Amar Desh relaunched

The daily Amar Desh is set to return to circulation today, according to the announcement of its publisher and editor Mahmudur Rahman.

At a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club on Friday, Mahmudur said the newspaper will not support any particular political party.

"We never gave any special coverage to any party... We will support parties that will support Bangladesh, stand against domination, and stand by democracy," he added.

The daily was first published in 2004.

On April 11, 2013, it was shut down by the then Awami League government. Earlier in June 2010, it remained shut for 10 days. Its Editor Mahmudur Rahman was arrested both times.

During the second time, after spending over three and a half years in jail, he was released on bail in November 2016, and he went abroad in 2017. He lived in exile first in Malaysia and then in Turkey.

After over five years, he returned to the country on September 27 and announced the relaunch of Amar Desh.