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List of newspapers in Bangladesh

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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 language 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, Rangpur, 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 nameNameplateFoundedOwner/PublisherEditorRegionCirculation
(May, 2021)EnglishBengali
বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন2010,15 Marchtitle=Nayem Nizam made Protidin acting editor, Peer Habibur executive editorurl=http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_16-11-2011_bnp%E2%80%99s-road-marches-aimed-to-protect-war-criminals:-al_394_1_10_1_3.htmlnewspaper=Daily Sun (Bangladesh)location=Dhakadate=16 November 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515144403/http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_16-11-2011_bnp%E2%80%99s-road-marches-aimed-to-protect-war-criminals%3A-al_394_1_10_1_3.htmlarchive-date=15 May 2013access-date=21 April 2013url-status=dead }}title=Attacks on The Daily Star, Prothom Alo dominate national headlines The Daily Starurl=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/attacks-daily-star-prothom-alo-dominate-national-headlines-4062666access-date=2026-01-10website=www.thedailystar.netlanguage=en}}Nationaldate=9 May 2018title=script-title=bn:জাতীয় দৈনিকের প্রচার সংখ্যা ও বিজ্ঞাপনের হারtrans-title=National daily circulation and advertising ratesurl=http://www.dfp.gov.bd/site/page/6469f3ce-a47b-453f-84e6-c60e3732bae5/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9E%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A8publisher=Department of Films and Publicationslanguage=bn}}
প্রথম আলো[[File:Prothom Alo logo.svg]]1998,4 NovemberTranscom GroupMatiur RahmanNationalurl=http://www.prothom-alo.com/currentCirculationtitle=Current Circulationdate=1 September 2012website=Prothom Aloarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115021801/http://prothom-alo.com/currentCirculationarchive-date=15 January 2013access-date=22 April 2023}}
দৈনিক যুগান্তর1999,1 FebruaryJamuna GroupSaiful AlamNational290,200
কালের কন্ঠ2010,10 JanuaryEast West Media GroupHasan HafizNational290,200
দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক1953,24 DecemberIttefaq Group of Publications Ltd.Tasmima HossainNational290,200
দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ1993,21 FebruaryGlobe Janakantha Shilpa ParibarMohammad Atikullah Khan MasudNational290,200
দৈনিক সমকাল2005,31 MayTimes Media LimitedMustafiz ShafiNational271,000
দৈনিক আমাদের সময়2003,2 OctoberNew Vision LimitedMohammad Golam SarwarNational270,000
আমার দেশ[[File:দৈনিক আমার দেশ-এর লোগো.pngcenter]]2004Mahmudur RahmanMahmudur RahmanNational
ভোরের কাগজurl=http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2015/05/29/34718.phpscript-title=bn:আজকের কাগজ ভোরের কাগজের সেই সব দিনwork=Bhorer Kagojlanguage=bnaccess-date=12 November 2018archive-date=19 February 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219084915/http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2015/05/29/34718.phpurl-status=dead}}Saber Hossain Chowdhuryauthor=New Agetitle=27 editors condemn Amar Desh closurepublisher=Dhaka Mirrordate=6 June 2010access-date=29 April 2013url=http://www.dhakamirror.com/other-headlines/27-editors-condemn-amar-desh-closure/}}National161,160
দৈনিক মানবজমিন1997Mahbuba ChowdhuryMatiur Rahman ChowdhuryNational161,100
আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ2013Alokito Media Ltd.Kazi Rafiqul AlamNational152,000
দৈনিক সংবাদ1951, 17 MayAlatamasa KabirKhandakar MuniruzzamanNational127,000
দৈনিক ইনকিলাব1986,4 JuneInqilab Enterprise & Publications LimitedA.M.M. BahauddinNational125,460
যায়যায়দিন2006,6 JuneJaijaidin Publication LimitedSayeed Hossain ChowdhuryNational116,000
আজকের পত্রিকা2021,27 JuneUS-Bangla GroupGolam RahmanNational108,100
দৈনিক নয়া দিগন্ত2004,25 OctoberDiganta Media CorporationAlamgir MahiuddinNational90,650
দৈনিক আজাদী1960,5 SeptemberMA MalekMA MalekNational
(published from Chattogram)56,000
দেশ রুপান্তর2019,12 MarchRupayan Media and Communications LtdKamal Uddin Sabuj
দৈনিক সংগ্রাম1970,17 JanuaryBangladesh Publications Ltd.Azam Mir Shahidul AhsanNational32,020

English-language newspapers

Newspaper nameNampeplateFoundedOwner/PublisherEditorRegionCirculation
[[File:Logo of The Daily Star.svgcenter]]url=https://www.thedailystar.net/about-ustitle=About Usdate=12 October 2014}}Transcom GroupMahfuz AnamNational44,814
[[File:Logo of The Financial Express (Bangladesh).pngalt=Logo of The Financial Express (Bangladesh)center]]1993International Publications LimitedShahiduzzaman KhanNational39,010
[[File:Daily Sun Bd.pngcenter]]2010,23 OctoberEast West Media GroupMd. Rezaul Karim LotusNational38,800
[[File:The Daily Observer.jpgcenter]]2011,1 FebruaryObserver LtdIqbal Sobhan ChowdhuryNational38,750
[[File:Dhaka Tribune Logo.svgalt=This is the logo for Dhaka Tribune.center]]2013,19 April2A Media LimitedZafar SobhanNational38,700
[[File:New Age Logo.svgcenter]]2003, JuneMedia New Age LimitedNurul KabirNational38,600
(defunct)[[File:The Independent (bd) (2019-10-31).svgcenter]]1995, 26 MarchIndependent Publications LimitedM. Shamsur RahmanNational37,800
[[File:The Business Standard logo.svgcenter]]2020, 21 JanuaryThe Horizon Media and Publication Limited, Orion GroupInam AhmedNational35,500
title=Attacks on The Daily Star, Prothom Alo dominate national headlines The Daily Starurl=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/attacks-daily-star-prothom-alo-dominate-national-headlines-4062666access-date=2026-01-10website=www.thedailystar.netlanguage=en}}[https://tob.news/](https://tob.news/)[[File:The-Times-of-Bangladesh.webpcenterthumb394x394px]][2018, 01 January](https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/390376/daily-times-of-bangladesh-relaunches-on-monday)[Media dreams ltd](https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/times-bangladesh-relaunches-print-edition-1225416)Josim AhmedNational18000

Online newspapers and portals

Newspaper NameFounded DateOwner/ PublisherEditorEnglishBengali
বিবিসি বাংলাtitle=BBC Bangla at 75: the digital future is nowwebsite=About the BBCdate=2016-10-12url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Faboutthebbc%2Fentries%2F8a7a57df-7790-4a1d-a414-d5576d4942c1access-date=2018-11-29}}Broadcasting HouseMir Sabbir
বিডি নিউজ ২৪2006, 23 OctoberBangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd.Toufique Imrose Khalidi
বাংলা নিউজ ২৪2010, 1 JuneEast West Media GroupLutfor Rahman Himel
জাগোনিউজ২৪.কম2014, 10 MayAKC Private LimitedK. M. Zeaul Haque
বাংলা ট্রিবিউন2014, 13 May2A Media LimitedZulfiqer Russell
ঢাকা পোস্ট2021, 16 FebruaryBijoy Bangla Media LimitedMohiuddin Sarker
ঢাকা মেইল2021, 15 DecemberBijoy Bangla Media LimitedMohiuddin Sarker

Monthly/weekly newspapers and magazines

  • Monthly Madina, most widely circulated monthly that has been published since 1961
  • Forum, a human rights oriented magazine published between 1969 and 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
  • ICE Today, an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine
  • Weekly Blitz, an English-language tabloid weekly founded in 2003 and edited by Salah Choudhury

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. Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) (no relation to Associated Press (AP)) was the previous name of this organization. But the name changed after independence of Bangladesh. It exchanges news with AFP, Xinhua, Press Trust of India (PTI), APP(Pakistan) and other foreign agencies.
  • 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.

Defunct newspapers

  • Ajker Kagoj (; "Today's Paper"), a Bengali-language newspaper published in the modern approach between 1991 and 2007.
  • The Bangladesh Observer, an English-language daily published between 1949-2010 and last edited by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury.
  • Kishore Bangla, a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977 and 1983.
  • Daily Banglar Bani, a Bengali-language newspaper.
  • The Kohinoor, a Bengali-language monthly published from 1898 to 1912.
  • The Daily Dinkal, a Bengali-language daily published from 1986 to 2023.

References

References

  1. (16 November 2011). "Nayem Nizam made Protidin acting editor, Peer Habibur executive editor". [[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)]].
  2. "Attacks on The Daily Star, Prothom Alo dominate national headlines {{!}} The Daily Star".
  3. (9 May 2018). "". link. Department of Films and Publications
  4. (11 March 2014). "Bangladesh Pratidin tops circulation list". The Daily Star.
  5. (19 May 2013). "15 editors concerned". The Daily Star.
  6. (22 April 2023). "Bangladesh through Matiur Rahman of Prothom Alo's eyes".
  7. (1 September 2012). "Current Circulation".
  8. (9 January 2012). "Bashundhara Group to bear medication for journo Nikhil Vhadra". The New Nation (Bangladesh).
  9. (9 August 2012). "Nayeemul no longer publisher of Amader Shomoy". [[New Age (Bangladesh)]].
  10. (25 September 2012). "Hasan Shahriar Amader Shomoy Editor". [[banglanews24.com]].
  11. link. [[Bhorer Kagoj]]
  12. New Age. (6 June 2010). "27 editors condemn Amar Desh closure". Dhaka Mirror.
  13. (27 April 2012). "Concern over threats on Samakal editor". The Daily Star.
  14. {{Cite Banglapedia
  15. link. [[Ajker Patrika]]
  16. link
  17. {{Cite Banglapedia
  18. link. [[The Daily Sangram]]
  19. Yusuf, Ananta. (20 February 2015). "Story of the Bangla Press". The Daily Star.
  20. (12 October 2014). "About Us".
  21. "Columnists".
  22. link. BBC News বাংলা. (18 February 2016)
  23. link. Bangladesh Pratidin. (22 September 2018)
  24. Khan, Maswood Alam. (2012-04-18). "Time to look back and ahead as FE comes of age". The Financial Express.
  25. (2010-03-06). "Roundtable stresses guideline to get private sector in CSR funding". The Daily Star.
  26. "Attacks on The Daily Star, Prothom Alo dominate national headlines {{!}} The Daily Star".
  27. "Daily Times of Bangladesh to relaunch print edition Monday".
  28. "Daily Times of Bangladesh relaunches on Monday".
  29. (2026-01-05). "পত্রিকা: 'দ্বিগুণ দামেও পাওয়া যাচ্ছে না এলপি গ্যাস, জিম্মি সাধারণ মানুষ'".
  30. "চলচ্চিত্র ও প্রকাশনা অধিদপ্তর".
  31. (2016-10-12). "BBC Bangla at 75: the digital future is now".
  32. (2025-02-02). link
  33. link. Samakal
  34. link
  35. (4 May 2016). "The number of daily newspapers in the country stands at 430". [[Bangla Tribune]].
  36. (2012-10-31). "Blitz emerges as one of the fastest growing newspapers in Bangladesh". Weekly Blitz.
  37. Choudhury, Sohail. (2013-03-15). "Not Only God, Fear us Too!". Sun of India.
  38. "Managing Director and Chief Editor's Profile".
  39. "BSS Profile".
  40. "About-UNB".
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