List of newspapers in Bangladesh
This list of newspapers in Bangladesh is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Bangladesh. Newspapers published in Bangladesh are written in Bengali or English 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, Sylhet and Barisal. All daily newspapers are morning editions; there are no evening editions in Bangladesh. Some newspapers offer online versions.
Notable daily newspapers
Bengali-language newspapers
English-language newspapers
Newspaper name | Founded | Owner/Publisher | Editor | Circulation |
14 January 1991 | Transcom Group | Mahfuz Anam | 44,814 | |
1993 | International Publications Limited | Shahiduzzaman Khan | 39,010 | |
23 October 2010 | East West Media Group | Enamul Hoque Chowdhury | 38,800 | |
1 February 2011 | Observer Ltd | Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury | 38,750 | |
19 April 2013 | 2A Media Limited | Zafar Sobhan | 38,700 | |
June 2003 | Media New Age Limited | Nurul Kabir | 38,600 | |
26 March 1995 | Independent Publications Limited | M. Shamsur Rahman | 37,800 | |
Prime Multimedia Limited | Moslem Uddin Ahmed | 24,010 | ||
26 January 2002 | Jobaer Alam | Jobaer Alam | 22,500 |
Online newspapers and portals
Monthly/weekly newspapers and magazines
Monthly Bandhan-construction, Real estate, Interior & Architecture related Popular Monthly Magazine- Forum, a human rights oriented magazine published between 1969-1971, re-established in 2006
- Dhaka Courier, English-language news magazine founded in 1984, it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country.
- Holiday, an English-language weekly newspaper
- ICE Today, an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine
- Weekly Blitz, an English-language tabloid weekly founded in 2003 and edited by Salah Choudhury
News agencies
- Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, 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.
- Associated Press of Pakistan . It exchanges news with Press Trust of India and other foreign agencies.
- United News of Bangladesh is a private news agency in service since 1988. It partners with AP, United News of India, and other foreign agencies.
Defunct newspapers
- Ajker Kagoj, a Bengali-language newspaper published in the modern approach between 1991-2007
- Amar Desh, a Bengali-language newspaper published between 2004-2013
- The Bangladesh Observer, an English-language daily published between 1949-2010 and last edited by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury
- Kishore Bangla, a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977-1983
- Banglar Bani, Bengali Language newspaper with a Pro Bangladesh Awami League ideology.