Dainik Azadi

Daily newspaper published in Bangladesh

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Daily Azadi (Bengali: ডেইলি আজাদী) is a Bangladeshi newspaper published in Bangladesh.^[2]

History

The Azadi was first published on 5 September 1960. The paper was pro-democracy and supported various autonomy movements in East Pakistan. It was blacklisted by the Pakistani Government for a year and banned from receiving government advertisement. It stopped publishing for three months during the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[2]^[3]

Abdul Khaleq was the founding editor and publisher of Azadi. At first, the price of the magazine was two annas (12 paise).^[4] After Khaleq's death, his son-in-law Md. Mohammad Khaled took over as editor in 1962. MA Malek has been in charge of the newspaper since 2003 after his death.^[5]^[4]

References

^ "Shahnaz Rahman, Mahfuz Anam, Matiur Rahman receive top taxpayer award". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-22. and Mohammad Abdul Malek, editor of the Dainik Azadi, also got recognition in the same category.
^ ^a ^b Mamtaz, Ahmad (2012). "Azadi, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "৫৭ বছরে দৈনিক আজাদী". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
^ ^a ^b "আজাদী, দৈনিক - বাংলাপিডিয়া". Banglapedia (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
^ "পানি অপসারণে প্রধান অন্তরায় কচুরিপানা ও ভেসাল জাল". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-06.