The Azadi

The Azadi
Type Daily newspaper
Founded August 5, 1960 (1960-08-05)

The Azadi is Bangladeshi newspaper published in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

History

The Azadi was first published in 5 September 1960. The paper was pro-democracy and supported various autonomy movements in East Pakistan. In was for a year blacklisted by the Pakistani Government and banned from receiving government advertisement. It stopped publishing for three months during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mamtaz, Ahmad. "Azadi, The". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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