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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.
According to the BBC, "The Daily Star is the most popular English-language newspaper in Bangladesh. It was launched as Bangladesh returned to parliamentary democracy a quarter of a century ago, and has always had a reputation for journalistic integrity and liberal and progressive views – a kind of Bangladeshi New York Times". [21]
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 ...
The newspaper's founding and chief editor is Zafar Sobhan, a 2005 Young Global Leader and 2008 Yale World Fellow. [19] [20] Sobhan previously worked at The Daily Star for seven years and was the editor of Forum magazine for four years; he formerly worked at The Independent, Dhaka Courier and Shokaler Khobor. [21]
Bangladesh authorities blocked 54 news websites, including opposition party's web portal and Al Jazeera, a foreign broadcaster over security issues. [11] On 1 June 2018, the government also blocked the online edition of The Daily Star newspaper.
Daily Star (United Kingdom), a British tabloid newspaper; The Daily Star, a Bangladeshi broadsheet newspaper; The Daily Star, an English-language newspaper published in Lebanon; Irish Daily Star, an Irish tabloid newspaper
Aasha Mehreen Amin was born in Dhaka to a Bengali Muslim family. [2] Her father, Anwarul Amin Makhon, was the second-eldest son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nurul Amin, and the former general manager of BCCI Bangladesh, known for opening Bangladesh Bank's first branch abroad (in London). [3]
Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh announced on 25 March 2020 that newspapers do not spread COVID-19. [11] [12] The association sought a government stimulus package following the coronavirus caused lock down in Bangladesh. [13] The former President of Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh is Matiur Rahman, editor of the daily ...