Janakantha

Daily Janakantha (Bengali: দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ Dainik Janakanṭha "Daily People's Voice") is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is owned by Janakantha Shilpa Paribar (GJSP).[2] This newspaper was first published on 21 February 1993. Mohammad Atikullah Khan is the editor of this newspaper.[3][4] In 1999 Bangladesh army personnel had to defuse a landmine left at the newspaper office by suspected Islamist militants.[5] The newspaper has a Secular to Liberal political leaning and is published in both print and online versions.

Janakantha Bhaban, headquarter of Janakantha
Janakantha
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud
Founded1993
Political alignmentSecular/Liberal
LanguageBengali
Websitehttp://web.dailyjanakantha.com/

See also

References
  1. "Dhaka District - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  2. "Warrant issued for arrest of Janakantha editor, 2 others". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  3. "HC acquits Janakantha editor of ACC case". The Daily Star.
  4. "Monajatuddin - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  5. "Bangladesh Army Disarms Mosque Bomb". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-11-26.


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