List of newspapers in Bangladesh
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.
Notable daily newspapers
Bengali-language newspapers
Newspaper name | Founded | Owner/Publisher | Editor | Region | Circulation (June, 2018) | |
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English | Bengali | |||||
Bangladesh Pratidin | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন | 16 March 2010 | East West Media Group[1] | Naem Nizam[1][2][3] | National | 553,300[4][5] |
Prothom Alo | প্রথম আলো | 4 November 1998[6] | Transcom Group | Matiur Rahman[2][6][7][8] | National | 501,800[4][9] |
Kaler Kantho | কালের কন্ঠ | 10 January 2010 | East West Media Group[10] | Imdadul Haq Milan[2][3] | National | 290,200[4] |
The Daily Jugantor[11] | দৈনিক যুগান্তর | 1 February 1999 | Salma Islam[2][7] | Saiful Alam | National | 290,200[4] |
The Daily Ittefaq | দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক | 24 December 1953 | Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd. | Tasmima Hossain | National | 290,200[4] |
The Daily Janakantha | দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ | 29 February 1993 | Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud | Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud | National | 275,000[4] |
Samakal | দৈনিক সমকাল | 31 May 2005 | AK Azad | Mustafiz Shafi | National | 270,000[4] |
Amader Shomoy | দৈনিক আমাদের সময় | 2003 | New Vision Limited[12][13] | Mohammad Golam Sarwar | National | 270,000[4] |
Bhorer Kagoj | ভোরের কাগজ | 15 February 1992[14] | Saber Hossain Chowdhury | Shyamal Dutta[7][8] | National | 161,160[4] |
Daily Manab Zamin | দৈনিক মানবজমিন | 15 February 1997 | Mahbuba Chowdhury | Matiur Rahman Chowdhury[2][7][8] | National | 161,100[4] |
Alokito Bangladesh | আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ | 2013 | Alokito Media Ltd. | Kazi Rafiqul Alam | National | 152,000[4] |
The Sangbad | দৈনিক সংবাদ | 17 May 1951[15] | Alatamasa Kabir | Khandakar Muniruzzaman | National | 127,000[4] |
The Daily Inqilab | দৈনিক ইনকিলাব | 4 June 1986 | Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited | A.M.M. Bahauddin[2][7][8] | National | 125,460[4] |
Jaijaidin | যায়যায়দিন | 1999 | Jaijaidin Publication Limited | Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury | National | 116,000[4] |
Daily Naya Diganta | দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত | 25 October 2004 | Diganta Media Corporation | Alamgir Mahiuddin[2][7] | National | 90,650[4] |
The Azadi | দৈনিক আজাদী | 5 September 1960[16] | MA Malek | MA Malek | National (published from Chattogram) |
56,000[4] |
Daily Sangram | দৈনিক সংগ্রাম | 17 January 1970[17][18] | Bangladesh Publications Ltd. | Abul Asad[7] | National | 32,020[4] |
English-language newspapers
Newspaper name | Founded | Owner/Publisher | Editor | Circulation |
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The Daily Star | 14 January 1991[19] | Transcom Group[20][21][22] | Mahfuz Anam[2][7][8] | 44,814[4] |
Financial Express (Bangladesh)[11] | 1993[23] | International Publications Limited | Shahiduzzaman Khan[24] | 39,010[4] |
Daily Sun (Bangladesh) | 23 October 2010 | East West Media Group | Enamul Hoque Chowdhury | 38,800[4] |
The Daily Observer | 1 February 2011 | Observer Ltd | Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury | 38,750[4] |
Dhaka Tribune | 19 April 2013[25] | 2A Media Limited | Zafar Sobhan[25] | 38,700[4] |
New Age[11] | June 2003 | Media New Age Limited | Nurul Kabir[2][7] | 38,600[4] |
The Independent[11] | 26 March 1995 | Independent Publications Limited | M. Shamsur Rahman[2][7][8] | 37,800[4] |
The News Today (Bangladesh)[11] | Prime Multimedia Limited | Moslem Uddin Ahmed | 24,010[4] | |
The Bangladesh Today[26] | 26 January 2002 | Jobaer Alam | Jobaer Alam | 22,500[4] |
Online newspapers and portals
Newspaper Name | Founded Date | Owner/ Publisher | Editor | |
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English | Bengali | |||
bdnews24.com | বিডি নিউজ ২৪ | 23 October 2006[27] | Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd. | Toufique Imrose Khalidi |
Banglanews24.com | বাংলা নিউজ ২৪ | 1 June 2010 | East West Media Group | Juwel Mazhar |
Priyo | প্রিয়.কম | 2011 | Zakaria Swapan | |
Risingbd.com | রাইজিংবিডি | 2013 | Mohammad Nowsher Ali | Mohammad Nowsher Ali |
Jagonews24.com | জাগোনিউজ২৪.কম | 10 May 2014 | AKC Private Limited | Mohiuddin Sarker |
BBC Bangla | বিবিসি বাংলা | 11 October 1941[28] | Broadcasting House | Sabir Mustafa[28] |
Bangla Tribune | বাংলা ট্রিবিউন | 13 May 2014 | 2A Media Limited | Zulfiqer Russell |
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
- Dhaka Courier, English-language news magazine founded in 1984, it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country.
- Holiday, an English-language weekly newspaper[11]
- ICE Today, an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine
- Weekly Blitz, an English-language tabloid weekly founded in 2003 and edited by Salah Choudhury[11][29]
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. Abul Kalam Azad, who was formerly Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, became its chief editor in 2014.[30]
- Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) (no relation to Associated Press (AP)). It exchanges news with Press Trust of India (PTI) and other foreign agencies.[11][31]
- 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.[11][32]
Defunct newspapers
- Ajker Kagoj (Bengali: দৈনিক আজকের কাগজ; "Today's Paper"), a Bengali-language newspaper published in the modern approach between 1991-2007
- Amar Desh (Bengali: আমার দেশ; "My country"), a Bengali-language newspaper published between 2004-2013[33][34]
- The Bangladesh Observer, an English-language daily published between 1949-2010 and last edited by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury[7]
- Kishore Bangla, a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977-1983
- Banglar Bani, Bengali Language newspaper with a Pro Bangladesh Awami League ideology.
See also
- Media of Bangladesh
- Communications in Bangladesh
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