The Dainik Purbokone () is a
Bengali-language
Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South ...
daily newspaper
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in Bangladesh, and one of the leading newspapers published in
Chittagong
Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...
. The newspaper was founded in 1986. According to the data published by the
Department of Films and Publications, under the
Ministry of Information, on 28 August 2019, its circulation of 62,100 copies was the largest of the national dailies published from Chittagong.
In the assessment of the Bangladesh Press Institute in 1994, ''Purbokone'' was mentioned as the best daily.
History
''Purbokone'' was founded by Mohammad Yusuf Chowdhury in 1986.
During its first publish on first published on 10 February 1986,
K G Mustafa, an acclaimed country baroness and recipient of
Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ...
, served as editor. In 1989, Taslim Uddin Chowdhury,
Son of Yusuf Chowdhury, took charge of the daily as the editor. In 2007, Taslim became the chairman of Purbokone Group and serves the daily as chief editor till his death in 2017. The printed version has been published daily from the beginning. In 2015, it also made its online edition.
Editors
The current editor of the daily is M Ramiz Uddin Chowdhury.
See also
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List of newspapers in Bangladesh
This list of newspapers in Bangladesh is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Bangladesh. Newspapers published in Bangladesh are written in Bengali or English language versions. Most Bangladeshi daily newspapers are usually printed in ...
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Bengali-language newspapers
Bengali language newspapers have been instrumental in shaping the socio-political landscape of Bengal and the Bengali-speaking diaspora since the early 19th century. The first Bengali newspaper, ''Bengal Gazetti'', was published in May 1818, edited ...
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Bainnachola-Manikpur High School
References
External links
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Newspapers established in 1986
1986 establishments in Bangladesh
Bengali-language newspapers published in Bangladesh
Daily newspapers published in Bangladesh
Newspapers published in Chittagong