Sambada (Dacca, c. 1948-1974)
This newspaper first appeared as a weekly from March 1839 with Srinath Ray as its supposed editor. But Gourisankar Tarkabagis was actually responsible for its publication. From January 1848 this newspaper turned into a bi-weekly and into a tri-weekly from April 1849 and continued for a long time. News items and articles published on social and political issues are important for the political and cultural history of 19th century Bengal.
Editors:
- Johur Husain Choudhuri
- Ahmadul Kabir
Custodian of microfilm copies:
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, Kolkata, W.B., India
- Vol. 1, no. 6, no. 15, no. 20 and no. 22 (June, 1948 – October, 1948)
- 5th and 7th of November 1957
- June – August 1974
Custodian of paper copies:
Sd. Abdul Rahaman Ferdousi