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 বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন2010,15 March East West Media Group Abu Taher (Acting Editor) National 553,300 প্রথম আলো 1998,4 November Transcom Group Matiur Rahman National 525,801 দৈনিক যুগান্তর1999,1 February Jamuna GroupSaiful Alam National 290,200 কালের কন্ঠ 2010,10 January East West Media Group Hasan Hafiz National 290,200 দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক 1953,24 December Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd.Tasmima Hossain National 290,200 দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ 1993,21 FebruaryGlobe Janakantha Shilpa ParibarMohammad Atikullah Khan Masud National 290,200 দৈনিক সমকাল 2005,31 May Times Media LimitedMustafiz Shafi National 271,000 দৈনিক আমাদের সময় 2003,2 October New Vision Limited Mohammad Golam Sarwar National 270,000 আমার দেশ2004Mahmudur RahmanMahmudur Rahman National ভোরের কাগজ 1992,15 February Saber Hossain Chowdhury Shyamal Dutta National 161,160 দৈনিক মানবজমিন 1997 Mahbuba Chowdhury Matiur Rahman Chowdhury National 161,100 আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ 2013 Alokito Media Ltd. Kazi Rafiqul Alam National152,000 দৈনিক সংবাদ 1951, 17 MayAlatamasa Kabir Khandakar Muniruzzaman National127,000 দৈনিক ইনকিলাব 1986,4 June Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited A.M.M. Bahauddin National 125,460 যায়যায়দিন2006,6 JuneJaijaidin Publication LimitedSayeed Hossain Chowdhury National 116,000 আজকের পত্রিকা 2021,27 June US-Bangla Group Golam Rahman National 108,100 দৈনিক নয়া দিগন্ত 2004,25 October Diganta Media Corporation Alamgir Mahiuddin National90,650 দৈনিক আজাদী 1960,5 SeptemberMA Malek MA Malek National (published from Chattogram)56,000 দেশ রূপান্তর 2019,12 March Rupayan Media and Communications Ltd Kamal Uddin Sabuj দৈনিক সংগ্রাম 1970,17 JanuaryBangladesh Publications Ltd. Azam Mir Shahidul Ahsan National32,020The Daily Shomoyer Aloদৈনিক সময়ের আলো2019, 2 MarchAmin Mohammad GroupSyed Shahnewaz KarimNational161,808Amar Bartaআমার বার্তা
English-language newspapers Newspaper name Nampeplate Founded Owner/Publisher Editor Region Circulation 1991,14 January Transcom Group Mahfuz Anam National 44,814 1993 International Publications Limited Shahiduzzaman Khan National39,010 2010,23 October East West Media Group Md. Rezaul Karim Lotus National38,800 2011,1 February Observer Ltd Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury National38,750 2013,19 April2A Media Limited Reaz Ahmad National38,700 2003, June Media New Age Limited Nurul Kabir National38,600 (defunct) 1995, 26 March Independent Publications Limited M. Shamsur Rahman National 37,800 2020, 21 January The Horizon Media and Publication Limited, Orion Group Inam Ahmed National 35,500
Online newspapers and portals
Newspaper Name Founded Date Owner/ Publisher Editor English Bengali বিবিসি বাংলা 1941, 11 October Broadcasting House Mir Sabbir বিডি নিউজ ২৪ 2006, 23 October Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd.Toufique Imrose Khalidi বাংলা নিউজ ২৪ 2010, 1 June East West Media Group Lutfor Rahman Himel জাগোনিউজ২৪.কম 2014, 10 MayAKC Private LimitedK. M. Zeaul Haque বাংলা ট্রিবিউন 2014, 13 May 2A Media Limited Zulfiqer Russellঢাকা মেইল2021, 15 DecemberBijoy Bangla Media LimitedMohiuddin Sarker ঢাকা পোস্ট 2021, 16 February Bijoy Bangla Media Limited Mohiuddin Sarker
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 CounterpointBD, an English-language weekly newspaper founded in 2025 and edited by Zafar Sobhan
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 (; "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 References