Ajker Kagoj
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The Daily Ajker Kagoj was a Bengali language
newspaper published in Dhaka
, Bangladesh
. Launched in 1991 under the editorship of Naimul Islam Khan
, it established itself as a modern genre Bengali language newspaper.
By 2007, the newspaper had grown to employ 225 journalists and staffs.
On July 10, 2004 an Ajker Kagoj reporter received a death threat describing him and the newspaper as an "enemy of Islam" and warning that he would be "killed within a month." On August 22, 2004 another reporter from the newspaper was murdered while collecting data for a story on organized crime in the south-eastern town of Manikchhari.
Ajker Kagoj was declared 'lay off' on September 20, 2007 as a result of continued financial difficulties. In a statement, the editor Kazi Sahed Ahmad promised that all staff would receive their pay and entitlements.
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
newspaper published in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. Launched in 1991 under the editorship of Naimul Islam Khan
Nayeemul Islam Khan
Nayeemul Islam Khan is the editor of the daily Amader Shomoy, which has been published in Dhaka since 2007. He also published a weekly, Khoborer Kagoj, in which Mymensingh poet and gynaecologist Taslima Nasreen wrote a weekly column. Nayeemul published personal essays in Amader Shomoy in...
, it established itself as a modern genre Bengali language newspaper.
By 2007, the newspaper had grown to employ 225 journalists and staffs.
On July 10, 2004 an Ajker Kagoj reporter received a death threat describing him and the newspaper as an "enemy of Islam" and warning that he would be "killed within a month." On August 22, 2004 another reporter from the newspaper was murdered while collecting data for a story on organized crime in the south-eastern town of Manikchhari.
Ajker Kagoj was declared 'lay off' on September 20, 2007 as a result of continued financial difficulties. In a statement, the editor Kazi Sahed Ahmad promised that all staff would receive their pay and entitlements.