Kalom
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Kalom Walefare Association |
| Editor | Ahmed Hassan Imran |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Political alignment | Independent |
| Language | Bengali (বাংলা) |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, India |
Kalom (Bengali: কলম) is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata by the Kalom Welfare Association. Its editor is Ahmed Hassan Imran[1] who is a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from West Bengal .[2][3]
History
Kalom was launched as a monthly magazine in 1981. It became a weekly in 1983. The Saradha Group bought it in 2011 and turned it into a daily newspaper with a circulation of up to 40,000.[4]
In 2013 after the Saradha Group financial scandal it was again bought by Kalom Welfare Association. news editor-----ZAIDUL HAQUE SAHITYA EDITOR-------SHAFIQUL ISLAM
References
- ↑ "Mamata govt. enlists 5 more newspapers including TOI for libraries". TwoCircles. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Editor of pro-TMC 'Muslim' Bengali daily 'Kalom' Ahmed Hassan Imran nominated to Rajya Sabha". Two Cicles. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Trinamool Congress wins four Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal; Congress bags two in Assam, three in Andhra Pradesh". NDTV. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Assault charge on former chief of Saradha Group newspaper". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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