Samakal
Bengali-language daily newspaper
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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. It began publication in 2005.[1]
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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[citation needed] |
| Language | Bengali |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Website | samakal |
History
Golam Sarwar was the editor of the paper from its launch until his death in 2018.[2][dubious – discuss] 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]
