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The Daily Sangram
11 September 2023 cover of Dainik Sangram.
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Bangladesh Publication Limited
PublisherAl Falah Printing Press
EditorAzam Mir Shahidul Ahsan
FoundedJanuary 17, 1970; 55 years ago (1970-01-17)[1]
Political alignmentRight-wing
LanguageBengali
Headquarters423, Elephant Road, Bara Moghbazar, Dhaka - 1217
Country Bangladesh
Websitedailysangram.com

The Daily Sangram, also known as Dainik Sangram (Bengali: দৈনিক সংগ্রাম, Doinik Shôŋgram, translation: "Daily Struggle"), is a Bengali daily newspaper and published from Dhaka, Bangladesh, it is the mouthpiece of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[2][3] The name of the editor is Azam Mir Shahidul Ahsan. The Daily Sangram publishes both Bangladesh-related and international news, as well as local and regional perspectives. It also provides entertainment, business, science, technology, sports, movies, travel, jobs, education, health, environment, human-rights news and more.

History

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In January 1970, The Daily Sangram was established and began its publication in East Pakistan.[4]

Bangladesh War of Independence

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Before and during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971, Daily Sangram functioned as the mouthpiece of the then East Pakistan branch of Jamaat-e-Islami. Jamaat-e-Islami opposed Bangladesh’s independence and through Daily Sangram, carried out campaigns to build public opinion against the independence movement.[5] At that time, leaders of Jamaat and its student wing, such as Ghulam Azam and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, regularly had various statements published in the newspaper following the launch of Operation Searchlight.[6][7] Abdul Quader Molla and Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, both later were convicted of crimes against humanity and executed after the verdicts of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, served as executive editors of the paper.

Homosexuality

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Human rights organizations have criticized Daily Sangram for publishing homophobic statements and misinformation about LGBTQ issues. JusticeMakers Bangladesh, along with its France-based affiliate, urged the newspaper to apologize to the LGBTQ community and stop publishing content that spreads hatred or false claims. The newspaper has published articles asserting that students in Bangladesh are developing “homosexual inclinations,” that some nations face destruction because of homosexuality, and that homosexuals are mentally disordered and spread incurable diseases. These views have drawn condemnation from activists and advocacy groups.[8]

2019 sedition case

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In December 2019, Daily Sangram editor, Abul Asad was arrested after the newspaper described Abdul Quader Molla, a former Jamaat-e-Islami leader and Daily Sangram executive editor who had been executed in 2013 for accusations of participating in massacring unarmed civilians during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971 as a “martyr”, Both Asad and reporter Ruhul Amin Gazi were charged with sedition over the publication. The international Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the Bangladeshi authorities to release them. Asad was granted bail in late 2020, and Gazi was released in March 2022.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ দৈনিক সংগ্রামের প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024. ১৯৭০ সালের এই দিনে দৈনিক সংগ্রামের প্রথম আত্মপ্রকাশ ঘটে। [On this day in 1970, The debut of Dainik Sangram occurred!]
  2. ^ "'Azam wanted polls in '71'". bdnews24.com. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Arrest order for 3 leaders". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 7 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ^ দৈনিক সংগ্রাম সংগ্রাম করেই বেঁচে আছে: অধ্যাপক মিয়া গোলাম পরওয়ার [Daily Sangram survives by struggling: Professor Mia Golam Parwar]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 21 January 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ^ মুক্তিযুদ্ধে দৈনিক সংগ্রামের ভূমিকা ॥ একটি প্রামাণ্য দলিল. Janakantha. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Newspaper archives testify to 1971 role of Mojaheed, other war crimes suspects". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 4 April 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. ^ একাত্তরে গোলাম আযমের বিবৃতি. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  8. ^ Stewart, Colin (23 September 2023). "Human rights activists denounce homophobic Bangladeshi newspaper". Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  9. ^ "HC grants bail to Daily Sangram editor Abul Asad". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  10. ^ Mahmud, Faisal. "Bangladesh editor arrested after report on executed Jamaat leader". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
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