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The Independent

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Independent Publications Limited
Publisher	M Shamsur Rahman
Editor	M Shamsur Rahman
Founded	26 March 1995
Language	English
Ceased publication	30 January 2022
Headquarters	Beximco Media Complex, 149-150, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh
Website	theindependentbd.com

The Independent was an English-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was owned by Beximco Group of Bangladesh. The last executive editor of the newspaper was Shamim Abdullah Zahedy.

History

On 26 March 1995, Beximco Group launched The Independent.

In October 2010, the Independent newspaper was relaunched.

The newspaper officially shut down on 30 January 2022. Earlier in April 2020, it ceased printed publication due to COVID-19 pandemic.

On 31 January 2022, The Independent was closed down.

See also

• The Daily Ittefaq
• The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
• Daily Sun (Bangladesh)
• List of newspapers in Bangladesh
• New Age
• Prothom Alo

References

1. ^ "We congratulate The Independent on its re-launch". The Daily Star. 2010-10-11. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
2. "The English daily The Independent along with online shut down". Barta24. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
3. The Independent Yearbook, Bangladesh. Beximco Media Limited. 1998. p. 72. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
4. "A defence of newspapers". The Independent. 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
5. "English daily The Independent formally closes". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
6. ^ "The Independent shuts operations". New Age. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
7. "English daily The Independent shuts down". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
8. "English daily The Independent closes all operations". The Daily Star. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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