bdnews24.com - Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd

bdnews24.com is the largest news publisher in Bangladesh by audience as well as volume of content in two languages.Bangladesh’s first Internet newspaper that launched itself on 23 October 2006 as a 24/7 news provider is arguably the first Internet-only national newsgathering outfit in the world. It publishes in Bengali and English. The news publisher, hailed as the one that has changed the face of journalism in Bangladesh, draws on the resources of more than 500 journalists and photographers around the country and in major world cities.BackgroundThe company had set out in early 2005, with the news agency's architects holding out the promise to break newer grounds, but living up to that turned out to be mighty tough. Soon, things were in free fall; BDNEWS, as it was called then, appeared all but a bubble burst.A friendly take-over made way for boardroom changes at Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd, the owning company of bdnews24.com.Toufique Imrose Khalidi, a journalist and former BBC broadcaster, took over as Managing Director of the company in mid-2006. He also organised as Chief Editor a new-look team of experienced, talented and tech-savvy professionals painstakingly gathered from across the journalistic spectrum.Since the mid-2006 changeover, Asif Mahmood, a leading IT entrepreneur, has been the chair of the company board; the only other member is Toufique Imrose Khalidi.