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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 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.

Contents

Suspended publications

  • Shersha Kagoj and Sheershanews.com, the government suspended the weekly and its online website in 2011 after releasing the editor Ekramul Haque after four months in prison
  • 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
  • Kishore Bangla, a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977-1983
  • 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. Abul Kalam Azad, who was formerly Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, became its chief editor in 2014.
  • 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.
  • BDNEWS was a private internet-based news agency launched in 2005. The following year it converted into an online newspaper and rebranded itself as bdnews24.com.
  • Regional news networks

  • Asia News Network, a cooperative of primarily Asian newspapers that share news items with members
  • 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
  • Weekly SheershaSamachar Bengali weekly Magazine Published & Edited by Mir Billal Acting Editor is Mohammad Shahidul Islam Mollah
  • Holiday, an English-language weekly newspaper
  • ICE Today, an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine
  • Likhoni, a Bengali current affairs magazine published since 2013
  • Monthly Bahgalir Ekushea, a Bengali current affairs magazine published from Brahman Baria since 2016
  • Perspective
  • ShikkhaBichitra, a national weekly newspaper on education, human resource and socio-economic development; published since 1993
  • Weekly Alokito Chattagram, a Bengali current affairs magazine published from Chittagong since 2004
  • Weekly Blitz, an English-language tabloid weekly founded in 2003 and edited by Salah Choudhury
  • Weekly Nayapodokkhep, a Bengali weekly
  • Weekly Renaissancea National Bengali weekly Magazine Published & Edited by H.N.M Shafiqur Rahman. Acting Editor is Abul Hossain Mahmud.
  • Weekly Shaptahik, a Bengali weekly magazine published from Bangladesh since 2007
  • Weekly Shomoyer Shathe
  • The Weekly View, a bilingual newspaper published in Bangla and English from Brahmanbaria since 2005; publisher and editor is Sheikh Md. Shahidul Islam
  • References

    List of newspapers in Bangladesh Wikipedia


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