The Azad
Daily newspaper | |
| Format | Broadsheet |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Mohammad Akram Khan |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Ceased publication | 1990 |
| Country |
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The Azad (
Bengali Language Movement for its advocacy of Bengali.[1]
History
The newspaper was founded in
Muslim League in both Bengal and Assam languages. In the 1940s, the editor was Mohammad Modabber; he published The Azad with his son. Mohammed Sadrul Anam Khan and Nazir Ahmed were also associated during that time. The daily regularly published Dhaka
-based and regional news from reporter Khairul Kabir.
After the
Mujibur Rahman Khan and Abu Jafar Shamsuddin worked in the editorial section. Soon afterward, the daily became the leading newspaper in East Pakistan.[2]
Bengali Language Movement
The publication of The Azad was prohibited in 1949 when editorial content turned against the government, which responded by prohibiting advertisements in the paper.Legislative Assembly, resigned from the assembly in protest.[2]
Despite being a
toppling of the Ayub Khan government and the Agartala Conspiracy Case.[2]
Decline
The daily quickly lost its appeal after
Maulana Mohammad Akram Khan died and ownership controversies arose. It lost readership from competition with Ittefaq which became increasingly popular.[3] After the independence of Bangladesh, the daily lost government financial aid. Later, the daily was given to its legal owner and managing director, Mohammad Quamrul Anam Khan to be run under private administration. Due to lack of financial support and government policies, The Azad was shut down in 1990.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Musa, ABM (22 February 1999). "Language movement and the press". The Independent (Bangladesh).
- ^ a b c d e Islam, Manu (2012). "Azad, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b Yusuf, Ananta (20 February 2015). "STORY OF THE BANGLA PRESS". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Al Helal, Bashir, Bhasha Andoloner Itihas. pp-513
