| Type | Daily Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet and Online Version |
| Publisher | Tarique Rahman |
| Founded | 1986 [1] |
| Political alignment | Centre to centre-right |
| Language | Bengali |
| Headquarters | Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Circulation | 15,580 [2] |
| Website | dainikdinkal |
Dainik Dinkal is a daily newspaper published in the Bengali language. The newspaper is also known as the mouthpiece of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and is published from Dhaka. On February 19, 2023, the Bangladesh Press Council announced the closure of the publication of the newspaper. [1] However later on 11 August 2024, the publication of the newspaper was approved. [3] [4]
Dainik Dinkal was first published in 1986, edited by Sanaulah Nuri and published by Majedur Rahman. Later on April 16, 2002, Tarek Rahman, the chairman of the BNP, took over the responsibility of the publisher and printer of the newspaper. Currently, Rezwana Siddiqui is the responsible editor of the newspaper. [1]
On December 26, 2022, the office of Dainik Dinkal was ordered to be invalidated by the publication branch of the Dhaka District Magistrate. According to the office order, without assigning responsibility to the newspaper publisher, the office address and printing press were relocated outside the country, and the newspaper was prosecuted in a criminal case. Tarek Rahman's name was used to issue a press release for printing the newspaper, and the address and printing press were changed without the permission of the authorities. As a result, the announcement of the newspaper's publication was suspended. On February 19, 2023, the Bangladesh Press Council announced the closure of the publication of the newspaper. [5] [6]