This list of newspapers in Bangladesh is a list of

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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 and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. Newspapers published in Bangladesh are written in Bengali 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 ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

, as well as in major regional cities such as

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

Khulna Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...

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

, Rangpur,

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

, and

Barisal Barisal ( or ; , ), 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 District and Barisal Divi ...

. 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

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Monthly/weekly newspapers and magazines

* '' Monthly Madina'', most widely circulated monthly that has been published since 1961 * '' Forum'', 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 Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is an editor of the Bangladeshi tabloid ''Blitz''. In 2014, he was convicted of carrying documents provoking interreligious friction, and in 2015 of embezzlement. Journalism Choudh ...

'', 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 the news agency of Bangladesh. BSS was established on 1 January 1972 by the Government of Bangladesh soon after the Bangladesh Liberation War. Mahbub Morshed is the current managing director and chief editor o ...

(BSS), the official

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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 (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her ...

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

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(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 United News of Bangladesh (, UNB/) is a Bangladeshi private news agency founded by Enayetullah Khan in 1988. It is the first fully digitized private wire service in South Asia. UNB has news exchange agreements with other major news agencies an ...

(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'' () was a daily Bengali-language newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper was launched in 1991 under the editorship of Nayeemul Islam Khan, Naimul Islam Khan. Since 1992, Kazi Shahid Ahmed was the editor and publi ...

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

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 Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury (1 April 1949) is a Bangladeshi journalist and the editor of ''The Daily Observer''. He served as the media and information affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for almost 5 years. Early life and education Ch ...

. * ''

Kishore Bangla ''Kishore Bangla'' () is a Bangladeshi juvenile magazine. Its the first juvenile weekly magazine ever published in the Bengali language in the Indian subcontinent. Background The publication of this newspaper commenced in 1977 at the behest of ...

'', a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977 and 1983. * ''

Daily Banglar Bani ''Daily Banglar Bani'' was a Bangladeshi national newspaper published in the Bengali language. ''Banglar Bani'' had a secular ideology and was pro Bangladesh Awami League. It has closed down. History The ''Daily Banglar Bani'' started publication ...

'', a Bengali-language newspaper. * ''

The Kohinoor The Kohinoor () 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-Muslim harmony. The paper targeted both Hindu and Muslim c ...

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

The Daily Dinkal Dainik Dinkal is a daily newspaper published in the Bengali language. The newspaper is also known as the mouthpiece of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and is published from Dhaka. On February 19, 2023, the Bangladesh Press Council announce ...

'', a Bengali-language daily published from 1986 to 2023.

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