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Dacca News
The ''Dacca News'' was the first English periodical in Bengal Presidency, eastern Bengal. It was a weekly English newspaper and was first published on 18 April 1856. The newspaper was published from Dhaka Press, whose owners were English, Armenian and Kashmiri. The editor of the newspaper was Alexander Forbes, a Scottish citizen. History and profile The ''Dhaka News'' was published on every Saturday. Its main topic was Indigofera, indigo plantation, but it also covered regional issues. The ''Dacca News'' cost two Indian anna, annas per issue, or two and half History of the taka#Bengal, taka for a yearly subscription. At first the newspaper was of one page. From the 13th publication, the page number increased to four and a supplement was added where market price was published. In the second edition, total page number was eight. The newspaper was published for thirteen years and the publication stopped in 1869. Some historians say that Dhaka News had lately changed its name and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Newspaper
A weekly newspaper is a general-news or current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly newspaper is published once every two weeks. Weekly newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and often cover smaller territories, such as one or more smaller towns, a rural county, or a few neighborhoods in a large city. Frequently, weeklies cover local news and engage in community journalism. Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, obituaries, etc.). However, the primary focus is on news within a coverage area. The publication dates of weekly newspapers in North America vary, but often they come out in the middle of the week (Wednesday or Thursday). However, in the United Kingdom where they come out on Sundays, the weeklies which are called ''Sunday newspapers'', are often national in scope and have substantial circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |