''Samakal'' () is a
Bengali-language daily newspaper published in
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 ...
, Bangladesh. The paper is owned by
Ha-Meem Group. It began publication in 2005.
Golam Sarwar was the editor of the paper from its launch until his death in 2018. In 2020, Samakal had a circulation of 270,000, which made it the eighth most widely read newspaper in the country.
Over the years, the paper's writers have included
Ajoy Dasgupta,
Abed Khan, Mizanur Rahman Khan, and
Khalil Rahman.
Gautam Das, the paper's Faridpur bureau chief, was murdered in November 2005 by junior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politicians after reporting on corruption in the party.
See also
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List of newspapers in Bangladesh
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Bengali-language newspapers
Bengali language newspapers have been instrumental in shaping the socio-political landscape of Bengal and the Bengali-speaking diaspora since the early 19th century. The first Bengali newspaper, ''Bengal Gazetti'', was published in May 1818, edited ...
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Amar Desh
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Dainik Bangla
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Daily Inqilab
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The Daily Sangram
''The Daily Sangram'', also known as ''Dainik Sangram'' (, ''Doinik Shôŋgram'', translation: "Daily Struggle"), is a Bengali daily newspaper and published from Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly know ...
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Daily Naya Diganta
The ''Daily Naya Diganta'' () is a Bengali daily newspaper published in Bangladesh since 2004.
History
It is part of Diganta Media Corporation, which was owned by Mir Quasem Ali, politician of the Jamaat-e-Islami. The television channel, Dig ...
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Daily Janakantha
''Daily Janakantha'' (; ''Dainik Janakanṭha'' "Daily People's Voice") is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is owned by Janakantha Shilpa Paribar (GJSP).
History
This newspaper was first published on 21 February ...
References
External links
Official Website
Newspapers established in 2005
2005 establishments in Bangladesh
Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh
Daily newspapers published in Bangladesh
Newspapers published in Dhaka
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