Uttarbanga Sambad (Bengali: উত্তরবঙ্গ সংবাদ) is a Bengali language broadsheet published from Siliguri. It is the largest circulating daily in North Bengal and have a share of about 80% out of all other dailies in the region.
Uttarbanga Sambad was started on 19 May 1980 in a small letter press in Siliguri. Due to its huge popularity, in 1981 web offset press was installed. Computerised typesetting was introduced in the year 1985. Afterwards hi-speed 4-colour web offset press was introduced.
Uttarbanga Sambad is now printed simultaneously from Siliguri, Cooch Behar, Malda and aliporeduar .
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