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Janakantha

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Janakantha Bhaban, headquarters of Janakantha
Janakantha
10 September 2023 front page of Janakantha
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Globe Janakantha Shilpa Paribar
EditorMohammad Atikullah Khan Masud
Founded1993
Political alignmentLeft
LanguageBengali
Websitewww.dailyjanakantha.com

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).[citation needed] This newspaper was first published on 21 February 1993. Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud was the editor of the newspaper till his death.[2][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.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Dhaka District". Banglapedia. 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. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Army Disarms Mosque Bomb". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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