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 08-09-2023 cover of Samakal. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Ha-meem Group |
| Publisher | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Editor | Sahed Muhammad Ali |
| Founded | 31 May 2005 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Website | samakal |
Samakal (Bengali: সমকাল, lit. 'Contemporary') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The paper is owned by Ha-Meem Group. It began publication in 2005.1
History
Golam Sarwar was the editor of the paper from its launch until his death in 2018.2 Sahed Muhammad Ali became Editor of Samakal in 2025.3 In 2020, Samakal had a circulation of 270,000, which made it the eighth most widely read newspaper in the country.4
Over the years, the paper's writers have included Ajoy Dasgupta,5 Abed Khan,6 Mizanur Rahman Khan,7 and Khalil Rahman.8 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.9
See also
See also
References
References
- Mahmud, Shameem (2013). "The Transformation of the Bangladesh Press". In Shoesmith, Brian; Genilo, Jude William (eds.). Bangladesh's Changing Mediascape: From State Control to Market Forces. Intellect. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-8415-0473-5.
- "Eminent journalist Golam Sarwar no more". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- "Shahed Mohammad Ali joins The Daily Samakal as editor". Samakal English. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- "Number of dailies in Bangladesh now 1,277: Minister". United News of Bangladesh (UNB). 4 February 2020.
- "Details of Ajoy Dasgupta". National Press Club. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020.
- "Abed Khan joins Sangbad Pratidin". Jago News 24. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- "Prothom Alo Jt Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan no more". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 12 January 2021.
- Bonil; Brown, Dave; Hajjaj, Osama Eid; Fiestoforo; et al. (December 2015). "Quiet zone – a global cartoon special: Cartoonists from around the world draw local taboos". Index on Censorship. 44 (4): 52–60. doi:10.1177/0306422015622936.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Bangladeshi court jails 9 for journalist murder". The Straits Times. Agence France-Presse. 28 June 2013.