The Financial Express (Bangladesh)

The Financial Express[1] is an English-language daily published from Dhaka, Bangladesh, established in 1993.[2][3] As of 2021 it was the second largest English language newspaper in Bangladesh.[4] Its stories focus mostly on business and economic issues, including international economic news.[5]

Not to be confused with The Financial Express (India).

The Financial Express
First Financial Daily in Bangladesh
TypeDaily and online newspaper
EditorShamsul Huq Zahid
Founded1993
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersTropicana Tower (4th floor), 45 Topkhana Road, GPO Box: 2526, Dhaka-1000
Websitethefinancialexpress.com.bd

The paper is owned by International Publications Limited.[6] Shamsul Huq Zahid is now the editor.[7]

History

The Financial Express was established in 1993 under International Publications Limited.[8][9] Moazzem Hossain was the founding editor of The Financial Express.[10][11] It has syndication agreement with Financial Times and Project Syndicate, based in Prague.[8]

On 27 January 1998, Financial Express Journalists Union went on strike after filing a dispute against the management under the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 over outstanding payment to staff.[12]

The Financial Express with Standard Chartered Bank has an annual award program for best corporate social responsibility in Bangladesh.[13]

In August 2018, AHM Moazzem Hossain, founding editor of the paper, died as Square Hospital, Dhaka.[14]

The Financial Express news editor, Abdullah M Hasan, died on 17 July 2020 from COVID-19.[15] In May 2021, the executive editor of The Financial Express, Shahiduzzaman Khan, died from COVID-19.[16]

Awards

In 2010, Developing Asia Journalism Awards, based in Japan, gave awards to two journalists of The Financial Express, AZM Anas and Raihan M Chowdhury, for two reports published in the newspaper.[17]

In February 2016, Economic Reporters' Forum gave a gratitude award to Shamsul Huq Zahid, editor of The Financial Express.[18]

References
  1. "Bangladesh on the Tipaimukh Dam: A print media analysis". The Daily Star. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. "The Financial Express (Bangladesh)".
  3. "Felicitations to The Financial Express". The Daily Star. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. Rahman, Hafizur (November 2021). "Global News Flows in the Bangladeshi Newspaper" (PDF). International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science. 3 (11). ISSN 2582-5208.
  5. Yousuf, Mohammad; Haque, Md Mahfuzul; Islam, Md Khadimul (2019). "Online niches of English-language newspapers in Bangladesh: Analyzing news stories and user engagement on Facebook". Newspaper Research Journal. 40 (1): 106–126. doi:10.1177/0739532918814545. ISSN 0739-5329. S2CID 150652110.
  6. "Top 10 Most Popular Newspapers in Bangladesh". Business Inspection BD. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. "Shah Husain Imam new FE Editor".
  8. "The Financial Express | First Financial Daily of Bangladesh". The Financial Express. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. "In conversation with AHM Moazzem Hossain, Editor and Publisher of The Financial Express". ICE Business Times. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. "FE founder editor Moazzem Hossain's 3rd death anniversary today". The Financial Express. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  11. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 87". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. "FEJU wears black badges to press for salary arrears". The Daily Star. 27 January 1998. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  13. "CSR heroes awarded". The Daily Star. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  14. "Editor Moazzem Hossain passes away". The Daily Star. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  15. "Financial Express news editor dies of coronavirus". The Daily Star. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  16. "Financial Express Executive Editor Shahiduzzaman Khan passes away". The Daily Star. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  17. "3 win Asia Journalism Awards". The Daily Star. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  18. "ERF celebrates gala night". The Daily Star. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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