History

The Daily Jugerchinta was first published on March 26, 2004 with the slogan of ‘সত্যের সন্ধানে প্রতিদিন’ (Fearless in search of truth). The newspaper owned by the Jugerchinta, and is one of the most popular Bengali language newspapers and online portal in Bangladesh.

Daily Jugerchinta (Bengali: দৈনিক যুগেরচিন্তা) is a Bengali daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper is printed and published by City publishing house Ltd . established in 2004, and administrative operations are overseen by Jugerchinta. The editor of this newspaper is Abu Al Moursalin Babla and publisher Major (Rtd) Humayan Kabir Ripon. Jugerchinta is a print and online news portal that aims to provide accurate and objective news and views for the audience across the country.

Jugerchinta puts an extra emphasis on national news and news from every district. However, it also covers different segments like politics, economics, international, sports, entertainment, education, information and technology, features, lifestyle, and columns.

Publisher of `The daily Jugerchinta` Abu Al Moursalin Babla is the chairman of Jugerchinta. Also she is a Bangladeshi journalist.

Objective

Jugerchinta aims to provide the most updated news to its readers within the shortest possible time. In this journey to provide news quickly, Jugerchinta always tries to be accurate, objective and unbiased. Following the basic fundamental principles of the Bangladesh constitution, Jugerchinta aims to strengthen public opinion in favor of the liberation war. Jugerchinta is committed to the fundamental values of the country, especially, national sovereignty, democracy and secularism. In addition, Jugerchinta will speak for the human and civil rights of the citizen of the country.

Ethics Policy

Jugerchinta is committed to the highest ethical standards. Fairness, accuracy and objectivity are among our core values to maintain our integrity. We believe that the trustworthiness of the public is our most important asset. We are transparent to our readers as well. Jugerchinta takes a non-partisan position in political issues as no political parties can influence us. Besides, it remains neutral in conflicts between justice and injustice or right and wrong. Whatever the consequence is, Jugantor never compromises on issues like national interests, human rights, rule of law, gender issues and freedom of the press.

Fact-Checking Policy

Fact-checking is considered as one of the most important elements of journalism. Jugerchinta cross-checks the information several times before publishing it to its website. We have correspondents in all the 64 districts of the country. These huge numbers of correspondents across the country helped Jugerchinta to cover different news and to take statements from both of the concerned sides of any incident while making any news. Besides, our correspondents cross-check the information provided by the witnesses, locals and administration.

Corrections Policy

Jugerchinta always tries to provide accurate information to its audience. However, mistakes can happen in journalism despite following proper procedures. In these circumstances, Jugerchinta does not hesitate to acknowledge the error. After checking the facts correctly, the target of Jugerchinta is to tell its readers, as quickly as possible, what was wrong and what is correct. We tried to make the thing very clear to all of our audience as anyone would be able to understand how and why that mistake has been corrected. In times of major correction, Jugerchinta provides a ‘rejoinder’ at its website, and we clearly indicate the change.

Organogram

The Editor leads all the departments including news, reporting and editorial units of Jugerchinta. The Editor, however, is assisted by chief reporter and news editor. There are designated ‘In-charges’ of every department to run the workflow of their respective teams. The chief reporter leads the reporting team while the news editor is responsible for the central desk of Jugerchinta. All other departments including digital, technology and web, sports, entertainment, international, English, country and feature are headed by the In-charges of the respective departments. All the department heads are assisted by the senior sub-editors. The research and development department are responsible for writing editorials, opinions and columns in line with the instruction of the Editor of Jugerchinta. In addition, they also collect editorials from other renowned writers. The Admin and Human Resources department is responsible for supervising the whole management including the accounts, production, store and establishment units. The Accounts department are concerned for the finance and accounts sections of Jugerchinta.

Ownership & Funding Info

Jugerchinta is owned by. The CPHL is a concern of the Jugerchinta. City publishing house Ltd (CPHL) launch ‘Jugerchinta’ to serve the countrymen. The CPHL is the owner of Jugerchinta while the Jugerchinta is the fund provider. With a vision of building a brighter future for the upcoming generations, the Jugerchinta, one of the fastest-growing companies in Bangladesh, started its journey in the 26 March 2004 by Abu Al Moursalin Babla. Know more about Jugerchinta.