Dhaka Courier

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Dhaka Courier
Dhaka Courier cover page.jpg
Executive EditorShayan S Khan
Categories Newsweekly
FrequencyWeekly
Founded1984
CompanyCosmos Group
CountryBangladesh
LanguageEnglish
Website Website

The Dhaka Courier (commonly known as the Courier) is a Bangladeshi English-language news magazine. [1] Founded in 1984, [2] it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country. Its content is largely focused on politics, international affairs, economics, travel, literature, society and the arts. The publication is owned by the Cosmos Group of businessman Enayetullah Khan, [3] and is a sister concern of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), one of the country's leading news agencies.

Enayetullah Khan is the founding editor. [4] The current executive editor of the magazine is Shayan S Khan. Its previous editors have included Syed Badrul Ahsan, Afsan Chowdhury and M Harunur Rashid.

References

  1. Linda Edgeworth; Scott Lansell (1 March 1996). Republic of Bangladesh: Pre-Election Technical Assessment for the Sixth Parliamentary Elections Projected for Winter 1995-96. IFES. ISBN   978-1-879720-07-7.
  2. "Dhaka Courier". Cosmos Group. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. Indrajit Banerjee; Stephen Logan (2008). Asian Communication Handbook 2008. AMIC. p. 545. ISBN   978-981-4136-10-5 . Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. "Bio". Enayetullah Khan.