The Bengal Times

The Bengal Times was a newspaper published from Dhaka. It was the second newspaper of its kind published in 1871.[1] E. C. Kemp was the editor. It was a bi-weekly newspaper published every Sunday and Saturday.

The Bengal Times was a very influential newspaper in East Bengal. In Dhaka its price per copy was eight annas and nine annas at outside of Dhaka. The lowest rate of advertisement was one rupees. Rate of each line was four annas. After the Partition of Bengal in 1905 the name of the newspaper was changed to Eastern Bengal and Assams Times[2]

References

Mamoon, Muntassir (2012). "Bengal Times, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Māmuna, Munatāsīra (1993). Ḍhākā, smr̥ti bismr̥tira nagari (2nd ed.). Ḍhāka: Bāṃlā Ekāḍemi. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9847010501902.CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)

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[1] Mamoon, Muntassir (2012). "Bengal Times, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[2] Māmuna, Munatāsīra (1993). Ḍhākā, smr̥ti bismr̥tira nagari (2nd ed.). Ḍhāka: Bāṃlā Ekāḍemi. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9847010501902.CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)