List of newspapers in Bangladesh explained

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 name		Founded	Owner/Publisher	Editor	Region	Circulation (May, 2021)
English	Bengali
	Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন	15 March 2010	East West Media Group	Naem Nizam^[1] ^[2]	National	553,300^[3] ^[4]
	প্রথম আলো	4 November 1998	Transcom Group	Matiur Rahman^[5]	National	501,800^[6]
	দৈনিক যুগান্তর	1 February 1999	Salma Islam	Saiful Alam	National	290,200
	কালের কন্ঠ	10 January 2010	East West Media Group^[7]	Imdadul Haq Milan^[8]	National	290,200
	দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক	24 December 1953	Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd.	Tasmima Hossain	National	290,200
	দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ	29 February 1993	Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud	Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud	National	290,200
	দৈনিক সমকাল	31 May 2005	Abdul Kader Azad	Mustafiz Shafi	National	271,000
	দৈনিক আমাদের সময়	2003	New Vision Limited^[9] ^[10]	Mohammad Golam Sarwar	National	270,000
	ভোরের কাগজ	15 February 1992^[11]	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	Shyamal Dutta^[12] ^[13]	National	161,160
	দৈনিক মানবজমিন	15 February 1997	Mahbuba Chowdhury	Matiur Rahman Chowdhury	National	161,100
	আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ	2013	Alokito Media Ltd.	Kazi Rafiqul Alam	National	152,000
	দৈনিক সংবাদ	17 May 1951^[14]	Alatamasa Kabir	Khandakar Muniruzzaman	National	127,000
	দৈনিক ইনকিলাব	4 June 1986	Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited	A.M.M. Bahauddin	National	125,460
	যায়যায়দিন	1999	Jaijaidin Publication Limited	Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury	National	116,000
	দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত	25 October 2004	Diganta Media Corporation	Alamgir Mahiuddin	National	90,650
	দৈনিক আজাদী	5 September 1960^[15]	MA Malek	MA Malek	National (published from Chattogram)	56,000
	দৈনিক সংগ্রাম	17 January 1970^[16] ^[17]	Bangladesh Publications Ltd.	Abul Asad	National	32,020
	আজকের পত্রিকা	27 June 2021^[18]	US-Bangla Group	Golam Rahman^[19]	National	108,100

English-language newspapers

Newspaper name	Founded	Owner/Publisher	Editor	Circulation
	14 January 1991^[20]	Transcom Group^[21] ^[22] ^[23]	Mahfuz Anam	44,814
	1993^[24]	International Publications Limited	Shahiduzzaman Khan^[25]	39,010
	23 October 2010	East West Media Group	Enamul Hoque Chowdhury	38,800
	1 February 2011	Observer Ltd	Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury	38,750
	19 April 2013	2A Media Limited	Zafar Sobhan	38,700
	June 2003	Media New Age Limited	Nurul Kabir	38,600
	26 March 1995	Independent Publications Limited	M. Shamsur Rahman	37,800
^[26]	26 January 2002	Jobaer Alam	Jobaer Alam	22,500

Online newspapers and portals

Newspaper Name		Founded Date	Owner/ Publisher	Editor
English	Bengali
	বিবিসি বাংলা	11 October 1941^[27]	Broadcasting House	Sabir Mustafa
	বিডি নিউজ ২৪	23 October 2006^[28]	Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd.	Toufique Imrose Khalidi
	বাংলা নিউজ ২৪	1 June 2010	East West Media Group	Juwel Mazhar
	প্রিয়.কম	2011		Zakaria Swapan
	জাগোনিউজ২৪.কম	10 May 2014	AKC Private Limited	K. M. Zeaul Haque
	বাংলা ট্রিবিউন	13 May 2014	2A Media Limited	Zulfiqer Russell
	ঢাকা পোস্ট	16 February 2021	Bijoy Bangla Media Limited	Mohiuddin Sarker

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 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^{[29] [30]}

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.^[31] 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.^[32]
• 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.^[33]

Defunct newspapers

• Ajker Kagoj (Bengali: দৈনিক আজকের কাগজ; "Today's Paper"), a Bengali-language newspaper published in the modern approach between 1991 and 2007.
• Amar Desh (Bengali: আমার দেশ; "My country"), a Bengali-language newspaper published between 2004 and 2013.^{[34] [35]}
• 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.

See also

• Mass media in Bangladesh
• Telecommunications in Bangladesh
• List of companies of Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. News: Nayem Nizam made Protidin acting editor, Peer Habibur executive editor . Daily Sun . Dhaka . 2011-11-16 . 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.html . 2013-05-15 . 2013-04-21 . dead .
2. News: 15 editors concerned . The Daily Star . Dhaka . 2013-05-19 . 2013-05-25.
3. Web site: 2018-05-09 . bn:জাতীয় দৈনিকের প্রচার সংখ্যা ও বিজ্ঞাপনের হার . National daily circulation and advertising rates . Department of Films and Publications . bn.
4. News: Bangladesh Pratidin tops circulation list . The Daily Star . 11 March 2014.
5. Web site: Bangladesh through Matiur Rahman of Prothom Alo's eyes . Adgully.com . 2013-04-22 .
6. Web site: Current Circulation . 2012-09-01 . Prothom Alo . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115021801/http://prothom-alo.com/currentCirculation . 2013-01-15 . 2013-04-22.
7. News: Bashundhara Group to bear medication for journo Nikhil Vhadra . The New Nation (Bangladesh) . 2012-01-09 . 2013-04-29 . https://archive.today/20130630102719/http://www.thenewnationbd.com/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=27826 . 2013-06-30 . dead .
8. News: Imadadul Haq Milon, Nayeem Nizam made editors . banglanews24.com . 2012-01-10 . 2013-05-25 .
9. News: Nayeemul no longer publisher of Amader Shomoy . New Age . Dhaka . 2012-08-09 . 2013-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151125181403/http://old-archives.newagebd.net/detail.php?date=2012-08-09&nid=20061 . 2015-11-25 . dead .
10. News: Hasan Shahriar Amader Shomoy Editor . banglanews24.com . 2012-09-25 . 2013-04-21 .
11. News: http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2015/05/29/34718.php. bn:আজকের কাগজ ভোরের কাগজের সেই সব দিন. Bhorer Kagoj. bn. 2018-11-12. 2020-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219084915/http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2015/05/29/34718.php. dead.
12. News: New Age . 27 editors condemn Amar Desh closure . Dhaka Mirror . 2010-06-06 . 2013-04-29 .
13. News: Concern over threats on Samakal editor . The Daily Star . 2012-04-27 . 2024-04-20.
14. Web site: Sangbad, the - Banglapedia.
15. Web site: Azadi, the - Banglapedia.
16. News: http://www.dailysangram.com/post/106782-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80. bn:দৈনিক সংগ্রামের প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী. The Daily Sangram . bn.
17. News: Yusuf . Ananta . 20 February 2015 . Story of the Bangla Press . The Daily Star.
18. News: https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1907308.bdnews. bn:নতুন দৈনিক ‘আজকের পত্রিকা’র যাত্রা. Ajker Patrika . bn.
19. Web site: 'সাংবাদিকদের নৈতিকতা কমছে' – DW – 19.03.2021 . 2022-09-27 . dw.com . bn.
20. Web site: About Us. 12 October 2014.
21. Web site: Columnists . The Daily Star . 1 March 2020.
22. News: https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news/2016/02/160218_bd_editor_awami_league. bn:মাহফুজ আনাম ইস্যুতে আওয়ামী লীগে ভিন্ন ভিন্ন মত . Kallol . Qadir . BBC News বাংলা. 18 February 2016 . bn.
23. News: http://www.bd-pratidin.com/special/2018/09/22/362452. bn:ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইন নিয়ে তৃতীয় মাত্রায় যা বললেন মাহফুজ আনাম - বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন. Bangladesh Pratidin . 22 September 2018 . bn.
24. News: Khan . Maswood Alam . 2012-04-18 . Time to look back and ahead as FE comes of age . The Financial Express.
25. News: Roundtable stresses guideline to get private sector in CSR funding . The Daily Star . 2010-03-06. 2016-05-09.
26. Web site: About Us . The Bangladesh Today . 2015-04-11.
27. Web site: BBC Bangla at 75: the digital future is now . About the BBC . 2016-10-12 . 2018-11-29.
28. News: http://samakal.com/bangladesh/article/18061063/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6. bn:বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম বন্ধের নির্দেশ. Samakal . bn.
29. News: Blitz emerges as one of the fastest growing newspapers in Bangladesh . Weekly Blitz . 2012-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127024513/http://www.weeklyblitz.net/2711/blitz-emerges-as-one-of-the-fastest-growing . 2013-01-27 . 2013-04-29.
30. News: Sohail . Choudhury . 2013-03-15 . Not Only God, Fear us Too! . Sun of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215139/http://www.sunofindia.com/not-only-god-fear-us-too/ . 2013-10-04 . 2013-04-20.
31. Web site: Managing Director and Chief Editor's Profile. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 2016-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180522133903/http://bssnews.net/md-profile.php. 2018-05-22. dead.
32. Web site: BSS Profile . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . 2016-01-29.
33. Web site: About-UNB . United News of Bangladesh . 2016-01-29.
34. News: https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article612746.bdnews?playVideo=true. bn:আমার দেশের প্রেস ‘বন্ধ’. bdnews24.com . bn.
35. News: http://archive.ittefaq.com.bd/index.php?ref=MjBfMDRfMTJfMTNfMV8xXzFfMzMxODI=. bn:আমার দেশ পত্রিকা বন্ধ :: দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক. The Daily Ittefaq . bn.