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This list of newspapers in Bangladesh is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Bangladesh. 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, as well as in major regional cities such as Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet, and Barisal. All daily newspapers are morning editions; there are no evening editions in Bangladesh. Some newspapers offer online versions.

Notable daily newspapers

Bengali-language newspapers

Newspaper name		Nameplate	Founded	Owner/Publisher	Editor	Region	Circulation (May, 2021)
English	Bengali
Bangladesh Pratidin	বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন		15 March 2010	East West Media Group	Abu Taher (Acting Editor)	National	553,300
Prothom Alo	প্রথম আলো		4 November 1998	Transcom Group	Matiur Rahman	National	525,801
Jugantor	দৈনিক যুগান্তর		1 February 1999	Jamuna Group	Saiful Alam	National	290,200
Kaler Kantho	কালের কন্ঠ		10 January 2010	East West Media Group	Hasan Hafiz	National	290,200
The Daily Ittefaq	দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক		24 December 1953	Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd.	Tasmima Hossain	National	290,200
Janakantha	দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ		21 February 1993	Globe Janakantha Shilpa Paribar	Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud	National	290,200
Samakal	দৈনিক সমকাল		31 May 2005	Times Media Limited	Mustafiz Shafi	National	271,000
Amader Shomoy	দৈনিক আমাদের সময়		2 October 2003	New Vision Limited	Mohammad Golam Sarwar	National	270,000
Amar Desh	আমার দেশ		2004	Mahmudur Rahman	Mahmudur Rahman	National
Bhorer Kagoj	ভোরের কাগজ		15 February 1992	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	Shyamal Dutta	National	161,160
Manab Zamin	দৈনিক মানবজমিন		15 February 1997	Mahbuba Chowdhury	Matiur Rahman Chowdhury	National	161,100
Alokito Bangladesh	আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ	[REDACTED]	2013	Alokito Media Ltd.	Kazi Rafiqul Alam	National	152,000
The Sangbad	দৈনিক সংবাদ		17 May 1951	Alatamasa Kabir	Khandakar Muniruzzaman	National	127,000
Daily Inqilab	দৈনিক ইনকিলাব		4 June 1986	Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited	A.M.M. Bahauddin	National	125,460
Jaijaidin	যায়যায়দিন		6 June 2006	Jaijaidin Publication Limited	Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury	National	116,000
Ajker Patrika	আজকের পত্রিকা		27 June 2021	US-Bangla Group	Golam Rahman	National	108,100
Daily Naya Diganta	দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত		25 October 2004	Diganta Media Corporation	Alamgir Mahiuddin	National	90,650
The Azadi	দৈনিক আজাদী		5 September 1960	MA Malek	MA Malek	National (published from Chattogram)	56,000
Desh Rupantor	দেশ রুপান্তর		12 March 2019	Rupayan Media and Communications Ltd	Mustafa Mamun
The Daily Sangram	দৈনিক সংগ্রাম		17 January 1970	Bangladesh Publications Ltd.	Abul Asad	National	32,020

English-language newspapers

Newspaper name	Nampeplate	Founded	Owner/Publisher	Editor	Region	Circulation
The Daily Star		14 January 1991	Transcom Group	Mahfuz Anam	National	44,814
The Financial Express		1993	International Publications Limited	Shahiduzzaman Khan	National	39,010
Daily Sun		23 October 2010	East West Media Group	Md. Rezaul Karim Lotus	National	38,800
The Daily Observer		1 February 2011	Observer Ltd	Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury	National	38,750
Dhaka Tribune	[REDACTED]	19 April 2013	2A Media Limited	Zafar Sobhan	National	38,700
New Age		June 2003	Media New Age Limited	Nurul Kabir	National	38,600
The Independent		26 March 1995	Independent Publications Limited	M. Shamsur Rahman	National	37,800
The Business Standard	[REDACTED]	21 January 2020	The Horizon Media and Publication Limited, Orion Group	Inam Ahmed	National	35,500
The Bangladesh Today		26 January 2002	Jobaer Alam	Jobaer Alam	National	22,500

Online newspapers and portals

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.
• Holiday, 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 (BSS), the official government-owned news agency of Bangladesh, was created on 1 January 1972 from the Dhaka bureau of the state-owned. Abul Kalam Azad, who was formerly Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, became its chief editor in 2014. Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) (no relation to Associated Press (AP)) was the previous name of this organization. But the name changed after independence of Bangladesh. It exchanges news with AFP, Xinhua, Press Trust of India (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, United News of India (UNI), and other foreign agencies.

Defunct newspapers

• Ajker Kagoj (Bengali: দৈনিক আজকের কাগজ; "Today's Paper"), a Bengali-language newspaper published in the modern approach between 1991 and 2007.
• The Bangladesh Observer, 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.
• The Kohinoor, a Bengali-language monthly published from 1898 to 1912.
• The Daily Dinkal, a Bengali-language daily published from 1986 to 2023.

See also

• Mass media in Bangladesh
• Telecommunications in Bangladesh
• List of companies of Bangladesh

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v t e Newspapers of Bangladesh
Bengali	Bangladesh Pratidin Prothom Alo Kaler Kantho The Daily Ittefaq Jugantor Samakal Ajker Patrika Janakantha Amader Shomoy Bhorer Kagoj Manab Zamin Jaijaidin Alokito Bangladesh The Sangbad Daily Inqilab Daily Naya Diganta The Azadi The Daily Sangram* Sylheter Dak More...
English	The Daily Star Dhaka Tribune The Financial Express Daily Sun Daily Observer New Age The Business Standard The Bangladesh Today Dhaka Courier The Morning News More...
Online newspaper	Bdnews24.com Banglanews24.com Jagonews24.com Bangla Tribune
News agencies	Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha United News of Bangladesh
News portal	BBC Bangla Deutsche Welle Bangla Dhaka Post Priyo

v t e Media of Bangladesh
Print	List of newspapers in Bangladesh
News agencies	Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha United News of Bangladesh
Radio	List of radio stations in Bangladesh Amateur radio in Bangladesh
Television	Television in Bangladesh List of television stations in Bangladesh
Cinema	Cinema of Bangladesh

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