A Newspaper is a good source of knowledge. We can learn a lot and stay updated with the world’s latest updates and status via the Bangla newspaper. There are over 1000+ Newspapers published daily in Bangladesh. Most of them are from the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Here are listed highly trusted and reliable Bangla newspapers of Bangladesh. There are ——–
The Daily Prothom Alo
The Daily Prothom Alo is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published in Dhaka in the Bengali language. Based on circulation, Prothom Alo is, of course, the most crucial paper in Bangladesh. According to the National Media Survey 2018, led by Kantar MRB Bangladesh, more than 6.6 million people have consistently read the printed version of Prothom Alo. The online portal of Prothom Alo is the most visited Bangladeshi and Bengali website globally. It launched on November 4, 1998.
Since its founding in 1998, Matiur Rahman has been the newspaper’s chief editor. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2005 in Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts.
The circulation of Prothom Alo increased from an initial circulation of 42,000 to a circulation of one and a half million copies. The newspaper distinguished itself by its investigations of acid attacks and violence against women and pushing for stricter laws against the sale of acid. About 500,000 copies (as of March 2014) are circulated daily from press facilities located in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Bogra. According to the National Media Survey 2018, 6.6 million people read the print edition of Prothom Alo every day. The claimed readership of this newspaper’s online and print editions is 7.6 million. According to a brand equity survey by Quantum Consumer Solutions Limited, Prothom Alo is the most influential newspaper brand in Bangladesh.
The online portal of Prothom Alo is the number 1 Bangladeshi website globally. This portal is accessed by 1.6 million visitors from 200 countries and territories globally, with 60 million page views monthly. The e-paper site of Prothom Alo is also the Number 1 e-paper Website in Bangladesh. From 160 countries, 465 thousand visitors access this website, with more than 26 million page views per month. On average, each visitor stays for 20 minutes on this Web site.
Based on a Facebook fan following, Prothom Alo is one of the leading corporate houses in Bangladesh. Until November 2015, 6.75 million people had followed this newspaper through Facebook. This is the most prominent FB Fan page for any organization in Bangladesh. Prothom Alo’s blog (www.prothom-aloblog.com) provides a well-moderated platform where thousands of bloggers share their constructive thoughts on contemporary issues. Moreover, as of October 2013, about 700,000 downloads of the Prothom Alo app for various digital and mobile platforms have been made. Altogether, printed and digital versions of Prothom Alo are being read by 12 million people from Bangladesh and 200 other countries and territories in a month.
The Daily Ittefaq
The Daily Ittefaq is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1953, it is one of Bangladesh’s oldest and most widely circulated newspapers. This newspaper format is a broadsheet printed by Ittefaq Group of Publications Limited.
The Weekly Ittefaq was first published on December 24, 1949, by Yar Mohammad Khan, its founders and publishers, and also the founders and treasurers of Bangladesh Awami League. Both were actively involved in politics and the anti-Pakistan movement. They appointed Tofazzal Hossain, then working in Calcutta, as editor of the Calcutta-based daily Ittihad, published by Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy. Following a legal dispute with the original owners in which Tofazzal Hossain won, Manik Mia was declared owner of the publishing license of the Weekly Ittefaq. Tofazzal Hossain subsequently acquired a new license under The Daily Ittefaq.
Ownership was returned to Manik Mia’s sons after nationalization on August 24, 1975. Today, Anwar Hossain is the editor. Ittefaq features all the standard sections of a modern daily newspaper, like political news, economics, sports, education, entertainment, and general and local news.
The Daily Jugantor
The Daily Jugantor is a popular Bengali daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper is printed and published by Jamuna Printing and Publishing Limited, established in 1999, and oversees the administrative activities of Jamuna Media Limited. The editor of this newspaper is Saiful Alam, and the publisher is Salma Islam. Daily Jugantar was first published on February 1, 2000, with the slogan “Fearless in Search of Truth”.
The Jamuna Group owns the newspaper, one of Bangladesh’s most popular Bengali-language newspapers. They maintain the highest level of journalism and try to go deeper into any news without taking the usual role. They always get inspiration from their readers and are duty-bound to satisfy their readers’ thirst for essential information. Not only do they publish news, but they also publish supplements of different styles and entertainment, and as a result, the number of readers is increasing daily.
There are many topics in Jugantor online news, and they publish information from all classes of people. Jugantor publishes National News, Politics, National Economics, International News, World News, Games, Technology, Bisso Shikkhon, Lifestyle, Entertainment, capital, Ekdin protidin magazine, Reporter, Dristi Bataborton, Islam and Jibon, Sojon, Somabesh, Social media, Literature, Proyojon, Doctor query, Chitra bichitra, etc.
The Kaler Kantho
The Kaler Kantho is one of the most popular Bengali newspapers in Bangladesh. It is an enterprise of East-West Media Group, a sister concern of Bangladesh’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group. The same group owns Bangladesh Pratidin, Daily Sun, News24, Radio Capital, and Banglanews24.
Abed Khan was the founder and editor of Kaler Kantho. The daily was first published on 10 January 2010. After a short period, Khan resigned as editor (June 2011). After Abed Khan’s resignation, Imdadul Haq Milan, a famous novelist from Bangladesh, worked as the editor. In 2010, Its first year of publication, the daily print order ran over 280,000 copies, making the paper the second-most circulated daily newspaper in Bangladesh.
There are many features and daily pages in Kaler Kantho, including – Tech Bisshow (IT feature page), Tech Pratidin, Campus, Poralekha (Education daily), Oboshore, A2Z, Dosh dik (Literature), Biggapon biroti, Doctor Achen (Health), Kothay Kothay, Rongey Mela (Entertainment), Ghorar dim (Fun), Mogoj Dholai, and Tin Tin Toon Toon.
The Samakal
The Samakal is another popular Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The daily Samakal was first published on 31 May 2005. As of 2013, the circulation of Samakal is around 200,000 plus.
Golam Sarwar is the founder and editor of Samakal. From 1 December 2021, Muzzammil Husain will serve as the acting editor. Times Media Limited, Ha-Meem Group, owns The Daily Samakal. At present, its publisher is Abul Kalam Azad.
The Daily Inqilab
The Daily Inqilab is a Bengali daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper is printed and published by Inqilab Publications Ltd. It was established in 1986, and it oversees administrative operations. The editor of this newspaper is A M M Baha Uddin. The Executive Editor is Mr. Ruhul Amin Khan.
There are different sections of the newspaper, and among them, some are regular sections like Jatio Sangbad(national news), Antorjatik song bad(International news), Kheladhula(sports news), sarabanglar khobor (regional information), ovvontorin sompadhokio(editorial), Bybsha Banijjo( business news), and Binodon protidin (entertainment and gossiping. There are some weekly features in the Daily Inqilab. They are Adigonto, corporate, Muktangon, Inqilab sahitto(literary magazine), Shikkhangon (study), Career, It, Telecom( ICT news and reviews), Islami jibon(Islamic lifestyle), Dhormo dhorson(Islamic psychology), Sonali ashore,(Shasta(Health advice and tips)) and Kheladhula(weekly sports news and Analysis).
Bangladesh Pratidin
Bangladesh Pratidin is the daily Bengali-language “independent” newspaper in Bangladesh. It was founded in 2010. Bangladesh Pratidin tops the list of highest circulated dailies in the country out of 345 newspapers published from Dhaka and elsewhere, the information minister told parliament on 10 March 2014. Its editor is Naem Nizam. He is a well-known veteran journalist in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Pratidin is a subsidiary of the East-West media group, which Bashundhara Group owns. On behalf of the east-west media group, the newspaper’s publisher is Moynal Hossain Chowdhury.
The Daily Naya Diganta
The Daily Naya Diganta (Bengali দৈনিক নয়া দিগন্ত Doinik Noya Digonto) is a Bengali daily newspaper published in Bangladesh since 2004. It is part of Diganta Media Corporation, which is owned by Mir Quasem Ali, a Jammat-e-Islami Bangladesh politician. The television channel Diganta TV is a sister concern of the newspaper. The television was launched in August 2008. Alamgir Mohiuddin is the editor of Naya Diganta. Its publisher is Shamsul Huda.
Dainik Amader Shomoy
Dainik Amader Shomoy is a Bengali language daily newspaper from Bangladesh. Amader Shomoy started publishing in 2003 under Nayeemul Islam Khan but was removed as publisher by a court order in 2012. Mohammad Golam Sarwar is the newspaper’s current editor.
The Daily Manab Zamin
The Daily Manab Zamin is a major daily tabloid newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the first and largest circulated Bengali tabloid daily in the world, with 19,000,000 monthly page views on its online edition. 1.6 million visitors from 189 countries from all over the planet visit the website every month, making it one of the most visited Bengali-language online publications worldwide. It is ranked within the World’s Top 500 newspaper websites and is in the top 1% of all sites globally.
Matiur Rahman Chowdhury is the chief editor of Daily Manab Zamins. The Daily was first published in 1997, and its publisher was Mahbuba Chowdhury.
Daily Jai Jai Din
Jai Jai Din is a Bengali-language daily published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, Jaijaidin was published and edited by Shafik Rehman, but he lost the editorship of Jaijaidin in 2008 for his stand against a military-backed government. Kazi Rukan Uddin Ahmed is now the acting editor. Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury is now the Chairman of the Board of Editors. It used to be published weekly until mid-2006, at which point it became a daily. It became famous in the 1980s because of its modern outlook and strong stance against the military ruler Hossain Mohammad Ershad. At one point, it was banned by Ershad. It started republication after democracy was restored in 1991.
Daily Janakantha
Daily Janakantha (Bengali: দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ Dainik Janakanṭha “Daily People’s Voice”) is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh.It is owned by Janakantha Shilpa Paribar (GJSP). This newspaper was first published on 21 February 1993. Mohammad Atikullah Khan is the editor of this newspaper. In 1999, Bangladesh army personnel had to defuse a landmine left at the newspaper office by suspected Islamist militants. The newspaper has a Secular to Liberal political leaning and is published in print and online versions.
