhaka Mirror. Retrieved 2013-04-29. 
  7. ^ a b c d e "New management board for BSS". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2013-04-29. 
  8. ^ a b "Hasan Shahriar Amader Shomoy Editor". banglanews24.com. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  9. ^ a b "New owners take over Amar Desh". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2008-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2013-04-13. 
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "15 editors concerned". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2013-05-25. 
  11. ^ Agence France Presse (2013-04-11). "Bangladesh arrests editor of top pro-opposition daily". livemint.com. Retrieved 2013-04-15. 
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "13 editors condemn death threat to Golam Sarwar". New Age (Bangladesh). 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2013-04-29. 
  13. ^ a b "Nayem Nizam made Protidin acting editor, Peer Habibur executive editor". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  14. ^ a b "Imadadul Haq Milon, Nayeem Nizam made editors". banglanews24.com. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2013-05-25. 
  15. ^ "Bashundhara Group to bear medication for journo Nikhil Vhadra". The New Nation (Bangladesh). 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2013-04-29. 
  16. ^ a b "Bangladesh through Matiur Rahman of Prothom Alo's eyes". Adgully.com. 2013-04-22. 
  17. ^ "Current Circulation". Prothom Alo. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2013-04-22. 
  18. ^ a b "Dhaka Tribune set to launch 19 April". natunbarta.com. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-27. 
  19. ^ "Time to look back and ahead as FE comes of age". Financial Express. 
  20. ^ Choudhury, Sohail (2013-03-15). "Not Only God, Fear us Too!". Sun of India. Retrieved 2013-04-20. 
  21. ^ a b "About us". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  22. ^ Associated Press (2011-11-11). "Rights groups denounce Bangladesh editor's arrest". KENS5. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  23. ^ "BSS PROFILE". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 
  24. ^ "ABOUT-UNB". United News of Bangladesh. 
  25. ^ Natunpata website
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