''Inqilab'' ( bn, দৈনিক ইনকিলাব) is a major daily

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Overview

The ''Daily Inqilab'' is a leading vernacular newspaper of Bangladesh. The word Inqilab means Revolution esp. Islamic revolution.That is why during the last 36 years, ''Daily Inqilab'' has been pursuing principles of Islam as its main Policy and has never compromised with anything anti-Islamic and anti-Muslim. For this reason, ''Daily Inqilab'' has become most popular among the 90% Muslim people of our country.

History

The Daily Inqilab was established on 4 June 1986. The Founder of The Daily Inqilab is the famous Islamic scholar and leader late Maulana M. A. Mannan. He was minister of religion and relief affairs of Bangladesh Govt. during the Ershad regime in the 80s. He also served as the state minister for education during General Zia's regime. The Daily Inqilab was the largest circulated newspaper till 2005. Its circulation is about 1.5 lac as of now. It is the most popular newspaper in Muslim society and Islamic issues in Bangladesh.

Political views

Independence, sovereignty and national interest of Bangladesh are the main principles of Daily Inqilab. That's why the slogan of Inqilab is "For the country and the people Only". Inqilab is Bangladesh's first full featured newspaper.

Impression

Inqilab has added new dimensions, many segments and played the role of a pioneer in many sectors in Bangladesh and Bengali linguistic journalism. Inqilab has played a leading role in the important changes in national life and at the same time it has played a key role in the newspaper sector in many fields in building a modern and advanced Bangladesh. Apart from news, Daily Inqilab has a rich feature section in sports, entertainment, culture, history, environment, economy, education, health etc. are very popular. National level top intellectuals and columnists regularly write important articles on various national and international issues in Daily Inqilab.

Editors & Authorities

A M M Bahauddin is the editor and publisher of the Daily Inqilab. He is also the Managing Director of the newspaper. Apart from the print version, the online news portal of Daily Inqilab is also broadcasting all the national and international news first. An efficient team is always active in managing the news portal of Daily Inqilab headed by Mrs. Fahima Bahauddin, daughter of the editor of Daily Inqilab. URL of the News portal is- <nowiki>https://www.dailyinqilab.com/ Mohammed Moinuddin is Deputy Managing Director of The Daily Inqilab.

Controversy

Allegations of Indian troops presence

In 2014, during clashes in Satkhira Inqilab reported that Indian forces had been deployed in Satkhira to quell the protestors. The report detailed an alleged fax, dated 6 November 2013, from the between

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in Dhaka and the Bangladesh high commission in Delhi, requesting Indian troop presence in Satkhira. Titled "Military Aid from India and Deployment at Satkhira" the alleged fax and the e-mail name real people with their designations. The body of the fax refers to a letter received from Brigadier General Noor Md. Noor Islam, presumably seeking information on purported suggestions from the Prime Minister's office. The document suggested that the Indian Army's 33rd Corps West Bengal, consisting of the 17th, 20th, and 27th Mountain Division. Four different categories are listed for the nature of the deployment - Rapid, Armoured, Artillery, and

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. However, at the time the fax was sent, only the first, Rapid, is confirmed, while the rest were not confirmed. According to the fax, the number of personnel to be deployed is to be agreed with the Jessore GOC of the

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. The fax also mentioned "Transfer and Infiltration Channels" for Indian troops to Bangladesh to take part in the operation. This included the Bhomra in Satkhira. Third, it listed he Assashuni and Satkhira Sadar police stations for hubs of intelligence and

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was listed as an extra option. The fourth point specifies the "Areas of Engagement" for the Indian troop deployment. The areas of deployment were five out of the seven

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that make up Satkhira -

Shyamnagar Shyamnagar ( bn, শ্যামনগর ) is an upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is the biggest upazila of Bangladesh. It is close to the Sundarbans. Geography Shyamnagar is located at . It has 46,592 ...

, Debhata, Assasuni, Kalaroa and Satkhira Sadar. According to '' The Daily Star'', the alleged fax was circulating on Facebook and the Inquilab simply picked it up without verification.

Reactions

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the existence of the fax and dismissed the fax as fake. The three journalists including Robiulla Robi, the reporter, were arrested and the printing press of Inqilab was sealed. The Daily Star termed the report "a let down for journalism."

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