List of newspapers in Bangladesh
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Template:Contains Bengali text This list of newspapers in Bangladesh is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Bangladesh. Newspapers published in Bangladesh are written in Bengali or English versions. Most Bangladeshi daily newspapers are usually printed in broadsheets; few daily tabloids exist. Daily newspapers in Bangladesh are published in the capital, Dhaka, as well as in major regional cities such as Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal. All daily newspapers are morning editions; there are no evening editions in Bangladesh. Some newspapers offer online versions.
Daily newspapers
Bengali-language newspapers
Newspaper name | Year founded |
Owner/Publisher | Editor | Region | Circulation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Bengali | |||||
Alokito Bangladesh | আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ | 2013 | Alokito Media Ltd. | Kazi Rafiqul Alam | National | |
Amader Shomoy | দৈনিক আমাদের সময় | 2003 | New Vision Limited[1][2] | Abu Hasan Shahriar[2] | National | 177,000[3] |
Amar Desh | দৈনিক আমার দেশ0 | 2004 | Amar Desh Publications[4] | Mahmudur Rahman[4][5][6] | National | 200,000[7] |
Bangladesh Pratidin | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন | 2010 | East West Media Group[8] | Naem Nizam[6][8][9] | National | 553,000[3] |
Bhorer Kagoj | ভোরের কাগজ | 1992 | Shyamal Dutta[5][10] | National | ||
Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha | দৈনিক বীর চট্টগ্রাম মঞ্চ | 1997 | Syed Omar Farooq[11] | Chittagong | ||
The Daily Inqilab | দৈনিক ইনকিলাব | A.M.M. Bahauddin[5][6][10] | National | 125,000[3] | ||
The Daily Ittefaq | দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক | 1953 | Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd. | Tasmima Hossain | National | 194,000[3] |
The Daily Janakantha | দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ | 1993 | Mohammad Atikullah Khan | National | 164,000[3] | |
The Daily Jugantor[12] | দৈনিক যুগান্তর | 1999 | Salma Islam[5][6] | National | 221,000[3] | |
Daily Manab Zamin | দৈনিক মানবজমিন | 1997 | Matiur Rahman Chowdhury[5][6][10] | National | ||
Daily Naya Diganta | দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত | 2004 | Alamgir Mahiuddin[5][6] | National | ||
Daily Sangram | দৈনিক সংগ্রাম | before 1971[13] | Mohammad Abul Asad[5] | National | ||
Jai Jai Din | যায় যায় দিন | 1984[14] | Kazi Rukanuddin Ahmed | National | ||
Kaler Kantho | কালের কন্ঠ | 2010 | East West Media Group[15] | Imdadul Haq Milon[6][9] | National | 250,000[3] |
Prothom Alo | দৈনিক প্রথমআলো | 1998[16] | Media Star Limited/Transcom Group | Matiur Rahman[5][6][10][16] | National | 500,000[3][17] |
Samakal | দৈনিক সমকাল | 2005 | Golam Sarwar[5][6][10] | National | 164,000[3] | |
Suprobhat Bangladesh | দৈনিক সুপ্রভাত বাংলাদেশ | Suprobhat Media Limited | Rousseau Mahmud | Chittagong | ||
Sylhet Protidin | সিলেট প্রতিদিন | Ahmed Noor[18][19] | Sylhet |
English-language newspapers
Newspaper name | Year founded |
Owner/Publisher | Editor | Circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Daily Star | 1991 | Mahfuz Anam[5][6][10] | 41,150[3] | |
The Daily Observer | 2011 | Observer Ltd | Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury | |
The Bangladesh Today[20] | 2002 | Md. Jobaer Alam | Iffat Hossain | |
Dhaka Courier[12] | 1984 | Enayetullah Khan | ||
Dhaka Tribune | 2013[21] | Zafar Sobhan[21] | ||
Daily Sun (Bangladesh) | 2010 | East West Media Group | Amir Hossain | |
Financial Express (Bangladesh)[12] | 1993[22] | International Publications Limited | Moazzem Hossain[5][6][10] | |
The Independent[12] | Independent Publications Limited | M. Shamsur Rahman[5][6][10] | ||
New Age[12] | Nurul Kabir[5][6] | |||
The News Today (Bangladesh)[12] | Newscorp Publications | Riazuddin Ahmed[5][6][10] |
Online newspapers and portals
Newspaper Name | Founded Date | Owner/ Publisher | Editor | Circulation | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Bengali | ||||||||||
Risingbd.com | রাইজিংবিডি | 2013 | |||||||||
bdnews24.com | বিডি নিউজ ২৪ | 2005 | Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd. | Banglanews24.com | বাংলা নিউজ ২৪ | 2010 | East West Media Group | Alamgir Hossain | |||
BBC Bangla | বিবিসি বাংলা | 1941 |
Defunct newspapers
- Ajker Kagoj (Bengali: দৈনিক আজকের কাগজ; "Today's Paper"), a 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[5]
- Kishore Bangla, a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977-1983
- Banglar Bani, Bengali Language newspaper with a Pro Bangladesh Awami League ideology.
News agencies
Before 1972, news agencies in Bangladesh were local branches of international agencies.
- Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the official government-owned news agency of Bangladesh, was created on 1 January 1972 from the Dhaka bureau of the state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) (no relation to Associated Press (AP)). It exchanges news with Press Trust of India (PTI) and other foreign agencies.[12][23] Abul Kalam Azad, who was formerly Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, became its chief editor in 2014.[24]
- United News of Bangladesh (UNB) is a private news agency in service since 1988. It partners with AP, United News of India (UNI), and other foreign agencies.[12][25]
Monthly/weekly newspapers and magazines
Monthly Bandhan-construction, Real estate, Interior & Architecture related Popular Monthly Magazine
- Forum, a human rights oriented magazine published between 1969-1971, re-established in 2006
- Holiday, an English-language weekly newspaper[12]
- ICE Today, an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine
- Weekly Blitz, an English-language tabloid weekly founded in 2003 and edited by Salah Choudhury[12][26]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Hasan Shahriar Amader Shomoy Editor". banglanews24.com. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bangladesh Pratidin tops circulation list". The Daily Star. 11 March 2014.
- ^ a b "New owners take over Amar Desh". The Daily Star. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o New Age (2010-06-06). "27 editors condemn Amar Desh closure". Dhaka Mirror. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "15 editors concerned". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ "Bangladesh arrests editor of top pro-opposition daily". livemint.com. Agence France Presse. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ a b "Nayem Nizam made Protidin acting editor, Peer Habibur executive editor". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 2011-11-16. Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
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- ^ Yusuf, Ananta (20 February 2015). "Story of the Bangla Press". The Daily Star.
- ^ Rahman, Golam; Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "Newspapers and Periodicals". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Bashundhara Group to bear medication for journo Nikhil Vhadra". The New Nation (Bangladesh). 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh through Matiur Rahman of Prothom Alo's eyes". Adgully.com. 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Current Circulation". Prothom Alo. 2012-09-01. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Arrested Sylhet journalists sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Sylhet editor acquitted in extortion case". The Daily Star. 2007-07-14.
- ^ "About Us". The Bangladesh Today. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- ^ a b "Dhaka Tribune set to launch 19 April". natunbarta.com. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Khan, Maswood Alam (2012-04-18). "Time to look back and ahead as FE comes of age". Financial Express.
- ^ "BSS Profile". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ^ "Managing Director and Chief Editor's Profile". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ^ "About-UNB". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ^ Choudhury, Sohail (2013-03-15). "Not Only God, Fear us Too!". Sun of India. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
External links
- Full List of Bangladeshi Newspapers and Media
- Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha website
- United News of Bangladesh website
- All Newspaper list of Bangladesh
- List of Newspapers in Bangladesh at w3newspapers.com
- All Bangla newspaper of Bangladesh and Kolkata
- Bangla Education News BD
- Read all Bangladeshi newspapers and news sites in one place
- Bangla News