Akhon Samoy Explained

The Akhon Samoy
Type:	Weekly newspaper
Format:	Tabloid
Foundation:	1 January 2000
Editor:	Kazi Shamsul Hoque
Language:	Bengali
Headquarters:	72-28 Roosevelt Ave Jackson Heights New York United States

Akhon Samoy (Bengali: এখন সময়) is a Bengali-language newspaper published from New York, United States since 2000.

History

The newspaper was founded on 1 January 2000, commemorating the 3rd millennium. Initially it was a monthly newspaper and then it was published in weekly basis from November 2000.

Kazi Shamsul Hoque is the founding editor of the newspaper.^[1]

Speciality and awards

Akhon Samoy worked for the expatriate Bangladeshi living in United States, especially, social issues, immigration issues^[2] and other community news are published objectively.

See also

• List of New York City newspapers and magazines
• List of newspapers in New York

External links

• https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/02/nyregion/02bengali.html?pagewanted=print&position=
• http://www.indypressny.org/nycma/voices/85/series/Ride_1/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/02/nyregion/immigrants-with-ink-in-their-blood.html

Notes and References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/02/nyregion/immigrants-with-ink-in-their-blood.html The New York Times
2. News: Lahiri . Tripti . 2 October 2004 . Immigrants With Ink in Their Blood . The New York Times.