Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha

Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Editor-in-chief Syed Omar Farooq
Founded 1997
Language Bengali
Headquarters 92 Momin Road
Shah Anis Masjid Market
Chittagong
Bangladesh

Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha (Bengali: দৈনিক বীর চট্টগ্রাম মঞ্চ) is the third top-selling newspaper in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] The newspaper was first published as a weekly in 1997 and since 2000 has operated as a daily newspaper. Syed Omar Farooq is the founding editor-in-chief.[2]

On 22 August 2004, journalist Kamal Hossain, who worked for the Ajker Kagoj and Chattagram Mancha, was murdered at his home in Manikcchari where he was the local correspondent.[3][4]

During a period of widespread harassment of journalists in the area in 2006, Chattagram Mancha reporter Sukumar Barua was arrested for two days until local journalists agitated for his release. According to reports, seven journalists were tortured and 35 legal cases were filed against them by politicians.[5]

The newspaper and staff has been an active member of the Chittagong Union of Journalists by participating in programmes and token strikes for wages.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "গণমাধ্যম | চট্টগ্রাম জেলা". Chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  2. ↑ Chittagong Bureau (April 16, 2012). "Didaar Boli becomes champion". The New Nation. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Kamal Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Report 2005: Follow up, Murder anniversary of Journalist Kamal". Bangladesh Centre for Development, Journalism and Communication. 2005. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  5. ↑ Jasim Majumder, Khagrachhari. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 828". Archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  6. ↑ Bss, Chittagong (2010-06-06). "CUJ programmes to implement wage board". Archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  7. ↑ Unb, Chittagong (2010-08-11). "CUJ stages sit-in". Archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
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