Introduction
:
The paper which supplies us news and views from home and abroad is called
newspaper. It is the store-house of knowledge. A newspaper is the recent
history of the world. It provides us with various type of news every day. We
cannot think of a modern life without it. We can not have our breakfast without
a newspaper of the day. It is very important for a country.
Kinds
:
There are many types of newspaper. They are daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly
and yearly. The Ittefaq, The Inquilab, The Sangbad, The Prothom Alo, The
Sangram, The Janakanth, The Manabjamin etc. are important dailies of
Bangladesh. The Sananda, The Krirangong are monthly newspapers. Most of the
people read dailies. They carry for us
fresh and current news of the day.
First
Publication : Newspaper
was first published in China. The Christian Missionaries of Sreerampur
puplished the first Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’. Now we have a good
number of newspapers in our country. Man has invented printing machine.
Thousands of newspapers are being printed daily all over the world. So there is
a noticeable development in the field of newspaper today.
Usefulness
: Newspaper
plays a vital role in our day to day life. We can know about many things of the
world through this newspaper. It keeps us in close contact with the current
affairs of the world. It gives us news about trade, politics, tender
advertisement, economics and sports. It helps a country to establish
international relationship with other countries of the world. So, no country
can go without a newspaper.
Demerits
:
Newspaper also has some demerits. Sometimes it publishes false and wrong news.
False news may misleading the people.
Conclusion
:
Newspaper is the mirror of the society. Though it has some demerits, it helps
to spread education and knowledge. So, we should read newspaper everyday.
