Bangladesh news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 6 major Bangladesh news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language.
The Bangladesh media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Bangladesh's front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. All 6 titles tracked in Bangladesh sit near the editorial centre in our classification, which is common where the press is dominated by public broadcasters and agencies, or where no confident left/right rating was available. Comparison here is less about political line than about which stories each newsroom judges worth the top of the page.
By kind of outlet, the 6 titles break down as 4 daily newspapers (see all daily newspapers worldwide), 1 business daily (The Business Standard) and 1 digital-native outlet (bdnews24). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Bangladesh, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
Bangladesh sits in South Asia, on Crosswire's Asia hub. By outlets tracked it is 1st of the 8 countries in South Asia and 1st of the 33 across Asia, where the average is 5.1 outlets per country. Its neighbours in South Asia with hubs of their own are Sri Lanka (6), Nepal (6), India (5), Pakistan (5), Afghanistan (5), Bhutan (4) and Maldives (4).
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Bangladesh's main news outlets?
Across Bangladesh's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, Prothom Alo, The Daily Star, bdnews24, Dhaka Tribune, New Age and The Business Standard. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
Prothom Alo is one of Bangladesh's most widely read Bengali-language daily newspapers, with a large online following. It provides general coverage of national politics, the economy, and society, and is regarded as one of the country's most influential news publications.
The Daily Star is a leading English-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh, with an extensive online presence. It covers national politics, business, society, and international affairs and is widely regarded as one of the country's most prominent English-language news sources, read by professionals, students, and international audiences following Bangladeshi affairs.
bdnews24.com is a pioneering Bangladeshi online news outlet, publishing in both Bengali and English. As one of the country's first internet-based news services, it provides continuous coverage of national politics, the economy, and international affairs for a broad online audience.
English-language daily newspaper launched in Dhaka in 2013. Covers Bangladeshi politics, business, and current affairs, and is among the country's prominent English broadsheets.
English-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka since 2003. Known for investigative and current-affairs reporting on Bangladeshi politics, labour, and human rights.
English-language business and economics daily based in Dhaka, launched in 2019. Covers Bangladeshi markets, trade, and economic policy alongside general national news.
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