Summary
Banglanews24.com is an online news portal in Bangladesh.[1][2] The website, along with the Daily Sun, Bangladesh Pratidin, and Kaler Kantho, are owned by East West Media Group, a concern of the Bashundhara Group.[3][4] Alexa ranked the website 2620 worldwide and 15th in Bangladesh.[5]
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| Type | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Mobile & Web |
| Owner(s) | East West Media Group Ltd. |
| Publisher | Bashundhara Group |
| Editor-in-chief | Jewel Mazhar |
| Founded | 1 July 2010 |
| Language | Bengali and English |
| Headquarters | Media Complex, Plot: 371/A (2nd Floor), Block: D, Bashundhara Residential Area, Baridhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh |
| Website | banglanews24 |
History edit
Banglanews24.com officially launched on 1 July 2010. The other national news agencies at the time were the state-owned Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the privately owned United News of Bangladesh (UNB), and bdnews24.com.[citation needed]
Controversy edit
Former minister and current Awami League MP Ramesh Chandra Sen sued the portal for defamation in 2014.[6] A photojournalist of the portal was assaulted by paramilitary Bangladesh Ansar members in Shyamoli, Dhaka in March 2014.[7][8] Bangladesh Islamist organisations that included Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir, Hefazat-e-Islam, Islami Oikya Jote, and Nabi Premik Jagrata Janata vandalized their offices in Chittagong, Bangladesh on 23 February 2013.[9]
Sister concerns edit
References edit
- ^ "Sahitya Adda dedicated to Chandan". The Daily Star. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Attacks, rampage in major cities". The Daily Star. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Press Council serves notice on Daily Sun". The Daily Star. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Press Council serves notices on 2 dailies". The Daily Star. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "banglanews24.com Site Overview". www.alexa.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "AL MP sues Banglanews24 editor, reporters". The Daily Star. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Ansar men 'assault' journalist couple". The Daily Star. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "photo gallery". The Daily Star. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Attacks, rampage in major cities". The Daily Star. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
External links edit
- banglanews24 - official website (BN)
- banglanews24 English-official website (EN)