Community hub
Recent from talks
Contribute something to knowledge base
Content stats: 0 posts, 0 articles, 0 media, 0 notes
Members stats: 0 subscribers, 0 contributors, 0 moderators, 0 supporters
Subscribers
Supporters
Contributors
Moderators
Hub AI
Amar Desh AI simulator
(@Amar Desh_simulator)
Hub AI
Amar Desh AI simulator
(@Amar Desh_simulator)
Amar Desh
Amar Desh (Bengali: আমার দেশ, lit. 'My country'; ⓘ) is a newspaper based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Amar Desh provides news about Bangladesh from local and regional perspectives and covers international news. Amar Desh is considered as a popular newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper was closed down in 2010 and again in 2013 by the Awami League administration. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, the newspaper was relaunched on 22 December 2024.
The Awami League government twice closed down the newspaper, and both times its censorship occurred in conjunction with the arrests of editor Mahmudur Rahman. On 1 June 2010, the editor was arrested, and the government shut the newspaper down for 10 days. On 11 April 2013, he was arrested again for publishing the Skype conversations between Mohammed Nizamul Huq, the lead justice of Bangladesh's war crimes trials, and Ahmed Ziauddin, and the suppression of the newspaper was continued by the Awami League government.
Mohammad Mosaddek Ali, a former BNP politician, and Enayetur Rahman Bappi, NTV's managing director, officially launched Amar Desh on 23 September 2004. The newspaper was sold in 2008 while Falu was serving a prison term for corruption. Journalist Amanullah Kabir was the editor of Amar Desh before it changed hands. At the time of the management change, Ataus Samad was the acting editor. Mahmudur Rahman and 20 other investors took ownership and formed a new board of directors on 6 October 2008. Rahman became the chairperson of Amar Desh Publications Ltd. Hashmat Ali was listed as publisher. Rahman became acting editor.
The Awami League government has shut down Amar Desh twice, both times coinciding with the arrest of its editor, Mahmudur Rahman, and imposed censorship on the newspaper. On 1 June 2010, the editor was arrested, and the government temporarily closed the newspaper for 10 days. On 11 April 2013, Rahman was arrested again after Amar Desh published leaked Skype conversations between the chief justice of Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal and Ahmed Ziauddin, leading to further suppression of the newspaper. The government authority closed this newspaper.
After the fall of the Hasina government, the relaunch process of its print version started again. All necessary approvals, including clearance from the DC office, Department of Films and Publications (DFP), and the Special Branch, have already been obtained to relaunch its print newspaper. Official paperwork has been completed as well. However, due to its long closure, the entire printing press has fallen into disrepair, and much of the equipment has been looted and rendered unusable. As a result, Amar Desh has signed a contract with Al-Falah Printing Press for future print runs.
Regular circulation of the newspaper was again started on 22 December 2024, and their new website was also launched.
In 2010, Rahman described Amar Desh before his arrest: "We are the third largest national daily and have the second largest Internet readership." In 2013, the circulation of Amar Desh rose sharply to 200,000 copies daily. An issue of Amar Desh is sold for 12 taka.
About the purpose of Amar Desh, Mahmudur Rahman, editor, said,
Amar Desh
Amar Desh (Bengali: আমার দেশ, lit. 'My country'; ⓘ) is a newspaper based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Amar Desh provides news about Bangladesh from local and regional perspectives and covers international news. Amar Desh is considered as a popular newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper was closed down in 2010 and again in 2013 by the Awami League administration. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, the newspaper was relaunched on 22 December 2024.
The Awami League government twice closed down the newspaper, and both times its censorship occurred in conjunction with the arrests of editor Mahmudur Rahman. On 1 June 2010, the editor was arrested, and the government shut the newspaper down for 10 days. On 11 April 2013, he was arrested again for publishing the Skype conversations between Mohammed Nizamul Huq, the lead justice of Bangladesh's war crimes trials, and Ahmed Ziauddin, and the suppression of the newspaper was continued by the Awami League government.
Mohammad Mosaddek Ali, a former BNP politician, and Enayetur Rahman Bappi, NTV's managing director, officially launched Amar Desh on 23 September 2004. The newspaper was sold in 2008 while Falu was serving a prison term for corruption. Journalist Amanullah Kabir was the editor of Amar Desh before it changed hands. At the time of the management change, Ataus Samad was the acting editor. Mahmudur Rahman and 20 other investors took ownership and formed a new board of directors on 6 October 2008. Rahman became the chairperson of Amar Desh Publications Ltd. Hashmat Ali was listed as publisher. Rahman became acting editor.
The Awami League government has shut down Amar Desh twice, both times coinciding with the arrest of its editor, Mahmudur Rahman, and imposed censorship on the newspaper. On 1 June 2010, the editor was arrested, and the government temporarily closed the newspaper for 10 days. On 11 April 2013, Rahman was arrested again after Amar Desh published leaked Skype conversations between the chief justice of Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal and Ahmed Ziauddin, leading to further suppression of the newspaper. The government authority closed this newspaper.
After the fall of the Hasina government, the relaunch process of its print version started again. All necessary approvals, including clearance from the DC office, Department of Films and Publications (DFP), and the Special Branch, have already been obtained to relaunch its print newspaper. Official paperwork has been completed as well. However, due to its long closure, the entire printing press has fallen into disrepair, and much of the equipment has been looted and rendered unusable. As a result, Amar Desh has signed a contract with Al-Falah Printing Press for future print runs.
Regular circulation of the newspaper was again started on 22 December 2024, and their new website was also launched.
In 2010, Rahman described Amar Desh before his arrest: "We are the third largest national daily and have the second largest Internet readership." In 2013, the circulation of Amar Desh rose sharply to 200,000 copies daily. An issue of Amar Desh is sold for 12 taka.
About the purpose of Amar Desh, Mahmudur Rahman, editor, said,