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{{short description|English-language daily in Bangladesh}}
{{about|a daily newspaper in the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]]|other uses|Daily Star (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name              = The Daily Star
| logo              = The Daily Star.svg
| image              = The Daily star.JPG
| caption            = Front page of the Friday edition of ''The Daily Star'' on 17 January 2008
| type              = Daily newspaper
| format            = [[Broadsheet]]
| owners            = [[Transcom Group]]
| founder            = [[Syed Mohammad Ali]]
| editor            = [[Mahfuz Anam]]
| foundation        = {{start date and age|1991|01|14}}
| political          =
| language          = English
| headquarters      = 64–65, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, [[Dhaka]]-1215
| circulation        =
| ISSN              =
| oclc              =
| website            = {{URL|thedailystar.net}}
}}
'''''The Daily Star''''' is the largest circulating daily English-language newspaper in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>[http://www.warc.com/LandingPages/Data/NewspaperTrends/PDF/Bangladesh.pdf Newspaper Trends: Bangladesh], World Advertising Research Center. Retrieved 14 September 2007</ref> Founded by [[Syed Mohammad Ali|Syed Mohammed Ali]] on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored [[parliamentary democracy]], ''The Daily Star'' is considered a [[newspaper of record]] for Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 October 2007 |title=Remembering Syed Mohammad Ali |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=7686 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southbound.com.my/media/ali-cn.htm |title=SM Ali's World |website=Southbound.com.my |access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref>


{{R ambig}}
Its motto, "Committed to People's Right to Know", appears on the [[above the fold]] middle section of the front page. The newspaper is led by [[Mahfuz Anam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?1271 |title=Mahfuz Anam artist portrait |website=culturebase.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203100431/http://culturebase.net/artist.php?1271 |archive-date=3 February 2007 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> Its principal bureaus are located in [[Dhaka]] and [[Chittagong]], with several representatives abroad. It is organized into sections: News, Opinion and Editorial, Star Business, Star Sports, Arts and Entertainment, National and Metropolitan. Its major supplements include ''[[The Star (Bangladesh)|The Star]]'', ''[[Forum (Bangladesh)|Forum]]'', ''Lifestyle'', ''Star Literature'', ''Law & Our Rights'', ''Shout'', ''[[Star Insight]]'' and ''Science and Life''.
 
''The Daily Star'' is owned by Mediaworld, in which a major share is held by Latifur Rahman's [[Transcom Group]].<ref>[http://www.transcombd.com/templatecontact.php Transcom Group]. Retrieved 14 September 2007</ref> The Transcom Group also owns ''[[Prothom Alo]]'', one of the most widely read [[Bengali language|Bengali]] newspapers in the world.<ref name=probe>{{cite news |date=14 September 2006 |title=The new generation of journalists has changed the face of the media |url=http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?contentId=216&index=2 |newspaper=Probe News Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223080815/http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?contentId=216&index=2 |archive-date=23 December 2007 |access-date=14 September 2007}}</ref>
 
==Management==
[[Mahfuz Anam]], editor and publisher of ''The Daily Star'', is also on its six-member board of directors, of which [[Rokeya Afzal Rahman]] is chairman. The board deals with financial matters.<ref name="DStar">{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/aboutus.htm |title=About Us |website=The Daily Star |access-date=6 September 2007}}</ref>
 
The general section of the newspaper is headed by Salehuddin Ahmed,<ref name="DStar"/> its managing editor, while the news team is led by Syed Ashfaqul Haque, [[Editing#Periodicals|chief news editor]].<ref name=media>[http://www.mediabangladesh.net/eng-daily.php English Daily: The Daily Star], Media Bangladesh; ''Retrieved: 2007-09-14''</ref> Ahmed Ali is in charge of the Metro. Other leaders are AFM Jamaluddin (establishment manager), Mizanur Rahman (Head of Operations & CFO), Selim S.H. Chowdhury (production and events manager), and Sher Ali (advertising manager).<ref name=media/>
 
==Online version==
The online version of ''The Daily Star'' as a leading English daily newspaper of Bangladesh is updating 24/7 with latest, breaking, politics, business, technology, world, entertainment, sports, lifestyle and crime news.{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}

Revision as of 18:45, 13 June 2021


The Daily Star
File:The Daily Star.svg
File:The Daily star.JPG
Front page of the Friday edition of The Daily Star on 17 January 2008
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Transcom Group
Founder(s)Syed Mohammad Ali
EditorMahfuz Anam
FoundedJanuary 14, 1991; 35 years ago (1991-01-14)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters64–65, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka-1215
Websitethedailystar.net

The Daily Star is the largest circulating daily English-language newspaper in Bangladesh.[1] Founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored parliamentary democracy, The Daily Star is considered a newspaper of record for Bangladesh.[2][3]

Its motto, "Committed to People's Right to Know", appears on the above the fold middle section of the front page. The newspaper is led by Mahfuz Anam.[4] Its principal bureaus are located in Dhaka and Chittagong, with several representatives abroad. It is organized into sections: News, Opinion and Editorial, Star Business, Star Sports, Arts and Entertainment, National and Metropolitan. Its major supplements include The Star, Forum, Lifestyle, Star Literature, Law & Our Rights, Shout, Star Insight and Science and Life.

The Daily Star is owned by Mediaworld, in which a major share is held by Latifur Rahman's Transcom Group.[5] The Transcom Group also owns Prothom Alo, one of the most widely read Bengali newspapers in the world.[6]

Management

Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, is also on its six-member board of directors, of which Rokeya Afzal Rahman is chairman. The board deals with financial matters.[7]

The general section of the newspaper is headed by Salehuddin Ahmed,[7] its managing editor, while the news team is led by Syed Ashfaqul Haque, chief news editor.[8] Ahmed Ali is in charge of the Metro. Other leaders are AFM Jamaluddin (establishment manager), Mizanur Rahman (Head of Operations & CFO), Selim S.H. Chowdhury (production and events manager), and Sher Ali (advertising manager).[8]

Online version

The online version of The Daily Star as a leading English daily newspaper of Bangladesh is updating 24/7 with latest, breaking, politics, business, technology, world, entertainment, sports, lifestyle and crime news.[citation needed]

References

  1. Newspaper Trends: Bangladesh, World Advertising Research Center. Retrieved 14 September 2007
  2. "Remembering Syed Mohammad Ali". The Daily Star. 17 October 2007.
  3. "SM Ali's World". Southbound.com.my. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. "Mahfuz Anam artist portrait". culturebase.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. Transcom Group. Retrieved 14 September 2007
  6. "The new generation of journalists has changed the face of the media". Probe News Magazine. 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "About Us". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  8. 8.0 8.1 English Daily: The Daily Star, Media Bangladesh; Retrieved: 2007-09-14