# Daily Banglar Bani

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Bangladeshi national newspaper

Daily Banglar Bani Type Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Founder(s) Hafiz Hafizur Rahman and Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Founded 1969 Language Bengali

***Daily Banglar Bani*** was a Bangladeshi national newspaper published in the Bengali language.[1][2][3] *Banglar Bani* had a secular ideology and was pro Bangladesh Awami League.[4] It has closed down.[5]

## History

The *Daily Banglar Bani* started publication in 1969 by [Hafiz Hafizur Rahman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hafiz_Hafizur_Rahman&action=edit&redlink=1) and Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani as a weekly backed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[6][7] [Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani](/source/Sheikh_Fazlul_Haque_Mani), a politician of Bangladesh Awami League and the nephew of President [Sheikh Mujibur Rahman](/source/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman).[8] Journalist Anwarul Islam Bobby supported Mani in founding the newspaper.[9]

During the [Bangladesh Liberation war](/source/Bangladesh_Liberation_war) in 1971, the *Daily Banglar Bani* was published from [Kolkata](/source/Kolkata).[10] During the war, the office of newspaper in Dhaka was damaged by Pakistan Army shells which targeted opposition newspapers *[The Daily Ittefaq](/source/The_Daily_Ittefaq)*, and *The People*.[11] After the independence of Bangladesh, *Banglar Bani* started daily publication in Dhaka from 21 February 1972. The pro-Mujib paper received more in payments for government advertising than any other paper when the [Awami League](/source/Awami_League) government was in power.[12]

[Shahabuddin Chuppu](/source/Shahabuddin_Chuppu), future president of Bangladesh, worked at the *Daily Banglar Bani* from 1980 to 1982.[13] [Obaidul Quader](/source/Obaidul_Quader) is a former assistant editor of *Banglar Bani*.[14] Falguni Hamid previously worked as a reporter at *Daily Banglar Bani.*[15]

Sheikh Moni was a rival of [Tajuddin Ahmed](/source/Tajuddin_Ahmed) and would write editorials against him in the paper in 1974.[16] The newspaper was banned in February 1987 by the government of General [Hussain Mohammad Ershad](/source/Hussain_Mohammad_Ershad) for accusing the government of supplying weapons to militias.[17][18] In the 1990s, Islamic fundamentalist called for the newspaper to be closed.[19]

According to a 2007 extortion case by businessman [Azam J Chowdhury](/source/Azam_J._Chowdhury) against former Prime Minister [Sheikh Hasina](/source/Sheikh_Hasina), five million BDT of a 29.9 million BDT bribe was deposited in an account of *Banglar Bani*.[20]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Developed countries must be blamed for degrading our environment"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/developed-countries-must-be-blamed-for-degrading-our-environment). *The Daily Star*. 15 January 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Only they dare!"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/only-they-dare). *The Daily Star*. 14 January 1999. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Poet Shamsul Islam passes away"](https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/28/d70628064096.htm). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*IDSA News Review on South Asia/Indian Ocean*](https://books.google.com/books?id=WVw8AAAAMAAJ&q=Banglar+Bani). Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1987. p. 1260.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["'Expatriate Diplomacy' and 'Mercenary Columnists'"](https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/expatriate-diplomacy-and-mercenary-columnists-3121601). *The Daily Star*. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Harun, Shamsul Huda (1986). [*Bangladesh Voting Behaviour: A Psephological Study, 1973*](https://books.google.com/books?id=4WomAAAAMAAJ&q=Banglar+Bani). Dhaka University. p. 138.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Hasina, Sheikh (2020-10-11). ["A Tale of Newspaper Reading"](https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/tale-newspaper-reading-1975809). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 2023-04-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Zaker, Aly. ["We owe it all to Bangabandhu"](https://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2009/11/04/one_off.htm). *Star Weekend Magazine*. The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Anwarul Islam's death anniversary"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/anwarul-islams-death-anniversary-2962196). *The Daily Star*. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Newspapers in the Time of War"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/newspapers-in-the-time-of-war). *The Daily Star*. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["March 26, 1971: Bangabandhu declares independence"](https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/march-26-1971-bangabandhu-declares-independence-1553476). *The Daily Star*. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Ullah, Mahfuz](/source/Mahfuz_Ullah) (2002). [*Press Under Mujib Regime*](https://books.google.com/books?id=yg9lAAAAMAAJ&q=Banglar+Bani). Kakali Prokashani. pp. 89, 91. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [984-437-289-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/984-437-289-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Alamgir, Mohiuddin; Hasan, Rashidul (2023-02-13). ["Shahabuddin next president"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/shahabuddin-next-president-3246066). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Report, Star Online (2016-10-23). ["Obaidul Quader: At a glance"](https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/obaidul-quader-glance-1303048). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Kamol, Ershad. ["An evening with M Hamid and Falguni Hamid"](https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/03/05/d40305140188.htm). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 2023-04-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["A state in ferment, a newsman in reflection, a principle under assault. . "](https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-73620). *The Daily Star*. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Jones, Derek (2001). [*Censorship: A World Encyclopedia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nzisCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT866). Routledge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781136798634](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781136798634). Retrieved 18 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["We wish to inform you"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/we-wish-to-inform-you). *The Daily Star*. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Baehr, P. Peter R.; Hey, Hilde; Smith, Jacqueline (1995). [*Human Rights in Developing Countries: Yearbook 1995*](https://books.google.com/books?id=u1xbgrkpX1cC&pg=PA104). Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 104. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9041101276](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9041101276).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Court hears Hasina charges more Dec 31"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-16681). *The Daily Star*. 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2023-04-23.

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