Dainik Azadi
Daily newspaper published in Bangladesh
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Daily Azadi (Bengali: দৈনিক আজাদী) is a Bangladeshi newspaper published in Bangladesh.[2]
10-09-2023 cover of Dainik Azadi. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Print, online |
| Founder | Mohammed Abdul Khalek |
| Editor-in-chief | MA Malek (journalist)[1] |
| Associate editor | Rashed Rouf |
| Founded | August 5, 1960 |
| Political alignment | Liberal Secular |
| Language | Bengali |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Website | dainikazadi |
History
The Azadi was first published on 5 September 1960. The paper was pro-democracy and supported various autonomy movements in East Pakistan. It was blacklisted by the Pakistani Government for a year and banned from receiving government advertisement. It stopped publishing for three months during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2][3]
Abdul Khaleq was the founding editor and publisher of Azadi. At first, the price of the magazine was two annas (12 paise).[4] After Khaleq's death, his son-in-law Md. Mohammad Khaled took over as editor in 1962. MA Malek has been in charge of the newspaper since 2003 after his death.[5][4]
