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The Bengal Times

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The Bengal Times
Owner(s)Habibul Ahnaf Khan
PublisherLinkon Talukder
Editor-in-chiefAlfazur Rahman
Founded1871
LanguageBangla, English
HeadquartersDhaka
CountryBangladesh
Websitebengaltimes.co

The Bengal Times a newspaper published from Dhaka. It was the second newspaper of its kind published in 1871.[1] E. C. Kemp was the editor. The Bengal Times was a very influential newspaper in East Bengal. it was modern in format, type and in presenting news. The magazine, which was published every Wednesday and Saturday, used to be printed in four columns. It used to contain extracts from different magazines, letters from London and Paris, some articles, brief news from Dhaka and other areas. Occasionally, poems were also published

References

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  1. ^ Mamoon, Muntassir (2012). "Bengal Times, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.