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{{Short description|Indian newspaper}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Bartamn
| name               = Bartaman <br/> বর্তমান
| logo = [[File:bartaman head.jpg|225px]]<br/>Bartaman
| logo               = Bartaman logo 2023.png
| image = [[File:BartamanFront.JPG|225px|border]]
| image             = BartamanFront.JPG
| caption = Front page of 20 January 2009
| caption           = Front page of 20 January 2009
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
| type               = Daily [[newspaper]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| format             = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|December 1984}}
| founded            = {{start date and age|df=yes|December 1984}}
| ceased publication =  
| ceased_publication =
| price =  
| price             =  
| owners = Bartaman Pvt. Ltd
| owners             = Bartaman Pvt. Ltd
| publisher =  
| publisher         =  
| editor = Himangshu Sinha
| editor             = Himangshu Sinha
| chiefeditor =  
| chief_editor      =  
| assoceditor =  
| associate_editor  =  
| staff =  
| staff_writers      =  
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| language           = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| circulation = 635,296 Daily<ref name=ABCIND>{{cite web| url= http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JD%202019%20Highest%20Circulated%20(language%20wise).pdf | title=Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)| publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>  
| circulation       = 635,296 Daily<ref name=ABCIND>{{cite web| url= http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JD%202019%20Highest%20Circulated%20(language%20wise).pdf | title=Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)| publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>
| circulation_date = December 2019  
| circulation_date   = December 2019
| headquarters = 6, J.B.S. Haldane Avenue, [[Kolkata]]-700105, India
| headquarters       = 6, J.B.S. Haldane Avenue, [[Kolkata]]-700105, India, 0336622 0330
| publishing_country = [[India]]
| publishing_country = India
| ISSN =  
| ISSN               =  
| website = {{URL|https://bartamanpatrika.com/}}
| website           = {{URL|https://bartamanpatrika.com/}}  
}}
}}


'''''Bartaman Patrika''''' is an Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[daily newspaper]] published from [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India, by Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. Apart from the Kolkata edition, the newspaper has three other simultaneous editions, published daily from three major towns of West Bengal: [[Siliguri]], [[Burdwan]], and [[Midnapore]]. ''Bartaman'' is the second-most widely circulated Bengali newspaper in West Bengal after ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]''.<ref name=ABCIND/>
'''''Bartaman Patrika''''' ({{langx|bn|বর্তমান}}) is an Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[daily newspaper]] published from [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India, by Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. Apart from the Kolkata edition, the newspaper has three other simultaneous editions, published daily from three major towns of West Bengal: [[Siliguri]], [[Bardhaman]], and [[Midnapore]]. ''Bartaman'' is the second-most widely circulated Bengali newspaper in West Bengal after ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]''.<ref name=ABCIND />


==History==
==History==
The newspaper was founded on 7 December 1984 by [[Barun Sengupta]], a former ''Anandabazar Patrika'' journalist. Sengupta died on 19 June 2008 at Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bartamanpatrika.com/archive/2009/january/140109/content/main6.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-01-16 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422044523/http://www.bartamanpatrika.com/archive/2009/january/140109/content/main6.htm |archive-date=22 April 2009 }}</ref>
The newspaper was founded on 7 December 1984 by [[Barun Sengupta]], a former ''Anandabazar Patrika'' journalist. Sengupta died on 19 June 2008 at Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bartamanpatrika.com/archive/2009/january/140109/content/main6.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-01-16 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422044523/http://www.bartamanpatrika.com/archive/2009/january/140109/content/main6.htm |archive-date=22 April 2009 }}</ref>  
 
During the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] regime, ''Bartaman Patrika'' was known for his staunch anti-communist and anti-establishment views. However, they have been loyal supporter to the present [[West Bengal|Bengal]] [[Government of West Bengal|Government]] after [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011 Elections]]. Since April 2002, ''Bartaman Patrika'' has published an online version and in the year of 2006 Bartaman launched its Mobile App version. Also in 2022 Bartaman published Hindi daily named Bartaman Patrika.
Since April 2002, ''Bartaman Patrika'' has published an online version.  


==Competition==
==Competition==
''Bartaman''{{'}}s main competitor is ''Anandabazar Patrika'', published since 1922. ''Bartaman'' holds second position after ''Anandabazar Patrika'' in West Bengal, by readership and circulation; its daily circulation is roughly about 60% of that of ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=India - World Newspapers and Magazines - Worldpress.org|url=https://www.worldpress.org/newspapers/ASIA/India.cfm|access-date=2020-08-21|website=www.worldpress.org}}</ref>
''Bartaman''{{'}}s main competitor is ''Anandabazar Patrika'', published since 1922. ''Bartaman'' holds second position after ''Anandabazar Patrika'' in West Bengal, by readership and circulation; its daily circulation is roughly about 60% of that of ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=India World Newspapers and Magazines Worldpress.org|url=https://www.worldpress.org/newspapers/ASIA/India.cfm|access-date=2020-08-21|website=worldpress.org}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://bartamanpatrika.com/}} {{in lang|bn}}
* {{Official website|https://bartamanpatrika.com/}} {{in lang|bn}}
* History of  [http://indianenews.com/bartaman-patrika-bengali-newspaper/ Bartaman Patrika] Bengali Newspaper
* History of  [http://indianenews.com/bartaman-patrika-bengali-newspaper/ Bartaman Patrika] Bengali Newspaper


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[[Category:Newspapers published in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Bengali-language newspapers published in India]]
[[Category:Bengali-language newspapers published in India]]
[[Category:Bengali-language newspapers]]
[[Category:Newspapers established in 1984]]
[[Category:Publications established in 1984]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in West Bengal]]

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Bartaman
বর্তমান
Front page of 20 January 2009
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Bartaman Pvt. Ltd
EditorHimangshu Sinha
LanguageBengali
Headquarters6, J.B.S. Haldane Avenue, Kolkata-700105, India, 0336622 0330
CountryIndia
Circulation635,296 Daily[1] (as of December 2019)
Websitebartamanpatrika.com

Bartaman Patrika (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is an Indian Bengali daily newspaper published from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, by Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. Apart from the Kolkata edition, the newspaper has three other simultaneous editions, published daily from three major towns of West Bengal: Siliguri, Bardhaman, and Midnapore. Bartaman is the second-most widely circulated Bengali newspaper in West Bengal after Anandabazar Patrika.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

The newspaper was founded on 7 December 1984 by Barun Sengupta, a former Anandabazar Patrika journalist. Sengupta died on 19 June 2008 at Kolkata.[2] During the Left Front regime, Bartaman Patrika was known for his staunch anti-communist and anti-establishment views. However, they have been loyal supporter to the present Bengal Government after 2011 Elections. Since April 2002, Bartaman Patrika has published an online version and in the year of 2006 Bartaman launched its Mobile App version. Also in 2022 Bartaman published Hindi daily named Bartaman Patrika.

Competition[edit | edit source]

Bartaman's main competitor is Anandabazar Patrika, published since 1922. Bartaman holds second position after Anandabazar Patrika in West Bengal, by readership and circulation; its daily circulation is roughly about 60% of that of Anandabazar Patrika.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "India – World Newspapers and Magazines – Worldpress.org". worldpress.org. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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