Janakantha | |
Foundation: | 1993 |
Type: | Daily newspaper |
Format: | Print, online |
Editor: | Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud |
Language: | Bengali |
Owner: | Globe Janakantha Shilpa Paribar |
Political: | Left |
Daily Janakantha (Bengali: দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ Dainik Janakanṭha "Daily People's Voice") is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is owned by Janakantha Shilpa Paribar (GJSP). This newspaper was first published on 21 February 1993. Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud was the editor of the newspaper till his death.[2] [3] [4] In 1999, Bangladesh army personnel had to defuse a landmine left at the newspaper office by suspected Islamist militants.[5] The newspaper has a secular to liberal political leaning and is published in both print and online versions.