Amod (newspaper)
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | Mohammed Fazle Rabbi (founding editor) |
| Publisher | Bakin Rabbi |
| Editor-in-chief | Bakin Rabbi |
| Editor | Shamsun Nehar Rabbi |
| Founded | 5 May 1955 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Headquarters | Chowdury Para Cumilla, Bangladesh |
| Website | www |
Amod is a Bengali weekly newspaper published in Comilla, Bangladesh.[1] The long-running community newspaper claims to be the oldest weekly newspaper in the country as it has been published since 5 May 1955.[2][3]
Staff
[edit]Mohammed Fazle Rabbi, who died 28 November 1994, was the foundingr editor of Amod.[4] Journalists who worked under him were Taheruddin Thakur, Anil Karmaker, and Mobarak Hossain Khan. The newspaper is operated by Rabbi's wife, Shamsun Nehar Rabbi,[5] and son, Bakin Rabbi, who is the printer, publisher and editor-in-chief.[3]
Cumilla market
[edit]Although the Weekly Amod has faced competition from other weeklies, Mohammed Fazle Rabbi believed his first serious competitor was Cumilla's first daily newspaper Rupashi Bangla, which started in 1979.[6]
Recognition within Asia
[edit]Weekly Amod was recognized in 1985 by UNESCO after three decades of publishing news.[6][3] The Amod remains competitive. Crispin C. Maslog in the book 5 Successful Asian Community Newspapers writes, "Amod continues to be the leading community newspaper in Comilla because it has been a steady, reliable source of information and the mouthpiece for community opinion in the past three decades."[6] Others say it is the long run of the newspaper that has given it a special authority within the Comilla community.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Benn's Media Directory: International. Vol. 135–136. Benn Business Information Services. 1988. p. 420.
- ^ Gunaratne, Shelton A. (2000). Handbook of the media in Asia. Sage Publications. p. 52. ISBN 0761994270.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Amod. www.weeklyamod.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ Bangladesh, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, Establishment Division (1977). Bangladesh District Gazetteers. Vol. 14. Bangladesh Government Press.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bangladesh: Women's Day observed". Comilla: Right Vision News. March 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c Maslog, Crispin C. (1985). 5 Successful Asian Community Newspapers. United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre. pp. 2–4.
- ^ Presentations, South and South-East Asia Media Assmebly [sic] for people-to-people understanding. National Media Centre. 1989.