''Dhaka Post'' () is a Bengali and English language online news portal in Bangladesh. Launched on 16 February 2021, As of December 2021,
Alexa ranked the website 3,479 worldwide and sixth in Bangladesh which is the second among the News websites and first position Internet-based newspaper in Bangladesh.
History
''Dhaka Post'' is owned by The Bijoy Bangla Media Limited (BBML) is a sister concern of the
US Bangla Group of Companies. It officially launched on 16 February 2021 with the slogan `Treaty with the truth'. Mohiuddin Sarker is editor. He is former Acting Editor of
Jagonews24.com. The portal has started the multimedia journalism and podcast at starting time. English daily Dhaka Tribune published news To Dhaka post source.
In 2021, Dhaka Post achieved the
DRU, Best reporting award for reporting on the series titled '
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country.
The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 ...
in its centenary'.
5 farmers in Bangladesh go to jail after falling into the 'trap of motivation' of fraudsters. On July 12, 2021, Dhaka Post's investigative report '5 farmers were hanged for talking about incentives' was discussed all over the country. The text and visual report of the media reveals how a gang sent 5 farmers to jail in a fake loan default case through bank fraud.
On 4 October 2021, that investigative report was later presented by the lawyers in the court and on 6 October the five farmers were released on bail in the
Bangladesh High Court
The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (), popularly known as High Court, is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangla ...
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Content, coverage and criticism
In August 2023,
Rumor Scanner Bangladesh
Rumor Scanner Bangladesh ( Bengali: রিউমর স্ক্যানার বাংলাদেশ) is a fact-checking and information verification organization of Bangladesh which was recognized by the International Fact Checking Network. ...
ranked Dhaka Post among the top places spreading misinformation in Bangladeshi media for publishing inaccurate information in the first six months of 2023. The report was based on 1,427 instances of misinformation dissemination it identified from reports of 176 media outlets in Bangladesh
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BBC Bangla
BBC Bangla () is the Bengali language service of the BBC World Service, inaugurated in 1941 for Bengali audiences worldwide especially the ones in the Bengal region, which includes the sovereign state of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West ...
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Bangla Tribune
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The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
''The Daily Star'' is a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper. It is by far the largest circulating English-language newspaper in the country. Founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored parl ...
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Somoy TV
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Dhaka Tribune
The ''Dhaka Tribune'' is a major Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper based in Dhaka, the country's capital and largest city. It also operates an online portal ( Bengali version) known as the '' Bangla Tribune''. The newspaper has a stron ...
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2021 establishments in Bangladesh
Newspapers published in Dhaka
Bangladeshi news websites