''Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha'' ( bn, দৈনিক বীর চট্টগ্রাম মঞ্চ) is a newspaper in
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
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Bangladesh. The newspaper was first published as a weekly in 1997 and since 2000 has operated as a daily newspaper. Syed Omar Farooq is the founding editor-in-chief.
On 22 August 2004, journalist Kamal Hossain, who worked for the ''Ajker Kagoj'' and ''Chattagram Mancha'', was murdered at his home in Manikcchari where he was the local correspondent.
During a period of widespread harassment of journalists in the area in 2006, ''Chattagram Mancha'' reporter
Sukumar Barua was arrested for two days until local journalists agitated for his release. According to reports, seven journalists were tortured and 35 legal cases were filed against them by politicians.
The newspaper and staff has been an active member of the Chittagong Union of Journalists by participating in programmes and token strikes for wages.
See also
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List of newspapers in Bangladesh
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List of journalists killed in Bangladesh
List of journalists killed in Bangladesh is about journalists killed in Bangladesh while reporting or on account of their journalism.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the organization has confirmed that 13 journalists have been k ...
References
Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh
Newspapers published in Chittagong
Daily newspapers published in Bangladesh
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