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.
Newspaper name | Founded | Owner/Publisher | Editor | Region | Circulation (May, 2021) | |
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English | Bengali | |||||
Bangladesh Pratidin | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন | 15 March 2010 | East West Media Group [1] | Naem Nizam [1] [2] [3] | National | 553,300 [4] [5] |
Prothom Alo | প্রথম আলো | 4 November 1998 [6] | Transcom Group | Matiur Rahman [2] [6] [7] [8] | National | 501,800 [4] [9] |
Jugantor [10] | দৈনিক যুগান্তর | 1 February 1999 | Salma Islam [2] [7] | Saiful Alam | National | 290,200 [4] |
Kaler Kantho | কালের কন্ঠ | 10 January 2010 | East West Media Group [11] | Imdadul Haq Milan [2] [3] | National | 290,200 [4] |
The Daily Ittefaq | দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক | 24 December 1953 | Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd. | Tasmima Hossain | National | 290,200 [4] |
Janakantha | দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ | 29 February 1993 | Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud | Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud | National | 290,200 [4] |
Samakal | দৈনিক সমকাল | 31 May 2005 | Abdul Kader Azad | Mustafiz Shafi | National | 271,000 [4] |
Amader Shomoy | দৈনিক আমাদের সময় | 2003 | New Vision Limited [12] [13] | Mohammad Golam Sarwar | National | 270,000 [4] |
Bhorer Kagoj | ভোরের কাগজ | 15 February 1992 [14] | Saber Hossain Chowdhury | Shyamal Dutta [7] [8] | National | 161,160 [4] |
Manab Zamin | দৈনিক মানবজমিন | 15 February 1997 | Mahbuba Chowdhury | Matiur Rahman Chowdhury [2] [7] [8] | National | 161,100 [4] |
Alokito Bangladesh | আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ | 2013 | Alokito Media Ltd. | Kazi Rafiqul Alam | National | 152,000 [4] |
The Sangbad | দৈনিক সংবাদ | 17 May 1951 [15] | Alatamasa Kabir | Khandakar Muniruzzaman | National | 127,000 [4] |
Daily Inqilab | দৈনিক ইনকিলাব | 4 June 1986 | Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited | A.M.M. Bahauddin [2] [7] [8] | National | 125,460 [4] |
Jaijaidin | যায়যায়দিন | 1999 | Jaijaidin Publication Limited | Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury | National | 116,000 [4] |
Daily Naya Diganta | দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত | 25 October 2004 | Diganta Media Corporation | Alamgir Mahiuddin [2] [7] | National | 90,650 [4] |
The Azadi | দৈনিক আজাদী | 5 September 1960 [16] | MA Malek | MA Malek | National (published from Chattogram) | 56,000 [4] |
The Daily Sangram | দৈনিক সংগ্রাম | 17 January 1970 [17] [18] | Bangladesh Publications Ltd. | Abul Asad [7] | National | 32,020 [4] |
Ajker Patrika | আজকের পত্রিকা | 27 June 2021 [19] | US-Bangla Group | Golam Rahman [20] | National | 108,100 [4] |
Newspaper name | Founded | Owner/Publisher | Editor | Circulation |
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The Daily Star | 14 January 1991 [21] | Transcom Group [22] [23] [24] | Mahfuz Anam [2] [7] [8] | 44,814 [4] |
The Financial Express [10] | 1993 [25] | International Publications Limited | Shahiduzzaman Khan [26] | 39,010 [4] |
Daily Sun | 23 October 2010 | East West Media Group | Enamul Hoque Chowdhury | 38,800 [4] |
The Daily Observer | 1 February 2011 | Observer Ltd | Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury | 38,750 [4] |
Dhaka Tribune | 19 April 2013 | 2A Media Limited | Zafar Sobhan | 38,700 [4] |
New Age [10] | June 2003 | Media New Age Limited | Nurul Kabir [2] [7] | 38,600 [4] |
The Independent [10] | 26 March 1995 | Independent Publications Limited | M. Shamsur Rahman [2] [7] [8] | 37,800 [4] |
The Bangladesh Today [27] | 26 January 2002 | Jobaer Alam | Jobaer Alam | 22,500 [4] |
Newspaper Name | Founded Date | Owner/ Publisher | Editor | |
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English | Bengali | |||
BBC Bangla | বিবিসি বাংলা | 11 October 1941 [28] | Broadcasting House | Sabir Mustafa [28] |
bdnews24.com | বিডি নিউজ ২৪ | 23 October 2006 [29] | Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd. | Toufique Imrose Khalidi |
Banglanews24.com | বাংলা নিউজ ২৪ | 1 June 2010 | East West Media Group | Juwel Mazhar |
Priyo | প্রিয়.কম | 2011 | Zakaria Swapan | |
Jagonews24.com | জাগোনিউজ২৪.কম | 10 May 2014 | AKC Private Limited | K. M. Zeaul Haque |
Bangla Tribune | বাংলা ট্রিবিউন | 13 May 2014 | 2A Media Limited | Zulfiqer Russell |
Dhaka Post | ঢাকা পোস্ট | 16 February 2021 | Bijoy Bangla Media Limited | Mohiuddin Sarker |
Monthly Bandhan-construction, Real estate, Interior & Architecture related Popular Monthly Magazine
Before 1972, news agencies in Bangladesh were local branches of international agencies.
The Daily Ittefaq is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest newspaper, and one of the most circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. This newspaper format is broadsheet and is printed by Ittefaq Group of Publications Limited.
Rahat Khan was a Bangladeshi journalist and litterateur. He wrote more than 32 novels. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973 and Ekushey Padak in 1996 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Ajker Kagoj was a daily Bengali-language newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper was launched in 1991 under the editorship of Naimul Islam Khan. Since 1992, Kazi Shahid Ahmed was the editor and publisher till the newspaper announced its closure in 2007.
Samakal is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The paper is owned by Ha-Meem Group. It began publication in 2005. Golam Sarwar was the editor of the paper from its launch until his death in 2018. In 2020, Samakal had a circulation of 270,000, which made it the eighth most widely read newspaper in the country.
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Mahfuz Ahmed is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He is also a television presenter, model and television producer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor twice for his roles in Laal Sobuj (2005) and Zero Degree (2015).
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Naem Nizam is a Bangladeshi journalist, writer, and Editor of Daily Bangladesh Pratidin, the largest circulated Bengali language daily in Bangladesh. Nizam is also the Director of East West Media Group, the largest media conglomerate in Bangladesh. He is former CEO of News24 and Radio Capital. He is the former Managing Director of STV-US.His philanthropic endeavors have led to the establishment of Heshakal Bazar Naem Nizam Degree College in his hometown of Comilla, Bangladesh. He is the Vice President of Sheikh Russell KC, a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League.
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Gaziul Hasan Khan is a Bangladeshi journalist and ex-diplomat with a long professional career in London. He is a former Chief Editor and managing director of the National News Agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2006 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contributions to journalism. He also served as a Minister in charge of Press and Information at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC, United States.
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Matiur Rahman Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi journalist, editor and talk-show host. He is the editor-in-chief of the Manab Zamin, a Bengali language tabloid newspaper. Chowdhury also reports for Voice of America (Bangla) as a correspondent. He has hosted a late night chat-show, Ajker Sangbadpatra, on Channel i, a privately owned broadcast channel, since 2005.
Golam Rahman is an educationist, media researcher and communication expert of Bangladesh. He has served as the Chief Information Commissioner of the Information Commission of Government of Bangladesh. He also served as the chairman of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) the chairman of the department of mass communication and journalism of University of Dhaka as well as head of journalism department of Daffodil International University. He is the editor of Bengali daily Ajker Patrika.
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Ajker Patrika is a Bengali-language daily newspaper that is published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper started publishing on June 27, 2021. Golam Rahman is the editor of Ajker Patrika. As of September 2022, the circulation of Ajker Patrika is around 1,08,100.
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