This list of newspapers in Bangladesh is a list of

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s printed and distributed in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

. Newspapers published in Bangladesh are written in

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or English language versions. Most Bangladeshi daily newspapers are usually printed in broadsheets; few daily tabloids exist. Daily newspapers in Bangladesh are published in the capital,

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

, as well as in major regional cities such as

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 ...

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climat ...

and

Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Di ...

. All daily newspapers are morning editions; there are no evening editions in Bangladesh. Some newspapers offer online versions.

Notable daily newspapers

Bengali-language newspapers

English-language newspapers

Online newspapers and portals

Monthly/weekly newspapers and magazines

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'', a human rights oriented magazine published between 1969 and 1971, re-established in 2006 * '' Dhaka Courier'', English-language news magazine founded in 1984, it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country. * ''

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'', an English-language weekly newspaper * '' ICE Today'', an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine * '' Weekly Blitz'', an English-language tabloid weekly founded in 2003 and edited by Salah Choudhury

News agencies

Before 1972, news agencies in Bangladesh were local branches of international agencies. *

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) is Bangladesh's national news agency and was established on January 1, 1972, by government order soon after its independence from Pakistan. Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddi ...

(BSS), the official government-owned news agency of Bangladesh, was created on 1 January 1972 from the Dhaka bureau of the state-owned.

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, who was formerly Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

's press secretary, became its chief editor in 2014.

Associated Press of Pakistan Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) ( ur, ) is a government-operated national news agency of Pakistan. APP has News Exchange Agreements with 37 Foreign News Agencies and has more than 500 correspondents. History Lack of financial resources Fol ...

(APP) (no relation to

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(AP)) was the previous name of this organization. But the name changed after

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. It exchanges news with AFP,

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(PTI), APP(Pakistan) and other foreign agencies. * United News of Bangladesh (UNB) is a private news agency in service since 1988. It partners with AP,

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(UNI), and other foreign agencies.

Defunct newspapers

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Ajker Kagoj ''Ajker Kagoj'' ( bn, আজকের কাগজ, lit=Today's Paper) was a daily Bengali-language newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper was launched in 1991 under the editorship of Naimul Islam Khan. Since 1992, Kazi Shah ...

'' ( bn, দৈনিক আজকের কাগজ; "Today's Paper"), a Bengali-language newspaper published in the modern approach between 1991 and 2007. * ''

Amar Desh ''Amar Desh'' ( bn, আমার দেশ) is a defunct daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language since 2004. ''Amar Desh'' provides news about Bangladesh from local and regional perspectives and covers int ...

'' ( bn, আমার দেশ; "My country"), a Bengali-language newspaper published between 2004 and 2013. * ''

The Bangladesh Observer ''The Bangladesh Observer'', founded by Hamidul Huq Choudhury in 1949, was the oldest, continuously published English-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh until it ceased publication in June 2010. History Since its inception as ''The Pakist ...

'', an English-language daily published between 1949-2010 and last edited by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury. * '' Kishore Bangla'', a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977 and 1983. * '' Daily Banglar Bani'', a Bengali-language newspaper with a pro-

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ideology. * ''

The Kohinoor The Kohinoor ( bn, কোহিনূর, Kohinūr, Mountain of light) was a Bengali language newspaper, first published in July 1898. Initially focusing on miscellaneous topics such as Islamic culture, its third relaunch was a pivot of Hindu-Mu ...

'', a Bengali-language monthly published from 1898 to 1912.

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