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The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Encyclopedia
The Daily Star is the largest circulating English
daily newspaper in Bangladesh
. Established by Syed Mohammed Ali (popularly known as SM Ali) in 14 January 1991, the newspaper is owned by Mediastar a venture of the Transcom Group, headed by Latifur Rahman. Transcom also owns the largest circulating Bengali
daily newspaper Prothom Alo
, a trend that is followed by other major industrial groups in Bangladesh, as the Jamuna Group runs Jugantor
, the Hamim Group runs Samakal
and the Globe Group Janakantha
.
, editor
of the Daily Star, who is also the publisher of the newspaper.
The Daily Star publishes a number of supplement
s along its 16 page regular publication.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
daily newspaper in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. Established by Syed Mohammed Ali (popularly known as SM Ali) in 14 January 1991, the newspaper is owned by Mediastar a venture of the Transcom Group, headed by Latifur Rahman. Transcom also owns the largest circulating Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
daily newspaper Prothom Alo
Prothom Alo
Prothom Alo is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language.-History:Prothom Alo was founded on 4 November 1998. As at January 2009, it had an average circulation of 435,000...
, a trend that is followed by other major industrial groups in Bangladesh, as the Jamuna Group runs Jugantor
Jugantor
Jugantor is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language.It is the second largest circulated daily news paper of Bangladesh. Jugantor is largely popular among the rural people.Features1. Protimoncho2. Bicchu...
, the Hamim Group runs Samakal
Samakal
Samakal is a Bengali language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Samakal started publishing in 31 May, 2005. As of 2007, the circulation of Samakal is around 200,000....
and the Globe Group Janakantha
Janakantha
Dainik Janakantha is a Bengali language daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is owned by the Globe group . This newspaper was first published on 21 February 1993....
.
Management
The newspaper is led by Mahfuz AnamMahfuz Anam
Mahfuz Anam is an editor and publisher of Daily Star, one of Bangladesh's mainstream English language newspapers. He is also the publisher of "Weekly 2000", a prominent weekly newsletter from Bangladesh as well as "Anandadhara", a popular entertainment fortnightly of the country...
, editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
of the Daily Star, who is also the publisher of the newspaper.
Supplements
Supplement (publishing)
A supplement is a publication that has a role secondary to that of another preceding or concurrent publication.A follow-on publication complements its predecessor, either by bringing it up-to-date , or by otherwise enhancing the predecessor's coverage of a particular topic or subject matter, as in...
s along its 16 page regular publication.
- The StarThe Star (Bangladesh)The Star is a weekly current affairs magazine published as a supplement to The Daily Star, Bangladesh's largest circulated English newspaper. The magazine is increasingly seen to promote liberal, progressive and secular values in the country, keeping line with the ideals of the Bangladesh...
, a weekly magazineMagazineMagazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
size published every Friday. - Lifestyle, a weekly fashion and lifestyle tabloid published every Tuesday.
- Rising stars, a weekly tabloid size supplement for teenagers published every Thursday.
- Law and our rights, a weekly supplement on legal issues published every Saturday.
- Star Campus, a university based supplement of the newspaper.
- ForumForum (Bangladesh)Forum is a Bangladeshi English language monthly current affairs magazine. Founded in 1969 in the then East Pakistan by human rights activist Hameeda Hossain and economist Rehman Sobhan, the magazine became renowned for its outspoken content advocating democracy and Bengali rights in Pakistan...
, a second monthly magazine, edited by Shah Husain Imam, brought out by the newspaper.