Uttar Banga Sambad
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Uttarbanga Sambad is a Bengali language
broadsheet published from Siliguri
. It is the largest circulating daily in North Bengal
and have a share of about 80% out of all other dailies in the region.
Uttarbanga Sambad was started on 19 May 1980 in a small letter press in Siliguri. Due to its huge popularity, in 1981 web offset press was installed. Computerised typesetting was introduced in the year 1985. Afterwards hi-speed 4-colour web offset press was introduced.
Uttarbanga Sambad is now printed simultaneously from Siliguri
, Cooch Behar
and Malda.
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...
broadsheet published from Siliguri
Siliguri
Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...
. It is the largest circulating daily in North Bengal
North Bengal
North Bengal is a term used for the northern parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division. Generally it is the area lying west of Jamuna River and north of Padma River, and includes the Barind Tract. The West Bengal part denotes Cooch Behar, Darjeeling,...
and have a share of about 80% out of all other dailies in the region.
Uttarbanga Sambad was started on 19 May 1980 in a small letter press in Siliguri. Due to its huge popularity, in 1981 web offset press was installed. Computerised typesetting was introduced in the year 1985. Afterwards hi-speed 4-colour web offset press was introduced.
Uttarbanga Sambad is now printed simultaneously from Siliguri
Siliguri
Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...
, Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar is the district headquarters and the largest city of Cooch Behar District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and located at . Cooch Behar is the only planned town in North Bengal region with remnants of royal heritage...
and Malda.