Samakal Explained
| Samakal |
| Editor: | Alamgir Hossain |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Foundation: | 31 May 2005 |
| Owners: | Ha-Meem Group |
| Publisher: | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Headquarters: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Samakal (Bengali: সমকাল|lit=Contemporary) is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The paper is owned by Ha-Meem Group. It began publication in 2005.[1] Golam Sarwar was the editor of the paper from its launch until his death in 2018.[2] In 2020, Samakal had a circulation of 270,000, which made it the eighth most widely read newspaper in the country.[3]
Over the years, the paper's writers have included Ajoy Dasgupta,[4] Abed Khan,[5] Mizanur Rahman Khan,[6] and Khalil Rahman.[7] Gautam Das, the paper's Faridpur bureau chief, was murdered in November 2005 by junior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politicians after reporting on corruption in the party.[8]
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References
- Book: Mahmud, Shameem . Shoesmith . Brian . Genilo . Jude William . 2013 . The Transformation of the Bangladesh Press . Bangladesh's Changing Mediascape: From State Control to Market Forces . Intellect . 47 . 978-1-8415-0473-5.
- News: Eminent journalist Golam Sarwar no more . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
- News: Number of dailies in Bangladesh now 1,277: Minister . . 4 February 2020.
- Web site: Details of Ajoy Dasgupta . National Press Club.
- News: Abed Khan joins Sangbad Pratidin . . 28 July 2016.
- News: Prothom Alo Jt Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan no more . . 12 January 2021.
- Bonil . Brown . Dave . Hajjaj . Osama Eid . Fiestoforo . Jennings . Ben . Rahman . Khalil . Rowson . Martin . Spencer . Brian John . Srbljanin . Predrag . T0ad . Vargas . Vilma . 4 . Quiet zone – a global cartoon special: Cartoonists from around the world draw local taboos . Index on Censorship . December 2015 . 44 . 4 . 52–60 . 10.1177/0306422015622936. free .
- News: Bangladeshi court jails 9 for journalist murder . The Straits Times . Agence France-Presse . 28 June 2013.
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