''The Financial Express'' is an English-language daily published from

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, established in 1993. As of 2021, it was the second largest English language newspaper in Bangladesh. Its stories focus mostly on business and economic issues, including international economic news. The paper is owned by International Publications Limited. Shamsul Huq Zahid is the current editor.

History

''The Financial Express'' was established in 1993 under International Publications Limited.

Moazzem Hossain Moazzem Hossain was a Pakistan Navy Lieutenant Commander and an accused of the Agartala Conspiracy Case. He was killed by the Pakistan Army during Bangladesh Liberation war. Early life He was born on 17 September 1932 in Dumuritala, Pirojpur, Ea ...

was the founding editor of The Financial Express. It has syndication agreement with

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, based in Prague. On 27 January 1998, Financial Express Journalists Union went on strike after filing a dispute against the management under the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 over outstanding payment to staff. ''The Financial Express'' with

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has an annual award program for best

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in Bangladesh. In August 2018, AHM Moazzem Hossain, founding editor of the paper, died in

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, Dhaka. ''The Financial Express'' news editor, Abdullah M Hasan, died on 17 July 2020 from COVID-19. In May 2021, the executive editor of ''The Financial Express,'' Shahiduzzaman Khan, died from COVID-19.

Awards

In 2010, Developing Asia Journalism Awards, based in Japan, gave awards to two journalists of The Financial Express, AZM Anas and Raihan M Chowdhury, for two reports published in the newspaper. In February 2016, Economic Reporters' Forum gave a gratitude award to Shamsul Huq Zahid, editor of The Financial Express.

References

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