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East West Media Group

East West Media Group PLC is a media conglomerate located in Bashundhara Residential Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group.[1][2] Mostafa Kamal Mohiuddin is the chairman of the Media Group.[3] Novelist and former editor of Kaler Kantho Imdadul Haq Milan is the brand ambassador of the Media Group. [4] Naem Nizam is Director of the group.[5]

History

The company was established in 2009.[1] In 2016, the company was awarded by the National Board of Revenue for being a high tax payer.[6][7]

On 18 August 2024, the offices of East West Media was vandalized.[8]

Subsidiaries

  • Daily Sun[9]
  • Bangladesh Pratidin A Bangla Language newspaper and the largest circulated Newspaper in Bangladesh.[10]
  • Kaler Kantho
  • Banglanews24.com – Online news portal.[11]
  • News24 – HD satellite news channel.[12]
  • T Sports- Sports channel.[13]
  • Radio Capital An FM radio Station based in Dhaka.[14]

References

  1. East West Media Group Limited East West Media Group Limited, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  2. Press Council serves notices on 2 dailies The Daily Star, 9 March 2012, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  3. Bashundhara, police land 'understanding' bdnews24.com, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  4. Shahed Ali joins Kaler Kantho as Acting Editor Banglanews24.com, 4 October 2021^
  5. Naem Nizam is no longer CEO of News 24, Radio Capital bdnews24.com, retrieved 2022-01-22^
  6. Star, Prothom Alo owning companies and editors awarded as top taxpayers The Daily Star (Bangladesh), 25 November 2016, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  7. NBR names 141 top taxpayers The Daily Star (Bangladesh), 22 November 2016, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  8. Miscreants vandalize Kaler Kantho building Dhaka Tribune, 19 August 2024, retrieved 19 August 2024^
  9. Daily Sun, Kaler Kantho, Bangladesh Protidin sued The Daily Star (Bangladesh), 8 January 2012, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  10. Standards to be set for talk shows The Daily Star (Bangladesh), 7 September 2015, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  11. Death race on Dhaka streets The Daily Star (Bangladesh), 30 November 2016, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  12. Logo of new TV channel News24 unveiled The Daily Star (Bangladesh), 20 February 2016, retrieved 15 December 2016^
  13. T-Sports: A new era for Bangladesh's sports Daily Sun (Bangladesh), retrieved 2021-05-31^
  14. 13 TV, 14 FM radio stations to get licence Dhaka Tribune, retrieved 15 December 2016^