Bdnews24.com
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| Type | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Mobile & Web |
| Owner(s) | Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd. |
| Founder(s) | Toufique Imrose Khalidi, Asif Mahmood |
| Publisher | Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd |
| Editor-in-chief | Toufique Imrose Khalidi |
| Managing editors | Amanullah Kabir, Baby Maudud, Subir Bhaumik, Mohammad Nurul Huda, Afsan Chowdhury, Arshad Mahmud |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Language | English and Bengali |
| Headquarters | Red Crescent Concord Tower, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Circulation | Peak 50 m visitors per month (December 2015) |
| Website |
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bdnews24.com is one of Bangladesh's leading newspaper/ media groups. With an Alexa ranking[1] placing it consistently among the world's top 1000 or so websites, it has also persisted as the country's leading English language as well as bilingual English/Bengali website. bdnews24.com ranks among the top 10 of all websites consulted by Bangladeshis.[1]
History
In 2005 bdnews24.com launched initially as the country’s first exclusively web-based news agency. Following a take-over in mid-2006 at the agency's holding company Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd, ownership is vested between two sole Board Directors: Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi and Chair of the company Asif Mahmood. In October 2006 bdnews24.com relaunched as Bangladesh's first free and exclusively online newspaper.
Content
Sections
bdnews24.com is divided into six sections.
- News: Includes Bangladesh, Politics, Economy, World, Technology, Science, Environment, Health, Lifestyle, and Entertainment.
- Sport: Includes Cricket, and all sport.
- Business
- Opinion
- Classifieds
- Blog
All pages are bilingual in English and Bangla with sections adapted for web, mobile, and apps.
Specialised Sites
- Click: For photography (Bangla).
- Hello: For children in conjunction with UNICEF (Bangla).
- The Stripe: Upcoming, for young adults (English and Bangla).
Staff
Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi is a journalist and former BBC broadcaster.
Senior Editors
| Professor Aladin Aladin | Editor Emeritus |
| Amanullah Kabir | Senior Editor |
| Baby Maudud | Senior Editor |
| Subir Bhaumik | Senior Editor and India Correspondent |
| Mohammad Nurul Huda | Editor |
| Afsan Chowdhury | Consulting Editor |
| Arshad Mahmud | Consulting Editor |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bdnews24.com Site Info". Alexa.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.