''Bangladesh Pratidin'', literally meaning Bangladesh Everyday, is a daily, Bengali-language independent newspaper in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. It was founded on 15 March 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 10 March 2014. Its editor is
Naem Nizam
Naem Nizam (born 5 November 1965) is a Bangladeshi journalist, writer, philanthropist and the editor of daily ''Bangladesh Pratidin'', the largest circulated Bengali language daily in Bangladesh. He is the Vice President of Sheikh Russell KC, a p ...
. Bangladesh Pratidin is a subsidiary of
East-west media group which is owned by
Bashundhara Group. On behalf of east west media group the publisher of the Newspaper is Moynal Hossain Chowdhury.
The Bashundhara Group is diversifying its operations, beginning with real estate and moving on to the steel industry. One of their key businesses is paper-based manufacture. East-West Media Group Ltd, their new company, was founded in 2009.
It presently owns four of Bangladesh's major media outlets. One of them is the Daily Bangladesh Pratidin. It is published in Dhaka's Bashundhara neighbourhood. According to their stats, they have the most circulation in Bangladesh. Their daily circulation is over 5,50,000 copies. In addition, 1,74,977 people liked Bangladesh Pratidin's Facebook page.
Litigation
In February 2017 the
Savar
Savar ( bn, সাভার) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in Dhaka District in the Dhaka Division, division of Dhaka. It is the closest city from Dhaka. It is also a part of Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Greater Dhaka, D ...
based correspondent of the paper was arrested by
Bangladesh Police
The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...
for fermenting labor unrest, attacking factories, and stealing garments. His lawyer accused the police of torturing him in custody. His family and lawyer claimed he was arrested for his reports on Police extortion of garment factory owners.
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New Age
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The Daily Ittefaq
''The Daily Ittefaq'' ( bn, দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক, translit. ''Doinik Ittefak'') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest newspaper, and one of the most circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. Thi ...
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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 language versions. Most Bangladeshi daily newspapers are usually printed in b ...
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Prothom Alo
''The Daily Prothom Alo'' ( bn, প্রথম আলো) is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to National Media Survey 2018, conducte ...
References
External links
Official WebsitePrint copies of the Website
Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh
Daily newspapers published in Bangladesh
Newspapers established in 2010
2010 establishments in Bangladesh
Newspapers published in Dhaka
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