Robert Knight papers promoted Indian self-rule and often criticized the policies of the British Raj.Edwin Hirschmann, "The Hidden Roots of a Great Newspaper: Calcutta's Statesman," Victorian Periodicals Review (2004) 37#2 pp 141-160.Edwin Hirschmann, "An Editor Speaks for the Natives: Robert Knight in 19th Century India," Journalism Quarterly (1986) 63#2 pp 260–267 ''Bengal Gazetti'' was the first Bengali newspaper published in India in May 1818, and Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya edited it.
Bangladesh
Newspaper name Founded Owner/Publisher Editor Region Circulation (June, 2018) English Bengali বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন16 March 2010 East West Media Group Naem Nizam National 553,300 দৈনিক প্রথম আলো 4 November 1998 Media Star Limited Matiur Rahman National 501,800 কালের কন্ঠ 10 January 2010 East West Media Group Imdadul Haq Milan National 290,200 দৈনিক যুগান্তর1 February 1999Salma IslamSaiful Alam National 290,200 দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক 24 December 1953 Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd.Tasmima Hossain National 290,200 দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ 29 February 1993Mohammad Atikullah Khan MasudMohammad Atikullah Khan Masud National 275,000 দৈনিক সমকাল 31 May 2005AK AzadMustafiz Shafi National 270,000 দৈনিক আমাদের সময় 2003 New Vision Limited National 270,000 ভোরের কাগজ 15 February 1992Saber Hossain Chowdhury Shyamal Dutta National161,160 দৈনিক মানবজমিন 15 February 1997 Mahbuba Chowdhury Matiur Rahman Chowdhury National161,100 আলোকিত বাংলাদেশ 2013 Alokito Media Ltd. Kazi Rafiqul Alam National152,000 দৈনিক সংবাদ 17 May 1951Alatamasa Kabir Khandakar Muniruzzaman National127,000 দৈনিক ইনকিলাব 4 June 1986 Inqilab Enterprise & Publications Limited A.M.M. Bahauddin National 125,460 যায়যায়দিন1999Jaijaidin Publication LimitedSayeed Hossain Chowdhury National 116,000 দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত 25 October 2004Diganta Media Corporation Alamgir Mahiuddin National90,650 দৈনিক আজাদী 5 September 1960MA Malek MA Malek National (published from Chattogram)56,000 দৈনিক সংগ্রাম 17 January 1970Bangladesh Publications Ltd. Abul Asad National32,020
India
Newspaper name Founded Owner/Publisher Editor Region Circulation English Bengali Aajkaal আজকাল AJkal Publishers Ltd. Ashoke Dasgupta Regional 708,976 daily Anandabazar Patrika আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা ABP Group Ishani Dutta Roy Regional 1,046,607 daily Bartaman বর্তমান Bartaman Ltd. Himanshu Sinha Regional 622,907 Daily Dainik Sambad দৈনিক সংবাদ 1971 Bhupendra Chandra Datta Bhowmik Trust Regional Dainik Statesman দৈনিক স্টেটসম্যান The Statesman Group Regional Ebela এবেলা 2012 ABP Group Anirban Chattopadhyay Regional Ei Samay এই সময় The Times Group Rupayan Bhattacharya Regional 338,422 daily Ekdin একদিন Narshingha Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd. Arjun Singh Regional Ganashakti গণশক্তি Ganashakti Trust Debashish Chakraborty Regional Jago Bangla জাগো বাংলা All India Trinamool Congress Partha Chatterjee Regional Kalantar কালান্তর CPI West Bengal Council Regional Puber Kalom পুবের কলম 2011 Kalom Welfare Association Ahmed Hassan Imran Regional Sangbad Pratidin সংবাদ প্রতিদিন Swapan Sadhan Bose Srinjoy Bose Regional 266,665 daily Uttarbanga Sambad উত্তরবঙ্গ সংবাদ Sabyasachi Talukdar Regional 160,517 dailyNajarbandiনজরবন্দিApril 16, 2016Genius Creative MediaArka SanaRegional1591482 dailyIndiahoodইন্ডিয়াহুড Feb 05, 2022Hoodgen Private LimitedKoushik DuttaRegional253634 dailybongduniaবঙ্গদুনিয়া March 30, 2019Geeky web Private LimitedNitya JanaRegional543556 daily
Pakistan
Daily Qaumi Bandhan (; lit. "national unity") 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. Founded in the 1940s, the newspaper was discontinued decades later due to financial reasons. It was based in the Chittagong Colony, a Bengali neighbourhood in Karachi.
United States Akhon Samoy () 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.
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.
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.
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