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 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 Barisal. All daily newspapers are morning editions; there are no evening editions in Bangladesh. Some newspapers offer online versions.
Newspaper name | Founded | Owner/Publisher | Editor | Region | Circulation (May, 2021) | |
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English | Bengali | |||||
Bangladesh Pratidin | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন | 15 March 2010 | East West Media Group[1] | Naem Nizam[1][2][3] | National | 553,300[4][5] |
Prothom Alo | প্রথম আলো | 4 November 1998[6] | Transcom Group | Matiur Rahman[2][6][7][8] | National, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Ranchi, Indore, London, Chandigarh, Mohali, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Nagpur, Pune, Yokohama,New York, Rome , Paris, Milan, Colombo, Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Ahmedabad, Varodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Dholera, Bangalore, Mangalore, Hubbali, Udupi, Vijaywada, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Berlin, Frankfurt, Gorakhpur, Noida, Bareilly, Meerut, Agra, Ghaziabad, Jorhat, Dimapur, Kohima, Guwahati, Dispur, Silchar, Montreal, Ottawa, Agartala and Itanagar | 501,800[4][9] |
Jugantor[10] | দৈনিক যুগান্তর | 1 February 1999 | Salma Islam[2][7] | Saiful Alam | National | 290,200[4] |
Kaler Kantho | কালের কন্ঠ | 10 January 2010 | East West Media Group[11] | Imdadul Haq Milan[2][3] | National | 290,200[4] |
The Daily Ittefaq | দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক | 24 December 1953 | Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd. | Tasmima Hossain | National | 290,200[4] |
Janakantha | দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ | 29 February 1993 | Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud | Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud | National | 290,200[4] |
Samakal | দৈনিক সমকাল | 31 May 2005 | Abdul Kader Azad | Mustafiz Shafi | National | 271,000[4] |
Amader Shomoy | দৈনিক আমাদের সময় | 2003 | New Vision Limited[12][13] | Mohammad Golam Sarwar | National | 270,000[4] |
Bhorer Kagoj | ভোরের কাগজ | 15 February 1992[14] | Saber Hossain Chowdhury | Shyamal Dutta[7][8] | National | 161,160[4] |
Manab Zamin | দৈনিক মানবজমিন | 15 February 1997 | Mahbuba Chowdhury | Matiur Rahman Chowdhury[2][7][8] | National | 161,100[4] |
Alokito Bangladesh | আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ | 2013 | Alokito Media Ltd. | Kazi Rafiqul Alam | National | 152,000[4] |
The Sangbad | দৈনিক সংবাদ | 17 May 1951[15] | Alatamasa Kabir | Khandakar Muniruzzaman | National | 127,000[4] |
Daily Inqilab | দৈনিক ইনকিলাব | 4 June 1986 | Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited | A.M.M. Bahauddin[2][7][8] | National | 125,460[4] |
Jaijaidin | যায়যায়দিন | 1999 | Jaijaidin Publication Limited | Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury | National | 116,000[4] |
Daily Naya Diganta | দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত | 25 October 2004 | Diganta Media Corporation | Alamgir Mahiuddin[2][7] | National | 90,650[4] |
The Azadi | দৈনিক আজাদী | 5 September 1960[16] | MA Malek | MA Malek | National (published from Chattogram) |
56,000[4] |
The Daily Sangram | দৈনিক সংগ্রাম | 17 January 1970[17][18] | Bangladesh Publications Ltd. | Abul Asad[7] | National | 32,020[4] |
Ajker Patrika | আজকের পত্রিকা | 27 June 2021[19] | US-Bangla Group | Golam Rahman[20] | National | 108,100[4] |
Newspaper name | Founded | Owner/Publisher | Editor | Circulation |
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The Daily Star | 14 January 1991[21] | Transcom Group[22][23][24] | Mahfuz Anam[2][7][8] | 44,814[4] |
The Financial Express[10] | 1993[25] | International Publications Limited | Shahiduzzaman Khan[26] | 39,010[4] |
Daily Sun | 23 October 2010 | East West Media Group | Enamul Hoque Chowdhury | 38,800[4] |
The Daily Observer | 1 February 2011 | Observer Ltd | Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury | 38,750[4] |
Dhaka Tribune | 19 April 2013 | 2A Media Limited | Zafar Sobhan | 38,700[4] |
New Age[10] | June 2003 | Media New Age Limited | Nurul Kabir[2][7] | 38,600[4] |
The Independent[10] | 26 March 1995 | Independent Publications Limited | M. Shamsur Rahman[2][7] | 37,800[4] |
The Bangladesh Today[27] | 26 January 2002 | Jobaer Alam | Jobaer Alam | 22,500[4] |
Newspaper Name | Founded Date | Owner/ Publisher | Editor | |
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English | Bengali | |||
BBC Bangla | বিবিসি বাংলা | 11 October 1941[28] | Broadcasting House | Sabir Mustafa[28] |
bdnews24.com | বিডি নিউজ ২৪ | 23 October 2006[29] | Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd. | Toufique Imrose Khalidi |
Banglanews24.com | বাংলা নিউজ ২৪ | 1 June 2010 | East West Media Group | Juwel Mazhar |
Priyo | প্রিয়.কম | 2011 | Zakaria Swapan | |
Jagonews24.com | জাগোনিউজ২৪.কম | 10 May 2014 | AKC Private Limited | K. M. Zeaul Haque |
Bangla Tribune | বাংলা ট্রিবিউন | 13 May 2014 | 2A Media Limited | Zulfiqer Russell |
Dhaka Post | ঢাকা পোস্ট | 16 February 2021 | Bijoy Bangla Media Limited | Mohiuddin Sarker |
Monthly Bandhan-construction, Real estate, Interior & Architecture related Popular Monthly Magazine
Before 1972, news agencies in Bangladesh were local branches of international agencies.