The Sangbad
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | The Sangbad LTD |
| Founder(s) | Nasiruddin Ahmad |
| Editor | Alatamasa Kabir |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Headquarters | 36 Purana Paltan, Dhaka 1000 |
| City | Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Website | www |
The Sangbad (সংবাদ, The Daily Sangbad, Dainik Sangbad) is a Bengali language daily newspaper, founded in 1951 and published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its first owner was Nasiruddin Ahmad and its first editor was Khairul Kabir.[1] During the 1950s and 1960s the newspaper expressed strong views opposed to the Ayub Khan government of Pakistan, and was accordingly repressed. Its offices and printing pressed were burned during the crackdown in March 1971, and it remained closed during the entire Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]
The paper has been a fertile ground for radical thought and Bengali-language literature. It was the first Bengali newspaper to have a women's section.[1] Notable contributors include:
- Habibur Rahman
- Santosh Gupta
- Zahur Hossain Chowdhury
- Satyen Sen
- Mohammad Farhad
- Laila Samad
- Kamal Lohani
References
- ^ a b c Manu Islam (2012). "Sangbad, The". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.