Samakal (Bengali: সমকাল, lit. 'Contemporary') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The paper is owned by Ha-Meem Group. It began publication in 2005.[1]Golam Sarwar was the editor of the paper from its launch until his death in 2018.[2][dubious – discuss] In 2020, Samakal had a circulation of 270,000, which made it the eighth most widely read newspaper in the country.[3]
Over the years, the paper's writers have included Ajoy Dasgupta,[4]Abed Khan,[5] Mizanur Rahman Khan,[6] and Khalil Rahman.[7]Gautam Das, the paper's Faridpur bureau chief, was murdered in November 2005 by junior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politicians after reporting on corruption in the party.[8]
^Mahmud, Shameem (2013). "The Transformation of the Bangladesh Press". In Shoesmith, Brian; Genilo, Jude William (eds.). Bangladesh's Changing Mediascape: From State Control to Market Forces. Intellect. p. 47. ISBN978-1-8415-0473-5.
