''Bartaman Patrika'' () is an Indian Bengali

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published from

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

, West Bengal, India, by Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. Apart from the Kolkata edition, the newspaper has three other simultaneous editions, published daily from three major towns of West Bengal:

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, and

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. ''Bartaman'' is the second-most widely circulated Bengali newspaper in West Bengal after ''

Anandabazar Patrika ''Anandabazar Patrika'' is an Indian Bengali-language daily newspaper owned by the ABP Group. Its main competitors are ''Bartaman'', '' Ei Samay'', '' Sangbad Pratidin'', " Aajkal", " Jago Bangla", " ganashakti" and " dainik Statesman". Histo ...

''.

History

The newspaper was founded on 7 December 1984 by

Barun Sengupta Barun Sengupta () (23 January 1934 – 19 June 2008), the founder-editor of ''Bartaman'' newspaper, was a Bengali journalist and popular political critic. He is remembered for his bold and simple diction of political analysing that made him ex ...

, a former ''Anandabazar Patrika'' journalist. Sengupta died on 19 June 2008 at Kolkata. During the Left Front regime, ''Bartaman Patrika'' was known for his staunch anti-communist and anti-establishment views. However, they have been loyal supporter to the present

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after 2011 Elections. Since April 2002, ''Bartaman Patrika'' has published an online version and in the year of 2006 Bartaman launched its Mobile App version. Also in 2022 Bartaman published Hindi daily named Bartaman Patrika.

Competition

''Bartaman''s main competitor is ''Anandabazar Patrika'', published since 1922. ''Bartaman'' holds second position after ''Anandabazar Patrika'' in West Bengal, by readership and circulation; its daily circulation is roughly about 60% of that of ''

''.

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* * History of
Bartaman Patrika
Bengali Newspaper {{Newspapers in India Newspapers published in Kolkata Bengali-language newspapers published in India Newspapers established in 1984 1984 establishments in West Bengal