The Daily Ittefaq
Daily Ittefaq Masthead
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Ittefaq Group of Publications Ltd. |
| Founder(s) | Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and Yar Mohammad Khan |
| Publisher | Tareen Hossain |
| Editor | Anwar Hossain Manju |
| Founded | December 24, 1953 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Headquarters | 40, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka 1205; Kazlarper Demra, Dhaka 1232 |
| Website | ittefaq |
The Daily Ittefaq (Bengali: দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক translit. Doinik Ittefak) is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. It is one of the most circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. This newspaper is printed by Ittefaq Group of Publications Limited.
The Ittefaq was first published as a weekly paper on December 24, 1953 by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and Yar Mohammad Khan, its founders and publishers and also the founders and treasurers of Bangladesh Awami League. As both were actively involved politics and the anti-Pakistan movement, they appointed Tofazzal Hossain, who was working in Kolkata at the time, as its editor. The newspaper incorrectly displays Tofazzal Hossain also known as Manik Mia as its founder. Tofazzal Hossain was the editor of The Daily Ittefaq.
In the colonial era it publicized the negligence and colonial mindset of Pakistan leaders to East Pakistan. As a result, the government acted against its editors and journalists. Tofazzal Hossain's post editorial column ‘Rajnaitik Mancha’ (political platform) became popular in East Pakistan. During the Bengali Language Movement era, The Daily Ittefaq played a vital role. Ittefaq had a significant role in the 1954 general elections, and it contributed to the victory of the United Front. Ittefaq always strongly opposed all military rule of Pakistan starting from Ayub Khan to Yahya Khan.
The Ittefaq supported the Six Point Program of Awami League during the mid-1960s and helped publish its ideas. Ittefaq quickly emerged as the voice of East Pakistan citizens. President Ayub Khan censored its publication from June 17 to July 11, 1966, and then again from July 17, 1966 to February 9, 1969. Tofazzal Hossain was imprisoned several times.
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