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The Morning News started as a weekly English language newspaper in Kolkata. It was owned by Khwaja Nooruddin who was a relative of the Nawab of Dhaka, and Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin. It moved to Dhaka on 20 March 1949 following the Partition of India. On 25 December 1949, it started publishing as a daily newspaper.
Hossain died in 1969 at the age of 58 at Rawalpindi's Intercontinental Hotel, in Pakistan, of cardiac arrest. He was buried at the Azimpur graveyard, in present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh. His closest friend and companion at death was A.K. Rafiqul Hussain (Khair Miah Shahib). Shahib accompanied his dead body to Tejgaon Dhaka Airport.
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It is one of the few publications in Bangladesh to allow articles calling for the decriminalization of LGBTQ rights. [33] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the newspaper interviewed Ukrainian foreign policy adviser Svitlana Zalishchuk; [34] and the Russian ambassador in Dhaka later accused the Bangladeshi media of being biased. [35]
The Daily Star is a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper. It is by far the largest circulating English-language newspaper in the country. [2] Founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored parliamentary democracy, [3] [4] the newspaper became popular for its outspoken coverage of politics, corruption, and foreign policy.
Rashida Hamid is a Bangladeshi teacher, public figure and former First Lady of Bangladesh. [1] [2] She is the wife of the former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, [3] and served as the country's first lady from 2013 to 2023. [4] She was the longest serving First Lady of Bangladesh. [5]
The Bangladesh Today is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in English language. [1] It started on 26 January 2002. The current circulation of this newspaper is 22,500.
Visit to prison was not allowed due to the pandemic. Two days before his death, the prosecution produced him before the court for bail hearing, only to be denied bail. In all, his bail appeals were denied six times. [4] [14] His wife started suffering from mental illness when bail was denied for the fourth time and needed hospitalization. [11]