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] Golam Sarwar was the editor of the paper from its launch until his death in 2018.[2][dubious – discuss] In 2020, Samakal had a circulation of 270,000, which made it the eighth most widely read newspaper in the country.[3]
Over the years, the paper's writers have included Ajoy Dasgupta,[4] Abed Khan,[5] Mizanur Rahman Khan,[6] and Khalil Rahman.[7] 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.[8]
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^"Details of Ajoy Dasgupta". National Press Club.
^"Abed Khan joins Sangbad Pratidin". jagonews24.com. 28 July 2016.
^"Prothom Alo Jt Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan no more". The Daily Star. 12 January 2021.
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Samakal (Bengali: সমকাল, lit. 'Contemporary') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The paper is owned by Ha-Meem Group...
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Bengali). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020. দুই নির্ভীকের 'ন ডরাই'. Samakal (in Bengali). Dhaka. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020. 'ন ডরাই'...
Shakib". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2015. পাপনের সমালোচনায় সাবের. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 August 2021. পাকিস্তান সফর নিয়ে তুমুল সমালোচনা...
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and producer Golam Sarwar, journalist, writer and the founding editor of Samakal and Jugantor. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh...
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