Experiencing the world of print media at The Daily Star

Abstract

The Daily Star is the largest circulating daily English-language newspaper in Bangladesh. The daily has a reputation for fair and accountable journalism. Moreover, it has gained widespread popularity and public support, which is why it is Bangladesh's most popular newspaper. It is owned by Mediaworld, in which a major share is held by Latifur Rahman's Transcom Group. The newspaper is led by Bangladeshi journalist Mahfuz Anam, who serves as the Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star. The press was founded by Syed Mohammed Ali, on January 14, 1991. He was the mentor of Mahfuz Anam. Anam co-founded the newspaper with his mentor. It began its journey with a spirit of challenge and humility, with the goal of serving the country as a truly independent newspaper. I have accomplished a three months journey in “The Daily Star” newspaper as an Intern and it was a wonderful learning experience for me. This was the very first time when I worked in an office. I had the opportunity to meet new people, do new tasks, take an official responsibility to submit a certain task in time and all of it seemed very exciting. Moreover, I had the wonderful opportunity to work under the supervision of the Executive Editor of The Daily Star, Syed Ashfaqul Haque. He has been an amazing boss and an outstanding mentor. The official environment too was very friendly & healthy. I honestly and sincerely consider myself lucky for having being able to work within such a tremendous environment, under such an enormous boss who always thinks about the best interest of his employees