List of newspapers in Bangladesh

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.

Notable daily newspapers

Bengali-language newspapers

Newspaper name		Nameplate	Founded	Owner/Publisher	Editor	Region	Circulation (May, 2021)
English	Bengali
Bangladesh Pratidin	বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন		15 March 2010	East West Media Group [1]	Abu Taher (Acting Editor) [2]	National	553,300 [3] [4]
Prothom Alo	প্রথম আলো		4 November 1998 [5]	Transcom Group	Matiur Rahman [6] [5] [7] [8]	National	525,801 [3] [9]
Jugantor [10]	দৈনিক যুগান্তর		1 February 1999	Jamuna Group	Saiful Alam	National	290,200 [3]
Kaler Kantho	কালের কন্ঠ		10 January 2010	East West Media Group [11]	Hasan Hafiz	National	290,200 [3]
The Daily Ittefaq	দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক		24 December 1953	Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd.	Tasmima Hossain	National	290,200 [3]
Janakantha	দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ		21 February 1993	Globe Janakantha Shilpa Paribar	Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud	National	290,200 [3]
Samakal	দৈনিক সমকাল		31 May 2005	Times Media Limited	Mustafiz Shafi	National	271,000 [3]
Amader Shomoy	দৈনিক আমাদের সময়		2 October 2003	New Vision Limited [12] [13]	Mohammad Golam Sarwar	National	270,000 [3]
Amar Desh	আমার দেশ		2004	Mahmudur Rahman	Mahmudur Rahman	National
Bhorer Kagoj	ভোরের কাগজ		15 February 1992 [14]	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	Shyamal Dutta [7] [8]	National	161,160 [3]
Manab Zamin	দৈনিক মানবজমিন		15 February 1997	Mahbuba Chowdhury	Matiur Rahman Chowdhury [6] [7] [8]	National	161,100 [3]
Alokito Bangladesh	আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ		2013	Alokito Media Ltd.	Kazi Rafiqul Alam	National	152,000 [3]
The Sangbad	দৈনিক সংবাদ		17 May 1951 [15]	Alatamasa Kabir	Khandakar Muniruzzaman	National	127,000 [3]
Daily Inqilab	দৈনিক ইনকিলাব		4 June 1986	Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited	A.M.M. Bahauddin [6] [7] [8]	National	125,460 [3]
Jaijaidin	যায়যায়দিন		6 June 2006	Jaijaidin Publication Limited	Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury	National	116,000 [3]
Ajker Patrika	আজকের পত্রিকা		27 June 2021 [16]	US-Bangla Group	Golam Rahman [17]	National	108,100 [3]
Daily Naya Diganta	দৈনিক নয়া দিগন্ত		25 October 2004	Diganta Media Corporation	Alamgir Mahiuddin [6] [7]	National	90,650 [3]
The Azadi	দৈনিক আজাদী		5 September 1960 [18]	MA Malek	MA Malek	National (published from Chattogram)	56,000 [3]
Desh Rupantor	দেশ রুপান্তর		12 March 2019	Rupayan Media and Communications Ltd	Kamal Uddin Sabuj
The Daily Sangram	দৈনিক সংগ্রাম		17 January 1970 [19] [20]	Bangladesh Publications Ltd.	Azam Mir Shahidul Ahsan	National	32,020 [3]

English-language newspapers

Newspaper name	Nampeplate	Founded	Owner/Publisher	Editor	Region	Circulation
The Daily Star		14 January 1991 [21]	Transcom Group [22] [23] [24]	Mahfuz Anam [6] [7] [8]	National	44,814 [3]
The Financial Express [10]		1993 [25]	International Publications Limited	Shahiduzzaman Khan [26]	National	39,010 [3]
Daily Sun		23 October 2010	East West Media Group	Md. Rezaul Karim Lotus	National	38,800 [3]
The Daily Observer		1 February 2011	Observer Ltd	Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury	National	38,750 [3]
Dhaka Tribune		19 April 2013	2A Media Limited	Zafar Sobhan	National	38,700 [3]
New Age [10]		June 2003	Media New Age Limited	Nurul Kabir [6] [7]	National	38,600 [3]
The Independent [10]		26 March 1995	Independent Publications Limited	M. Shamsur Rahman [6] [7]	National	37,800 [3]
The Business Standard		21 January 2020	The Horizon Media and Publication Limited, Orion Group	Inam Ahmed	National	35,500 [3]
The Bangladesh Today [27]		26 January 2002	Jobaer Alam	Jobaer Alam	National	22,500 [3]

Online newspapers and portals

Newspaper Name		Founded Date	Owner/ Publisher	Editor
English	Bengali
BBC Bangla	বিবিসি বাংলা	11 October 1941 [28]	Broadcasting House	Mir Sabbir [29]
bdnews24.com	বিডি নিউজ ২৪	23 October 2006 [30]	Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd.	Toufique Imrose Khalidi
Banglanews24.com	বাংলা নিউজ ২৪	1 June 2010	East West Media Group	Lutfor Rahman Himel [31]
Priyo	প্রিয়.কম	2011		Zakaria Swapan
Dhaka Mail	ঢাকা মেইল	15 December 2021	Bijoy Bangla Media Limited	Mohiuddin Sarker
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/weekly newspapers and magazines

• Monthly Madina , most widely circulated monthly that has been published since 1961 ^[32]
• Forum , a human rights oriented magazine published between 1969 and 1971, re-established in 2006
• Dhaka Courier , English-language news magazine founded in 1984, it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country.
• Holiday , an English-language weekly newspaper ^[10]
• ICE Today , an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine
• Weekly Blitz , an English-language tabloid weekly founded in 2003 and edited by Salah Choudhury ^{[10] [33]}

News agencies

Before 1972, news agencies in Bangladesh were local branches of international agencies.

• Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the official government-owned news agency of Bangladesh, was created on 1 January 1972 from the Dhaka bureau of the state-owned. Abul Kalam Azad, who was formerly Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, became its chief editor in 2014. ^[34] Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) (no relation to Associated Press (AP)) was the previous name of this organization. But the name changed after independence of Bangladesh. It exchanges news with AFP, Xinhua, Press Trust of India (PTI), APP(Pakistan) and other foreign agencies. ^{[10] [35]}
• United News of Bangladesh (UNB) is a private news agency in service since 1988. It partners with AP, United News of India (UNI), and other foreign agencies. ^{[10] [36]}

Defunct newspapers

• Ajker Kagoj (Bengali : দৈনিক আজকের কাগজ; "Today's Paper"), a Bengali-language newspaper published in the modern approach between 1991 and 2007.
• The Bangladesh Observer , an English-language daily published between 1949-2010 and last edited by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury. ^[7]
• Kishore Bangla , a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977 and 1983.
• Daily Banglar Bani , a Bengali-language newspaper.
• The Kohinoor , a Bengali-language monthly published from 1898 to 1912.
• The Daily Dinkal , a Bengali-language daily published from 1986 to 2023.

See also

• Mass media in Bangladesh
• Telecommunications in Bangladesh
• List of companies of Bangladesh

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