''The Jai Bangla'' was a weekly newspaper published by the Bangladesh Awami League during the Bangladesh Liberation war from Mujibnagar.

History

The Jai Bangla newspaper was started after the start of the

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

on 25 March 1971. The first edition was published on 11 May 1971 and had the reciprocation of the independence of Bangladesh. It was published by the Bangladesh Awami League and supported by the Department of Publication, Information, Radio and Cinema of the

Provisional Government of Bangladesh The Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, popularly known as the Mujibnagar Government, was established following the Bangladeshi Declaration of Independence, declaration of independence of East Pakistan as Banglades ...

. The head of the department, Abdul Mannan, was responsible for the publication of the paper. He was also the chairman of the Board of Editors. The board included

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, Abul Manzur, Anu Islam, Abdur Razzaque Chowdhury,

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, Ibn Gholam Samad, and Zillur Rahman. The Jai Bangla newspaper was supported by Bengali business people in West Bengal. Ananda Bazar Patrika donated newsprint to the Jai Bangla. The offices of the newspaper were located in Kolkata at 21/1 Balu Hakkak Lane of Park Circus. Abdul Mannan used a pseudonym, Ahmad Rafique, as the name of the publisher. From 24 September 1971, the name of the publisher was changed to the Abdul Mannan. The newspaper had 12 pages. The first three issues were sold for 20 paisa while the rest were sold for 25 paisa. The newspaper covered news about the Bangladesh Liberation war, Bangladeshi refugees, and had dedicated columns. The last issue came out n 24 December 1971 after the war ended on 16 December 1971 following the surrender of Pakistan.

References

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