The Independent (Bangladesh) Explained

The Independent
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Foundation:26 March 1995
Owners:Independent Publications Limited
Publisher:M Shamsur Rahman
Editor:M Shamsur Rahman
Language:English
Ceased Publication:30 January 2022
Headquarters:Beximco Media Complex, 149-150, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh

The Independent was an English-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] [2] It was owned by Beximco Group of Bangladesh.[3] [4] The last executive editor of the newspaper was Shamim Abdullah Zahedy.[5]

History

On 26 March 1995, Beximco Group launched The Independent.[6]

In October 2010, the Independent newspaper was relaunched.

The newspaper officially shut down on 30 January 2022.[7] Earlier in April 2020, it ceased printed publication due to COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

On 31 January 2022, The Independent was closed down.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: We congratulate The Independent on its re-launch. 2010-10-11. The Daily Star. 2018-03-21. en. 2018-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015931/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-157924. live.
  2. News: The English daily The Independent along with online shut down. 2022-01-31. Barta24. en.
  3. Book: The Independent Yearbook, Bangladesh. 1998. Beximco Media Limited. 72. en. 2021-02-22. 2021-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210222000211/https://books.google.com/books?id=8el5AAAAMAAJ&q=the+independent+newspaper+bangladesh&dq=the+independent+newspaper+bangladesh . live.
  4. News: A defence of newspapers. 2018-03-26. The Independent. en. 2021-02-22. 2020-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030071522/http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/143084/2018-03-26. live.
  5. News: English daily The Independent formally closes . 2022-01-31. Daily Sun. en.
  6. News: The Independent shuts operations. 2022-01-31. New Age. en.
  7. News: English daily The Independent shuts down. 2022-01-30. bdnews24.com.
  8. News: 2022-01-30. English daily The Independent closes all operations. 2022-01-31. The Daily Star. en.