Kaler Kantho
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | Maynal Hossain Chowdhury on behalf of East West Media Group PLC |
| Editor | Hasan Hafiz |
| Founded | 10 January 2010 |
Political alignment | Centre-left |
| Language | Bengali |
| Headquarters | East West Media Group PLC, Plot No: 371/A, Block No: D, Bashundhara R/A, Baridhara, Dhaka-1229 and Printed at Plot No: C/52, Block-K, Bashundhara, Khilkhet, Badda, Dhaka |
| Website | kalerkantho |
Kaler Kantho (Bengali: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻ ) is one of the Bengali newspapers in Bangladesh. It is a part of East West Media Group, which is a part of Bashundhara Group. The same group owns Bangladesh Pratidin, Daily Sun, News24, Banglanews24, and Radio Capital.[1]
Abed Khan was the founder editor of Kaler Kantho. The daily was first published on 10 January 2010. Khan resigned as editor in June 2011.[2] After Khan's resignation, Imdadul Haq Milan, a popular novelist from Bangladesh, became the editor.[3] Shahed Mohammad Ali, former senior news editor of Prothom Alo, became the acting editor on 3 October 2021 after Milan became the EWMG director and brand ambassador.[4]
On 18 August 2024, the offices of Kaler Kantho were vandalized.[5]
There are many features and daily pages in Kaler Kantho, including - Chakri Ache (Career and jobs), Tech Bisshow (IT feature page), Tech Pratidin, Oboshore, A2Z, Dosh Dik (Literature), Biggapon biroti, Doctor Achen (Health), Kothay Kothay, Rongey Mela (Entertainment), Ghorar Dim (Fun), Mogoj Dholai, and Tin Tin Toon Toon.
Controveries
[edit]Kaler Kantho was criticized by NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah, on social media for publishing alleged misleading news against National Citizen Party and its party members.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- â "Kaler Kantho steps into 7th year". Daily Sun BD. Dhaka. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- â "Editor Abed Khan quits on ethical grounds". The Daily Star. 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- â "Daily Sun, Kaler Kantho, Bangladesh Protidin sued". The Daily Star. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- â "Shahed Ali joins Kaler Kantho as Acting Editor". banglanews24.com. 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- â "Miscreants vandalize Kaler Kantho building". Dhaka Tribune. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- â "āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋ: āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻš". Daily Sun (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ (8 July 2025). "'āĻŽāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž' āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§ 'āĻāĻŖāĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ' āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§: āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻš". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
