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 by Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya. Prominent editors like Robert Knight played a crucial role in advocating for Indian self-rule and often criticized the policies of the British Raj. Their writings and editorial decisions influenced public opinion and contributed to the nationalist movement in India. The press became a vital tool for discussing social issues, promoting reform, and rallying support for independence. Currently, Bengali newspapers are published in India, Bangladesh, and various expatriate communities, catering to the cultural and political interests of Bengali speakers worldwide.^[1][2]

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Bangladesh

Newspaper name		Founded	Owner/Publisher	Editor	Region	Circulation (June, 2018)
English	Bengali
Bangladesh Pratidin	বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন	16 March 2010	East West Media Group[3]	Naem Nizam[3][4]	National	553,300[5][6]
Prothom Alo	দৈনিক প্রথম আলো	4 November 1998[7]	Media Star Limited	Matiur Rahman[4][7][8][9]	National	501,800[5][10]
Kaler Kantho	কালের কন্ঠ	10 January 2010	East West Media Group[11]	Imdadul Haq Milan[4][12]	National	290,200[5]
The Daily Jugantor[13]	দৈনিক যুগান্তর	1 February 1999	Salma Islam[4][8]	Saiful Alam	National	290,200[5]
The Daily Ittefaq	দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক	24 December 1953	Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd.	Tasmima Hossain	National	290,200[5]
The Daily Janakantha	দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ	29 February 1993	Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud	Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud	National	275,000[5]
Samakal	দৈনিক সমকাল	31 May 2005	AK Azad	Mustafiz Shafi	National	270,000[5]
Amader Shomoy	দৈনিক আমাদের সময়	2003	New Vision Limited[14][15]	National	270,000[5]
Bhorer Kagoj	ভোরের কাগজ	15 February 1992[16]	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	Shyamal Dutta[8][9]	National	161,160[5]
Daily Manab Zamin	দৈনিক মানবজমিন	15 February 1997	Mahbuba Chowdhury	Matiur Rahman Chowdhury[4][8][9]	National	161,100[5]
Alokito Bangladesh	আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ	2013	Alokito Media Ltd.	Kazi Rafiqul Alam	National	152,000[5]
The Sangbad	দৈনিক সংবাদ	17 May 1951[17]	Alatamasa Kabir	Khandakar Muniruzzaman	National	127,000[5]
The Daily Inqilab	দৈনিক ইনকিলাব	4 June 1986	Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited	A.M.M. Bahauddin[4][8][9]	National	125,460[5]
Jaijaidin	যায়যায়দিন	1999	Jaijaidin Publication Limited	Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury	National	116,000[5]
Daily Naya Diganta	দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত	25 October 2004	Diganta Media Corporation	Alamgir Mahiuddin[4][8]	National	90,650[5]
The Azadi	দৈনিক আজাদী	5 September 1960[18]	MA Malek	MA Malek	National (published from Chattogram)	56,000[5]
Daily Sangram	দৈনিক সংগ্রাম	17 January 1970[19][20]	Bangladesh Publications Ltd.	Abul Asad[8]	National	32,020[5]
Sangbad Pratidin	সংবাদ প্রতিদিন	12 February 1992[21]	Pratidin Prakashani Pvt. Ltd.	Srinjoy Bose	National	600000

India

Newspaper name		Founded	Owner/Publisher	Editor	Region	Circulation
English	Bengali
Aajkaal	আজকাল	1981	AJkal Publishers Ltd.	Ashoke Dasgupta	Regional	708,976 daily
Anandabazar Patrika	আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা	1922	ABP Group	Ishani Dutta Roy	Regional	1,046,607 daily
Bartaman	বর্তমান	1984	Bartaman Ltd.	Himanshu Sinha	Regional	622,907 Daily
Dainik Sambad	দৈনিক সংবাদ	1971	Bhupendra Chandra Datta Bhowmik Trust		Regional
Dainik Statesman	দৈনিক স্টেটসম্যান	2004	The Statesman Group		Regional
Ebela	এবেলা	2012	ABP Group	Anirban Chattopadhyay	Regional
Ei Samay	এই সময়	October 15, 2012	The Times Group	Rupayan Bhattacharya	Regional	338,422 daily
Ekdin	একদিন	2006	Narshingha Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd.	Arjun Singh	Regional
Ganashakti	গণশক্তি	1967	Ganashakti Trust	Debashish Chakraborty	Regional
Jago Bangla	জাগো বাংলা	2015	All India Trinamool Congress	Partha Chatterjee	Regional
Kalantar	কালান্তর	1965	CPI West Bengal Council		Regional
Puber Kalom	পুবের কলম	2011	Kalom Welfare Association	Ahmed Hassan Imran	Regional
Sangbad Pratidin	সংবাদ প্রতিদিন	1992	Swapan Sadhan Bose	Srinjoy Bose	Regional	266,665 daily
Uttarbanga Sambad	উত্তরবঙ্গ সংবাদ	May 19, 1980	Sabyasachi Talukdar		Regional	160,517 daily

Pakistan

Main article: Daily Qaumi Bandhan

Daily Qaumi Bandhan (Bengali: দৈনিক কওমি বন্ধন; lit. "national unity"^[22]) was a Bengali language newspaper published in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It has the reputation of being the only main Bengali newspaper in the country that catered specifically to the large Bengali community in Pakistan.^[22][23] Founded in the 1940s, the newspaper was discontinued decades later due to financial reasons.^[24] It was based in the Chittagong Colony, a Bengali neighbourhood in Karachi.

United States

Akhon Samoy (Bengali: এখন সময়) is a Bengali-language newspaper published from New York, United States since 2000.

United Kingdom

Janomot was founded in London and established on 21 February 1969. It is the first Bengali newsweekly published outside Bangladesh.^[25]

Potrika was established in 1997. It is published every Monday for £0.50 (or for annual subscription of £82.16). It is the only broadsheet Bengali newspaper published from the UK and follows issues relating to the British Bangladeshi community, reflecting their concerns and interests.^[26]

The newspaper covers news concerning the British Bangladeshi community from the UK, Bangladesh and worldwide, including coverage of business news, sports, films, health, leisure, fashion, education and environment.^[26]