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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 ]
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.
Most of the owners were zamindars and they published newspapers to secure their own interests. Alexander Forbes, the editor of The Dacca News wrote in one of the edition of The Dacca News: In an out-of-way, if not the most out of-the-wayest corner of the world, we established a press. We had not a single compositor, or Printer or Devil.
The newspaper regularly publishes articles on human rights issues in Bangladesh, including repealing Section 377, [43] [44] [45] inheritance under Hindu law, [46] and press freedom. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] [ 49 ] On women's issues, the newspaper has reported that 97% of sex offences in Bangladesh go unreported.
The Daily Sylheter Dak (Bengali: সিলেটের ডাক) popularly known as the Sylheter Dak, is a local daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Sylhet in the Bengali language. [1] [2] The Sylheter Dak was founded on 18 July 1984. [3] The newspaper, more than 30 years old, is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Sylhet. [4]
Bangla Tribune is a Bengali language news website of Bangladesh. [1] [2] It started its journey on 13 May 2014. [3] It's edited by Zulfiqer Russell [3] and published by Kazi Anis Ahmed. [4] As of July 2021, its Alexa ranking was #16 in Bangladesh and #3,064 globally. [5]
The Financial Express [1] is an English-language daily published from Dhaka, Bangladesh, established in 1993. [2] [3] As of 2021, it was the second largest English language newspaper in Bangladesh. [4] Its stories focus mostly on business and economic issues, including international economic news. [5]
In October 2013, Bangladesh Nationalist Party blasted crude bombs outside the headquarters of Bhorer Kagoj. [6] Editor Abed Khan and Publisher Saber Hossain Chowdhury were found guilty of contempt in 2014 by the High Court Division. [7] In October 2016, a journalist of the newspaper was assaulted in the main town of Pirganj Upazila, Thakurgaon. [8]