Amar Desh
Amar Desh (Bengali: আমার দেশ), a newspaper in Bangladesh, was operational from 2004 until its closure.[4][5] Published in Dhaka in Bengali, it reported on Bangladesh's news from local, regional, and international viewpoints. Known as a prominent opposition paper, Amar Desh supported the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in its editorial stance.[6][7] The government of Bangladesh has shut down the newspaper.[8]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Amar Desh Publications |
| Founder(s) | Mohammad Mosaddak Ali Enayetur Rahman Bappi |
| Publisher | Hashmat Ali |
| Editor | Mahmudur Rahman, since 2008 |
| Managing editors | Syed Abdal Ahmed[1][2] |
| News editor | Jahed Chowdhury (news)[1] Hasan Hafiz (culture)[1] |
| Staff writers | Oliullah Noman (former staff reporter) |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Relaunched | amardesh |
| Headquarters | Amar Desh Publications 446/C-446/D Tejgaon Industrial Area Dhaka Bangladesh |
| Circulation | 200,000 (daily)[3] |
The Awami League government has closed down Amar Desh twice, coinciding with the arrests of editor Mahmudur Rahman. The first instance was on June 1, 2010, when the editor was arrested, and the newspaper was shut down for 10 days.[6][9] The second closure occurred on April 11, 2013, following Rahman's arrest for publishing Skype conversations related to Bangladesh's war crimes trials. The suppression of the newspaper continues.[10][11]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Amar Desh goes off the press". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sabuj, Abdal re-elected President, Gen Secy". banglamail24.com. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ "Bangladesh arrests editor of top pro-opposition daily". livemint.com. Agence France-Presse. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Copyrighted - by the Bangladesh state?". Netra News — নেত্র নিউজ. 2021-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ↑ "Amar Desh contempt case adjourned". bdnews24.com. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Greenslade, Roy (3 June 2010). "Bangladesh newspaper closed down". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ "Govt closes Amar Desh". bdnews24.com. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ "Govt closes Amar Desh". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ↑ "Amar Desh resumes publication". The New Nation. 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ "Amar Desh press sealed". The Daily Star. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sangram press raided". bdnews24.com. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.